slothparade
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Bleed then put in the keeper net then have a freezer bag with a couple cold bottles? Or 1 ice brick?
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Yeah net is the way to go. Anytime using light leader, net is the only way to go. On 8lbs targeting big bream, was lucky to land 1/4 without the net
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The gold old fish and chips
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TD hyper and nasci, love it
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I've been using a wire trace with 20 lbs mono line, gang hook and small ball sinker and pilli for bait. Been working alright
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Yeah will be fine. Like running up and down little creeks that are like 5m wide nope. Like I have a second kayak to do crab runs and stuff like that.
Compass and outback are also good for that to, but if your thinking just to fish bays and the harbour, like outback might be the way to go, the revo is awesome for covering long distance and offshore, but still great in the bays. Outback the nose isnt really suited to punching through waves and surf.
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1 hour ago, Bennyg78 said:
Really depends on what you have in mind for fishing
I have an outback and love it, it really is the general use kayak which will do everything reasonably well but doesn't excel in any one area specifically. I can stand on mine but it can still get a little unstable. It comes ready to fish straight from the shop, comes standard with the180 d fins meaning you can reverse. Some cons; its fairly heavy and awkward to carry around, I car top it.
PA are big and a lot more stable but you need a trailer, turn like a truck. Pros; you can carry everything, stand on it super stable. Cons: slow, turns crap.
Revos are faster with less carrying capacity and really excel at off shore work. Pros: fast, lighter than outback and PA, goes through swell and chop better than outbackCons: limited space, not sure if they are Mirage drive180 d compatible.
Compass is a good deal cheaper, but less carrying capacity and need some upgrades to be on the level with and outback. They are also less stable. Pros: cheaper and lighter than outback, can be upgraded to be on the carrying capacity of an outback. cons: need to spend the cash to upgrade, doesnt come with 180d fins standard, less stable and the seat is mean to be crap.
You have the passports which Id only look at the 12 as an option, but then id go a compass in preference.
Lynx, if I could buy a second kayak this would be it, its a cross between a sup and a kayak. Perfect for rivers and esturaries. Its super light and can be kitted out well. easily carried and set up by most ppl. Cons:
cause you sit high on the water, it can be effected by chop and wind. Can also be easily damaged due to it being made of a lighter material.
Great overveiw
yeah you can put the 180 drive in the revo.
the compass will probably be the most all round as you said an dyou can pick them up pretty cheap secondhand, though the outback is also a greta option
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The revolution is great of bays and offshore, really hard in creeks and smaller estuaries. Yes you can stand with good balance but the outback is better. It's not the most stable out there but the speed and turning circle make up for it. Also get ready to tilt on angles, I can't rember the exact word but it's when you lean a bit to the side to have more surface area on the water.
Things to look for, shir a torch inside particularly at the front and back and if you see the light coming through or much light at all, the hull is thin and you might want to put a keep guard on.
The Revo has plenty of room if you pack well and light. If you over pack, it will be a living night mare. Also look for cracks where the pedal drive slots in.
They're fairly light and easy to transport. Good luck reaching the front hatch on the water, you sit fairly low, and hence have a low centre of gravity, which I prefer. I found that the round front and rear hatch aren't the easiest to close, and I have changed the rubbers. Look for one with the sailing rudder.
Other than that I'm very happy with it, just being able to transport it easier was a big part for me and because of the damage to the shoulder, I needed the pedal drive or motor
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Just now, slothparade said:
The burnt wires are probably a loose connection that has ended up shorting. I've had something similar happen.
Another thing if they're getting hot they're getting to much current through them. Therefore thicker wire helps.
Sorry I can't speak for your particular situation with regards to marine, but I have been wiring up a 12v system in my rig and have had a bunch of fires due to the previous owner not fusing things or incorrect guage wire.
Has this been a one off or have you tried rejoining the wires and they over heat again? Because if it was a one off might be worth getting so e inline fuses to stop this from happening again.
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11 hours ago, Blade said:
Thanks @JonD I have been told that previously as a result I always ensure the key is in the off position before I switch the batteries on, so I am confident that the burnt wires are as a result of something else.
The burnt wires are probably a loose connection that has ended up shorting. I've had something similar happen.
Another thing if they're getting hot they're getting to much current through them. Therefore thicker wire helps.
Sorry I can't speak for your particular situation with regards to marine, but I have been wiring up a 12v system in my rig and have had a bunch of fires due to the previous owner not fusing things or incorrect guage wire.
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Slammer 3/4 3500 or 4500 with a regiment rod
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eww that things just creeped me out lol
i guess as long as you remove them and cook it should be fine
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15 hours ago, Restyle said:
stockton isnt as soft as people make it out to be theres plenty of nearby beaches 10x softer (mungo)
rod transport, being in a wagon ill split them down and have then in the back sitting over the rear seats. If i need to move a few hundred meters ill stick the rod out the passenger window but wouldn't do that on the highway.
As for the south coast there isnt as much in terms of drive able 4wd beaches, but plenty of track access beaches which do have some solid jew off them at times.
I knew a old work mate who's catch ripper jew off brou beach in bodalla using quads but i dont think its 4wd accessible but there are few good beaches that around are closed because nationalparks have absolutely ruined them with stupid fees, camping restrictions and other rubbish.
Anyway, i didn't see a land rover on fire, surprised it wasn't a jeep, but i did see a AWD Mercedes stuck down to the rails on some sand erosion struggle to get pulled out by numerous serious rigs and the tide was coming in.
Yeah I guess it's with all the people who don't let the air out. In saying that 37s don't really need much air knocked out. Can think of a few way softer than Stockton. The trick was choosing the right bait and late night / early morning. Yeah Stockton's pretty restricted which is a shame and at $30 almost per a beach permit for the others you kinda have to pick one and only fish that beach. Found heading up north on Stockton some spots can get fairly soft, mate on 35s was caught out.
I've been cutting and rewelding trap door on my cargo cage so that I can run rods through. Do you have your rigs pre made so that when you get onto the sand your ready to go or do you tie on the sand? I've seen people strapping them to the roof but I thought you would have wanted a towel so you don't put to put stress on the rod and damage it?
Sorry about all the questions, just trying to gather a bit of info on different ways to transport rods around as I've had a few get damaged now.
Had a mate that used to do comps all around there,. Couldnt ever get the exact location but the beaches hold good jewfish.
Ahh, yeah there was a drowned ranger and a on fire land rover. Was it the white merc? Surprised it wasn't a jeep 😂. I was towing my mates rig as he blew his engine and then my engine went up the mates Hilux did the rear locker and turbo.
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12 minutes ago, Restyle said:
sounds like you're flogging it around abit to much. if you're in a auto and can throw it into a "manual mode" i sat in 2nd and 3rd sitting at about 2000rpm and let the car do the work. no need to floor it unless a section of beach is abit soft. As for tracks, i might to the occasional fire trail here and there but i mostly bought the car to tour around aus to various beaches (particularity south Australia) and fish hard, so my mods would suit sand more then rock hopping.
The wash is always the worst part and spent a silly amount of time hosing out underneath and giving the car a solid clean inside and out along side all the camping equipment. Hopefully ill get back up there in a month or so weather & schedule permitting.
wasnt doing aything particulary stupid main issue one of the pervious turned up the diesiel delivery all the way up so i had huge temp problems. found autos tend to have a bit more engine temp problems on sand. mines a manual, usually will use high range and 3 max, rarely used low range on stockton, though i have the adgantage of rather large tyres. No problem at all, ive gone for a super tourer build so does a bit of everything, just always looking to add more people to the group, the more the merrier. will admit the last trip we probaby went a bit silly, every rig went home on tow trucks.
side question, how do you get your beach rods around on and off the beach? I got in trouble for the rod holder (sasuage maker) on the bullbar, but didnt want to strap the rods to the roof. is it just best to leave everything broken down and then rig up when you get there?
its best to be over the top with preventative maintiance, otherwise it will come around to bite later. i always go over the underneath with the pressure cleaner then quick spray with the hose and get into the noocks and crannies an then the chassis rails. good luck, have you tried down south, heard there is the ocasional good jew fish
did you happen to see the land rover that caught on fire? just wondering what happened.
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Awesome bream, and some nice pics. And congrats on the new rig. If your keen on taking up 4wd send us a message, we do a range of tracks suited to easy to difficult.
Just a quick tip for stockton and 4wds, watch temps. I melted a turbo there and unfortunately have paid the price on a recent trip with a cracked cylinder. And another thing, the sand will get into every part of it. Make sure you wash the chassis, and everything. Otherwise you will have massive rust issues in the future. Just hope my mistakes will help you.
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The fact that it's cutting out. Very much so sounds like a fuel issue. Have you got air pockets in the fuel lines? Maybe an injector could be blocked?
Sorry can't help you more, mainly focus on diesel car engines.
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17 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said:
To be honest that kind of matches my experience at Crosslands. Always been a bit quiet there for me. Nice part of the world to while away the time though. Last time we saw an echidna!
Was more referring to the waterfall. Crosslands when it's going, it's non stop. But yeah when it's quiet theres nothing
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8 hours ago, bluefin said:
Yes down stream from the camp ground. Toward Berowra.
There was a mud boat ramp there back then for small boats and canoes ( actually that's where I proposed ) There was a creek opposite that sometimes held a flathead at the very back. Deep pool at waterfall.
My son was, is on here as Bluefinjnr Never got Bluefiness to join.
Now its my grandkids I fish with.
Not really any good in there. Get the occasional ray, but the break are hard to even get interested, crab lures, grubs, sugarpens, bait. Won't even take notice of anything. Get the occasional flatty but it's rare. Found a long the edges of the channels and the rocks was best..
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Im guilty of almost making one of these, fishing potato cannon. Powered by hair spray. You put a frozen bait in and fire it out into the surf.
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Saw these lures at a shop. Never seen anyone using them, I guess they're for cod though?
And we all also know about the other lure we probably shouldn't discuss 😂.
Seen plenty of random rig that include like a water proof lantern and about 10 hoons attaches to it, couldn't find a pic though.
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Depends on what species I'm after, though for the most part I prefer to fish the run in and run out high tide.
When I take fishing trips though, I'll fish the run in run out, whatever time and then fish the night time to. I found that at night no matter the tide the fish seem to be a bit more active and in closer. I also do tend to do a lot of shark fishing, where I don't look at the tides, look more at time as late afternoon to night they're more active and will be in the shallows chasing rays and stuff.
For estuary, I position myself where the fish will be moving around. For my local berowrra, I have a spot where the fish come in, hang around on the high and run back out through that particular spot and pick up a bit of food on the way out. Have a good amount of success, but that's tide dependent. Went back on a low and only saw the occasion mullet jumping, instead of bream and flatties.
When you fish a location enough you learn how the fish there operate. But as a general rule tide over time.
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Looks like a gummy. Interesting for in there, mainly caught bullsharks there. Very good catching a legal bream there.
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Not personally a fan of dawia, but mate loves his demon blood. Believe he has it paired with a Penn clash though. Also have another mate with the saltist hyper and a saltist ltd, he's landed some good king's and bonito on that setup. Personally I'd go a prevail 10ft, they're tough, handle well, weight a bit but I prefer a bit of a heavier rod, and I just like how overall durable Penn gear for the price and worst comes to worst, Penn customer service is pretty good. In saying that, my mates preferred their dawias over the penn. They just liked how the dawias handled. I'd suggest go to a shop and try the different rods, see what you like.
My main dislike of dawia is the costumer service. Had a couple of guides fall out, the rod was like 2 months old and only used a couple of times. Called dawia and they just said buy a new one. So that was the end of me buying dawia stuff.
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pie warmer
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Had the same experience, was about 30 mins to heat up the pie