[buying a new epirb]

Hi

Need to get a new epirb don’t know what to buy I have a 4.5 quintrex  fishraider  so going out side for more than 5klm is out for me  I will mainly fish port Kembla to kiama  area .do I need to buy a gps epirb or would a std one be ok.

I have just bought this boat and slowly fitting all the safty gear as all that was in it was all out of date

Thanks

jim

[running live bait pick up]

thanks sikaflex is good stuff havent thought of that 

jim

[running live bait pick up]

hi i have just down sized to a 4.5 quintrex reef raider older one about 1985-88 is there a way of running live bait pick up with out drilling and attatching to transom

thanks

jim

[Paul / Rex]

lee and paul used to be mate both we on the rex hunt shows i record it watch what i want delete the rest or the whole show if rubbish

jim

[Fishing ban for Cronulla]

this is not the first time this has raised its ugly head at least 5 years ago it was in the media

[Trim up but not trim down]

i had the same problem it was a loose conection on the battery with my 125 mariner

[getting old rods re runnered]

hi

i have 3 ugly sticks that need new runners were is a good place to get this done southern sydney would be great

thanks

[Game of Thrones]

yes the undress code is back

[new to lake illawarra]

hi

looking to fish in lake illawarra as at the moment fishing in the ocean is out and its 80klms to botant bay south is via picton road only amd north is the hume and m5

thanks

jim

[Seafarer v sea centre console]

i have seafarers vsea and now a viking over the years i have seen 2 c/c on the 4.75 hull only

[Noticable difference 115hp to 140hp]

i had twin 115 suzikis on my shark cat 140 were the same bore and stroke

i can tell you the difference in the old v4 johnos 85hp and 140hp same block older brother was omc master tech he built a cracker of a v4 50kns on a 5mtr fishrader quinnie

1 different exhaurst between 85 90 100 125 135 140

2 different carby jetting you cant make hp with out burning fuel

3 different ignition advance

its all about fuel in and exh out my 1994 4cyl merc runs on 2 cyl at idle to pass emmision stds then clears out a 2500 rpm

there are lots of outboards with the same bore and stroke just different parts to make them more powerfull and more thirsty

hope this helps

[New Boat]

a good older seafarer 4.75 i fished in one for years by myself easy on and off the trailer will fish 3 as well i know of a real good one if in sydney allways under cover with a 70hp

it belongs to a mate who wont use it any more

pm me if interested its the first one with a factory pod and self draining deck

[Soft plastics on a paternoster rig]

a mate used to slow troll sp in port hacking on a paternoster rig he said it worked i have slow trolled live baits the same way and that works well

jim

[Shark in the Hacking]

years ago a church group beat a sick blue shark to death in soth west arm

big sharks will go int river systems when sick as food is easer to catch there

also remember two white sharke killer in sussex inlet when i was yonger they were speared in the inlet very skinny for there length

i have only sen one large hammerhead in the hacking myself at the enterence with an incoming tide chasing mullet

also a white that used to live off sydney had a scare on its face came to the coastal areas as well told this when i used to gamefich with botany bat gfc in the 80s

[Newbie in Southern Highlands NSW]

SIMON

there is carp in the river at bowral near the rail bridge and walking track small fishing platform.never been ther but a freinds daughter catches them there all the time

[port kembla my new home port]

i take it that you catch live bait inside the harbour

i have had boats come and anchor in my burly trail before that close you can cast unwaited pillies into there boat

yes there are some itiots out there.

[port kembla my new home port]

thanks for the reply and i would not fish infront of land based fishers

thanks

[port kembla my new home port]

we are moving and i dont have to sell my boat. been out of port kembla twice first time jan last year caught neaps of just leagal kings but sent them all back second time in nov but it was rough for a few under size reds.

i was thinking those brakewalls should hold fish as everyone including me goes out to the islands.

anyone fish them as it would be similer to botany breakwall i have caught just about evey type of fish anchoring and burleying near them also trolling along them as well.should not these methods work on the breakwalls as long as the sea is not too ruff

jim

[Boat caught in storm]

one year the port hacking 100 was cancelled due to realy bad weather.we had a 28 foot berty at the time and as i was the skipper i had to take it back around to the georges.

traveling throught the swell the boat broched and i was slipping down the wave in a 28footer.full power was asked of the twin 305 chevs and i was surfing a 28ft berty fun but shitting myself at the same time.got a 18ft shark cat after that and comeing home from marley point jumped over a wave and went straight through the next one.very wet

been in a lot of bad weather but those two stand out my fishing mates call me storm boy have done for years

jim

[disposing of old flare kits]

thanks will take them to port kembla maitime

[disposing of old flare kits]

found some thanks

what would happen if i burnt them as i am buring off a wood pile on the weekend

jim

[disposing of old flare kits]

hi moving house agin and looking throught boxes i havent looked at for years just keep on moving them

i have found 2 flare kits exp on the latest is 1991 and also two flares that dont have any exp date and are in 4 different languages.can i go somewere and buy new kit and give them my old ones to dispose off

also found 5lts of unopened outboard oil

jim

[Como Bridge fishing help!]

hi

i fished that area for 21 years it is one of the narrowest part of the river so tidle flow is fast as i lived on never fail bay nth side only bothered with the top of the tide one hour each side slak water is not for long.caught some big blackfish buy the nort pylon out of my little wooden row boat.plenty of fish in the middle 60s to 70s in that area even my older brother caught a 6 ft shark at green point once in my 10ft row boat.it was a great place to grow up then the oyster farmers knew dad and they all looked out for us

[best media to sell my boat]

thanks you for the replies its only 5.2 and at the lower end of the market

will look at the swap and sell section

thanks

jim

[best media to sell my boat]

need to sell my boat among other things to keep my house what is the best media to advertise through

thanks

jim