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    Stabicraft 1550 fisher

    in Boating

    Posted

    I seriously looked at one of these 1550's before buying my current boat.    They look to be very well made.  My choice in the end was it was a bit smaller and had a much smaller motor 60hp and cost the same as the boat I did buy.  But if that Stabi is what you want it sure did look nice and well made.

     

    Bear

    Another kingfish setup help topic...

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    1 minute ago, PaddyT said:

    Stradic 3000 on an old Pfleugar Trion 2-4 kg stick with 6lb braid, last March fought a 30kg black marlin with it for over 30 minutes-it also gets used a general purpose light outfit (its always in the boat)

    +1 on Paddy's advice..

     

    OK Paddy fess up did you touch the leader with that marlin? :)

     

    Bear

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    Like Jackets

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by Sea Ranger
    Add pics

    Good topic this one.

    I’m doing my self checks tonight.   I have 3 Marlin inflatables purchased last year and one Ballistic purchased in 2007/8.   To be honest I haven’t really been all that good at inspecting my Ballistic model other than to check the co2 canister reasonably regularly.  Now that my family fishes with me I’m going to continue annually as required with full proper inspections.  I cannot find Ballistic and assume they are no more or have changed names.  It is in good nick and I can’t see why I could not continue to use it if it works and passes Marlin’s inspection process. Anyone know about Ballistic.  I can’t remember where I bought it but think it was a box store.

     

    Bear

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    Electronics - Gps, fish finder, what do you reccommend

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    I’m sure there will be plenty of replies to this question.   My 2cents

    Lowrance is a top brand so hard to go wrong there.  I’ve had Lowrance sounders on several boats and they have not given me any trouble.  That said I’ve not owned any of the models you suggest.  I have a mate who used the elite TI on his yak till he rolled it and didn’t have it closed properly or wires not tight or something and it didn’t like the swim.  He replaced it with a 7 HDS model and thinks it is heaps better.   

    I currently have a Garmin 75sv and I cannot fault it yet.  I find it intuitive and easy to see in the sun.  It came on my boat.  Garmin recently purchased  Navionics so I imagine it won’t be long before Garmin has Navionics available on it’s units too.  For Sydney use I find the Garmin maps very good and would not need the Navionics.  I compared my iPad running Navionics to my Garmin and thought them much the same. Different areas seem to favour one brand or another.

    I have no experience with Raymarine I’m sure others will chime in.  

    Furuno might be something to look into as well.

    Are you installing yourself or getting someone to do the work?  If having someone else I would see what brand they carry as warranty work if needed would be easier.

     

    cheers

    Bear

    Anchor retrieval clip

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, JonD said:

    I had one and found it very stiff to use and I often forget which way it clipped onto the rope so gave it away. 

    I still use a float but with simply a large stainless hoop that slides right down to the anchor and simply stays there. This is the type I use, they were $10 when I got mine, the float attaches to the clip.

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    Where did you get that Jon?

    Anchor retrieval clip

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by Sea Ranger

    I assume that you are talking about your anchor rode being spliced together?

    those particular clips come in 2 sizes small and large depending on line size.  I guess it would depend on the diameter of your splice?

    Jig heads

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    I don't really set the hook, maybe I do subconsciously but certainly don't make a big effort of it.  Good sharp hooks seem to work with braid.     

    Not using a net could be some of it I could not tell you how many fish I've had shake the hook in the net as soon as the pressure is off.  Since changing from bait to soft plastics almost exclusively I have noticed less swallowed hooks (ok none) with soft plastics vs bait.  This also means that a lip hooked fish (on soft plastics) has a better chance of shaking the hook if pressure is let off.   If one is used to fishing with bait and gut hooking lots of fish you can get away with letting the pressure off once in a while and still be hooked up.  Using soft plastics you need to keep the pressure on till in the net.    Good luck.

     

    Bear

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    Energy Bills

    in The Bar

    Posted · Edited by Sea Ranger

    We just had Solar installed in November and at the moment are in a unique situation as our power provider is dragging their heels to install a "Smart Meter"  so we Still have the old spinning disk meter.  In other words we sell the excess power back to the grid for the same cost as we purchase it,  No BS Fits No difference in price for power etc.  We have 6.5kw installed by a reputable company.  We did not take the cheapest quote.  Both my wife and I work shift work so our daily loads vary from daytime use to night time use depending on our shifts.

    Over the last 3 years of keeping track we use 23.5 kWh per day on average.

    Since November we have had 5 days where our system made less than 23.5kWh per day 

    Most days run between 25kWh and 31kWh per day

    Over Christmas we ran 2 ovens all day baking goodies.  Since we have guests we also ran the air con 24 hours a day since Christmas day.  Fans lights with no regard to saving power.

    An interesting observation is that while our solar system cannot keep up with that kind of load day after day we are still spinning the meter backwards most of the time and we have not used any power since November (overall) according to our meter and it will be an interesting bill when they come to read our meter for January.  We have called them to come out and install their "Smart Meter" several times and they say they are coming lol.  

    If there is any scam in solar it is that we use less power than we generate over a 24 hour period most days,  However I'm sure the utilities' smart meter will still issue us a bill when it comes in.  

     

    A Happy Bear with Solar  🐻

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    Fish Songs

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Hill373737 said:

    Fishin' Blues by Taj Mahal or Fishing Sometime by Errol Gray

    Fishin Blues is one of my favs  I hum it all the time lol.   I also like boyhood story by John Williamson

    What are you making for Christmas?

    in The Bar

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Berleyguts said:

    My mother-in-law (a Singapore Eurasian) has been busy, like every Christmas, preparing her traditional Eurasian treats and dishes, which are: pineapple tarts, sugee cake, mulligatawny (soup), acar (vegetable pickle) and feng (a kind of curry). I look forward to each of them every year... they are to die for... but I try to keep out of the kitchen while she’s preparing them! 😂

    My contribution will be roast pork with extra crackling in the charcoal grill/smoker and I’m heading out tomorrow to try and catch some blue swimmers. If successful, I’ll boil a few up to serve alongside some prawns and the rest will no doubt go into a Singapore Chilli Crab dish. 😋 

    I can't say I've had those dishes but they sound good!!  The blue swimmers will be an awesome touch

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