arkedup

thanks Ian what amp rated cable did you use ?

hi Dave yes I have given it a bit of thought I m thinking a fused 40/50 amp positive cable from the battery into the boot that way I can remove the fuse when not in use and just use a short negative cable from the towbar hopefully that should work

hi Guys Winching my boat onto the trailer is becoming hard for me I saw these electric winches for round $120 and thought it maybe worth while to get 1 Is anyone using these winches or similar and are they worthwhile ? thanks Arked

Hi Panooch I used fresh filets from small yakkas and from the larger yakkas I cut the filets into two 3 to 4 inch stips tappered at one end to resemble a smaller bait fish Best to be out early all the flatties were caught before sun rise.Once the sun rose the fish went quiet and the holiday crowds rolled in

Hi Byron you know you are always welcome up here mate and the next few months are always the best fishing for the year ! I will be eating battered flathead and chips tonight and yes it is pretty hard to beat Hi Panooch there are plenty of yakkas at little box head at the moment ,anchor in close to the big fallen rock burley up with some bread and a little tuna oil and you cant go wrong regards Arked

Hi everyone I went out for an early morning fish down to Box Head today and hooked some nice flatties I used fresh yakka filets for bait and brought home 7 nice flatties ranging from 36 to 68 cm regards Arked

I looked out the back this morning to see this monster out in brisbane waters I think its going to be moored at Gosford for a day or two then it will be heading down to Sydney I might have to go up for a closer look tommorrow

Hi guys I got to deliver santa to the street christmas party The smile and exitement on the 43 kids faces we gave out presents to is my favorite present of the year

The simple answer to the problem is ban trawlers from these areas not recreational fishermen! In one night a trawler would catch more fish than all the fishraiders could catch in a lifetime not to mention the damage that is caused by the nets trawlers use Arked

Hi Methuselah I am unable to help you with launch or retrival of your boat but if you need advice on spots to fish or local knowledge on brisbane waters I may be able to help you. If you are interested pm me I will send you my phone no. brisbane waters is right out my back door

Hi Yarraone you can get the NSW 08/09 tide chart here in pdf format (adobe reader) it has the larger tides high lighted and also has moon phase http://www.myboat.com.au/index1.html click the 08-09' Tide Chart link on the left side of the page to download It is handy I keep mine on the desktop of my PC

my vote is in Yes 21% 917 votes No 79% 3474 votes

Good luck to you Tony I look forward to reading your reports on the big ones you get up there! All the best to you and your family regards Arked

Good onya Byron 2000 posts 10 000 000 words now I know how you have damaged your hands it is not from making rigs it is from all that typing!!! Thank you for enlightening us with your knowledge and entertaining us with your humor regards Arked & Little Arked

Hi Nanook yes I have been watching it,I think it has only been on for a month or so.It gives me a good laugh each week too Arked

Hi Josh thank you I was thinking it looked like a coi or goldfish but I couldnt work out why it was in Brisbane waters I supose it could have been dumped there when it died It never ceases to amaze me what people will dump in our waterways rather than have a stinky rubbish bin!

Hi Guys does anyone know what this is ? the young bloke found it belly up floating in Brisbane Waters out the back this morning

Thanks for the tips and comments guys, I am now thinking I should get another old style landing net for fishing and I will work on one with finer netting specially for crabs We are only allowed to catch them on a handline in Brisbane Waters and its best to fully submerge the net because once they get to the surface they jump off most of the time thanks Arked

Hi everyone I have got to get a new landing net and I was thinking of getting one of the enviro friendly nets with the small holes,not cause I am a greeny but because I catch blue swimmers aswell as fish and crab legs and nippers always get caught in the landing nets with large holes making it a slow and sometimes painful process to remove them Does anyone use these new enviro friendly style nets ?if so do they have any pitfalls? ie. are they slow to drain the water out making them heavy and awkward to pick up Are they as good as the old style landing nets for fishing? thanks Arked

Hi Glen current(amps) is measured thru the positive wire only To put it simply find the pos wire on ignition cut it run one side of that wire to the s connection the other side to the i connection (use a fuse) the g is to be connected to neg wire on ignition (use fuse) However this will only give you the current draw thru the ignition not the full current draw on the battery I would never use 1 of these gauges as it will never show the full current draw on the battery and could cause you problems If you are not confidend with electronics you would be better to take it to someone who is

Hi Squidking That is an interesting question I allways leave mine on and in the bait grounds the fish still seem to stay arround the boat however I have noticed the noise it makes under the water while I was swimming near the boat one day I would also be interested in what others think Arked

thank you to all who have left their tips and hints hopefully our next trip out will be a bit more enjoyable for him and he will spend more time fishing and less time burleying Arked

Good on ya Byron I am sure it would have been a fun night down there with George to talk to Knowing how much George likes his seafood I hope the wasnt a fight over the bream at the end of the night Now the water temp is upto that 20 degree mark I am sure there will be plenty more in the weeks ahead see you soon Arked

Hi everyone went out this morning with my mate the burley machine, left home at about 5am and headed down to box head It was cold and cloudy but there were still a few keen surfers paddling out to little box to take advantage of the good swells rolling in Once we got past box head the swell and chop soon got the burley machine into action this brang a small school of yakkas around the boat that I took advantage of! I quickly caught a few cut them into strips and drifted hoping for some flatties but no good The look on the burley machine`s white face purswaded me to head back in a bit where the swell and chop werent so bad I picked up a few bream while the burley machine rested his sick head sleeping in the cabin once the run out tide slowed so did the bites and we headed home oh well at least I had fun Arked P.S. The burley machine would greatly apprecate tips on helping to overcome his nasty condition Kwells dont seem to work

Hi Gary yes it was a big puppy, getting it on the boat with out hurting it to remove the hook was difficult but holding it up for a photo while Kane tried to get a decent shot on the phone camera was the hardest part ! The had thawed out flattie filets for last night so he will be eating morwong tonight Hi Byron Kane has his sights on a big jewie this season meanwhile the big PJs he keeps getting are definatly helping him to get a feel for the bigger fish and helping his lift and wind technique Hi Ray we had fun and it looks like you you and Hutcho had another good day! you guys are definatly getting plenty of nice flatties latly There sure were alot of boats out yesterday It amazes me how it is so quiet out there thru the week but once the weekend comes lookout there is boats everywhere We are lucky that we get to enjoy the waterway thru the week too Hi Tony now it is warming up it would be great to get out for another fish with you before you head north Arked