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    Deisel Outboard

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by Jigholio

    This particular unit is for sale in Ballina, the seller reckons it runs OK. if you google Carniti Ballina i'm sure you'll find the ad. Somewhere on the www is a scanned image of the original sales brochure in english. I might have saved a copy...

    hope that helps, Huey!

    EDIT: Found

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    Muscles For Bait?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi Dave,

    Where I see mussels growing they are #1 choice for bream. They go nuts over them. Keeping them on the hook is easy, just make sure the 'beard' goes thru the hook point. Very popular bait off wharves & jetties in Vic. The crushed shells are a killer burley. If you see a lot of shell grit on the shore from where you're fishing that's a big clue. Now the responsible part: check local regs re: intertidal zone bait-collecting. Oysters are good also but nigh impossible to keep on the hook. Salting might be an option?

    Deisel Outboard

    in Boating

    Posted

    yeah Macka there was an italian company Carniti that made diesel OB's back in the day. They were ungainly things, but ultra-rugged & preferred by military. Will run on kerosene OK. Many are still in service today. post-6106-1199746139_thumb.jpg

    Setting Up Fishtank

    in The Bar

    Posted

    I've kept estuarine fish. It's a headache. Best to go full 'oceanic' as sugested or estuarine fish that will live in FW. Mullet, butterfish, perchlet & eels are a few that can acclimatise to full fresh, add others if you keep it brackish with aquarium salts.

    Senseless Destruction

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Some people are God's little mistakes. If it were just the catties & they'd been filleted...OK in principle, tho I disagree with the disposal! They are arguably the tastiest FW fish in the country.

    If it was just the carp, OK.

    But slaughter for slaughter's sake :1badmood::1badmood::1badmood: no way, bad karma

    PJ have you fished that stretch at night, with no moon? Tandanus live in 'nests' and are nocturnal, the stocks could be quite healthy, they are an incredibly hardy & adaptable fish and still thrive in drought, crazy temps, damming, chronic overcrowding, etc

    Some food for thought.

    Jig

    Sea Lion !

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Looking at some pics yeah looks like a fur seal, Now we're getting somewhere, thanks Yak :thumbup: The sounder transducer makes a quite loud repetitive ticking with every ping, I wonder if that's what raised it?

    Sea Lion !

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Y'now we fishos get to see nature at her best. I've watched 5 dolphins corral & then stun mullet by swinging their tails in great arcs. The teamwork is amazing, and it happened 3 feet from where I was standing! And I've hand fed sandy sprats to a Fairy penguin off Tomaree. Well today a sea lion came to pay us a visit, a very curious & friendly creature who hung around for a good 5 min no more than 10ft away & put on a great show. He/she was about 5ft long & we were very tempted to throw out some live mackerel & yakkas...in hindsight should have cos i'm sure that's what brought him to the boat. This happened between the heads this arvo in VERY lumpy conditions, straight after hauling the livies in on sabikis 3 or 4 at a time.hmmmm.

    Also saw something weird toward the reef at Nth Head. A narrow tapered sickle shaped fin at least 2ft disappearing vertically into the wash, which there was a heap of. It looked like a tail lobe from a billfish or maybe a small thresher???

    What would patrol inshore washes in no more than 30ft of water in such conditions...?? it has me stumped!

    AND has anyone encountered sea lions in Sydney before/is there a colony nearby??

    PS we got some good fish, all under the scum line, but that was a bit ho-hum after the earlier events :mellow:

    Rod - Maximum Loads

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Most rods on the Oz market are rated for an appropriate drag setting. ie. a manufacturer recommends their rod for 3-5kg, you should set your drag at quarter to a third of 3-5kg. So it's not rated to deadlift 3-5kg more like 1-2kg. The exception is some american made rods & blanks which rate for deadlift,but these are specialist, and yes the new PE ratings for high compression carbon rods are a big step forward. Dave's point is spot on, never lift a carbon rod (under load) more than 45deg from horizontal.

    Yak you should take the whole lot down to ur local tackle shop, get them to spool it, set the drag etc. They're enthusiasts like you & I and won't steer you wrong!

    cheers mate

    Jig

    Fitting Scotty Downrigger 1050 To Hornet 475

    in Boating

    Posted

    Yeah Greg, the scotty holder has no place on your boat...you will lose gear. It does make an excellent stage prop if you need a speed camera, looks just like the real thing! For 'rigging kingis buy a fully welded tube & plate rod holder. be sure it's completely welded around the flange, not tacked or spot welded like 90% of whats out there. i target the big boys outside with PE6-PE8 rated jigging gear with 10-12kg strike and holy crap does it get into some crazy angles :tease: #1 tip would be: don't cheap out on any associated 'rigger tackle. Buy the very best you can afford or you'll end up ditching it & buying better gear anyways!

    Estuary Setup - Need Advise

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by Jigholio

    G'day Yak,

    You have many many many choices. I'll start by suggesting how I'd set up. Firstly, if you have a spare spool for your reel...yipee. If not i suggest acquiring one. I would consider a fused braid like fireline on spool one. my choice would be 10lb, this will give you mega line capacity.still fish it with say 1 kilo drag or whatever puts a nice working curve in the rod but still allows lift from the lower section. You might consider a topshot of say 100m braid on mono to keep the cost down.The feel is so direct you'll clearly distinguish rocks/weed/bumps etc. If you hook the big one you've got the best chance of landing it. On spool two go fluorocarbon all the way. Great for sweetwater/clear sunny days or when they're spookish/not playing the game, 3kilo is fine. 20lb fluoro leader is ideal for lizards, might want to go lighter for bream.

    hope that gives you some ideas...

    PS do you ever launch ur yak from Tunks Park?? saw one just like yours a coupla weeks ago as I was driving on my trailer.

    Drive On Trailer

    in Boating

    Posted

    Hi Choad, great handle BTW-I love that show! The trailer has 4 wobble rollers per side, the first angled @ 45deg to match the 'step'. I had the choice of a dunbier trailer or S/coast and **without prejudice** the S/coast seemed superior in every way. Furball is only 5 metres but she holds her own against much bigger craft, especially when things get a bit :1badmood:

    Fitting Scotty Downrigger 1050 To Hornet 475

    in Boating

    Posted

    Hi Matt, so sorry for the very late reply...wireless keyboard died when i posted above hence no text. It's a block of plastic from a plastics specialist. Nothing fancy but works & looks the goods. If you take the scotty base to a plastics shop they'll cut a block for you. If you behaved last year they should drill it for you also. :biggrin2: Ask for another, thinner piece to brace underneath. All up you should have change from $30 :thumbup:

    rgds,

    Jig

    Drive On Trailer

    in Boating

    Posted

    Dunno about a monohull, but my cat is very easy drive on-off (i go out solo quite regularly). Wobble rollers square it up and there's teflon skids on the trailer, no moving parts and NO winching - I get a lot of positive comments at the ramp on how easy it is to manage. I reckon this is a much much better system...thuper thlidey.

    South Coast Trailers at Nowra would be the people to call about drive on/off trailers, they make a lot of them.

    rgds,

    Jig

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