Josh88

Thanks to everyone who replied. I think i will give it a miss at this rate with the water being so dirty and rain not seeming like it wants to stop. Might go out in the boat but seabreeze isn't being to friendly until sunday and i'd imagine it'll be very busy being a long weekend. Have to wait and see. Cheers Josh

We just have an okuma one that you has 2 sections vertically. You can mount them back to back or side on, we have it back to back as its unbalanced side on and there are 16 places to put your rod but with reels on rods it lessens the amount you can fit. Picked it up from like ***** for about $40 Cheers Josh

Many boats are measure from like the front of the bow the where the transom ends, not that part many boats have extending from the transom for the motor to sit on which is where the extra 30 odd cm comes from. I'd imagine it would be roughly 4.9m to the back of the transom but that extra bit comes from that extension, plus you have to take into account the motor and tralier for overall length. Josh

We were having similar issues when we first got our boat on some of the gauges not matching what was actually happening. Seeing everyone is saying whats happening isn't a problem then it should be fine, if you are worried though, check the wires that go up to the gauges for any damage or if the connections don't seem right and fiddle with them a bit to see if the reading changes. We did this on ours and it fixed the readings up straight away. Cheers Josh

He did the world a huge favour

You definitely can go up a couple of km past the bridge in boat but i think that the boat casts a fairly large shadow in what is already a narrow channel and spooks the fish a bit which can make landbased fishing more productive. Josh

Too true, most parts of soccer are weak enough as it is, italians just make it look twice as soft. Rugby's the only real sport

Gday Grant, Thanks a lot for that, some really useful info there. I'll try and put it to good use Cheers Josh

can you get yakka that far up MH? I'll definitely throw out either frozen squid or pillie as well. I know that jew can be caught on lures up past roseville, just keen to have a go myself. I'll be using the sp's on a 7ft 4-8kg rod with 20lb braid, does everyone think 40lb leader is the right size? Cheers Josh

Hi All, Finish exams on Wednesday and weather permitting am hoping of trying for a jew on soft plastic upstream roseville on either thursday or friday. Haven't done this before so was just wondering if anyone else has and had any luck with it? I don't want to be putting my efforts into a nothing spot but first few attempts will need exerimentation i guess... Any info is appreciated Cheers Josh

Great story Mariner. What a day of mishaps! Good you got it all working though

Yeh i've been looking at the saragosa, seems like a great reel that is very affordable considering its features.

Not too much, about $80 i think. Reasonable reel, brother has one and it does the job.

Keeping them in esky will stress them out and they'll release the gland juices like Jewgaffer said. If you have a 2-3kg fish it won't stay alive long at all in an esky. I reckon best is the smack them on the head or brain spike and bleed, then put it esky when its done. All personal choice though.....

Check the websites of both Shimano and Daiwa and look at weights, line capacities etc... Depending on what you're mainly going to be using the reel for should effect your decision on which to get. Not a major amount of difference but personally i would go with the 2000 size as it would be a bit more versatlie and could come in handy with greater drag/capacity if you hook a larger fish.

Thanks Slinky, It gets us from a to b, lol. Josh

Hi Timmy, Ours was good enough to be a standard feature and is fitted directly under the seat. You need to make sure that it is somehow secured whether it be against the side of the boat or preferably the floor so that it doesn't slide around and damage stuff whilst you are driving. Cheers Josh

Awesome info mate, thanks for sharing. Hopefully i can put it to good use!

wow. Any pics???

No size limit, but a bag limit of 50

I've never tried but i'm sure you could. Prime feeding times are dawn and dusk though

That is brilliant

You actually aren't allowed to set foot on that island directly opposite the wharf. Its like a protected animal place that they leave untouched to allow breeding etc...

I saw this in my physio the other day, took me a few go's to find them all

Hi John, We went up there last October and had an awesome time. We didn't have that much luck landbased but off the jetty i know that everything from spanish mackeral to barramundi have been caught off it, quite a few octopus hang around it and pods of manta rays. You can also fish off the beach, we were staying at the furthest house thingo which was very nice but entailed a few long walks each day. I reckon that a landbased spot definintely worth trying would be the furthest point of the island, looking back at mainland AUS. There are some good eddies there that fish should congregate around. Another option is hiring a dinghy which we did and caught some bits and pieces and got smashed a few times by spanish mackeral fishing around a nearby island no too far from shore. There is a guy who runs charters from there and he is a fantastic guy, will PM you more info about that. Cheers Josh