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Agreed, most of the depreciation would have occured in the first 1-4yrs and i'd consider a 2005/6 aluminium boat fairly new.... If the boat & motor are in good nick (and you keep it that way), it shouldn't depreiciate too much!

Great write-up mate & well done!!

Good effort! My in-laws live down that way & I've fished the lake fair few times from boat & land.... Haven't had great success, only few flatties & tailor on plastics... Being such a BIG lake with a decent entrance, i'm suprised it doesnt fish better.... (Edit: maybe it does fish well & i'm crap at fishing )

Stick to the edges.... I find there's alot of baren areas down the middle of Pittwater, especially if there's alot of boating activity (there's usually heaps of sail boats/yachts out on weekends!) Drifting between the boats at Careel Bay usually produces a few good flatties....

They were also in Careel Bay a week ago.....

Great work! We were up in Careel Bay the Friday before... There was a strong NE wind blowing across Pitwatter and we struggled to boat any fish! (few pinkies, bream & 1x flattie... all small

Nice work! I bought my first little popper recently & hoping to christen it during the holidays....

+1 Also, since your boat has high sides (& cabin) it will catch alot of wind, making it hard for the electric to do it's job....

Some great advice here! My tip would be to target a particular species... Flatties are probably the easiest to start... Few of my tips; - Fish areas where they are likely to hide (i.e. sandy / weedy areas), - Fish the tides (runout is good start) - And use tried & tested SP's (i.e. 70-100mm Fish or Wrigglers generlly do well on flatties); - Cover the area well (if u dont get hits in say 15mins, start moving around the area until you do...); - And lastly, post up the report / pic of your fish on Fishraider! Good luck!

I've just picked up a T-Curve 3-5kg travel rod (3pc)& planning to mount my 2500 Stradic Ci4 on it... Heading up to Sunshine Coast this weekend so will hopefully get away for a flick and maybe even hit-up the barra farm :-)

Did a Sat Arvo & Sunday Moring session on the weekend. We flicked SP's for hours and only boated a few average flatties & chopper tailor... It was very windy on Saturday & stupid me left the foot control for electric at home! Probably wound be heading back until the dredging is finished... (anyone know when this will be???);

Will be taking the boat up there this weekend for a couple SP sessions... Hopefully the flatties come out to play

I've got a 40hp on my 4.2 Dory... bit rear heavy but goes great when the boat is loaded up!.... would love electric tilt/trim on it though. The previous owner purchased it new with a 30hp, then upgraded few months later to the 40hp....

Congrats mate!... I've got a 40hp on a 4.2Dory... It is a bit rear heavy (if fishing alone) but i usually fish with 2 or 3 aboard so it evens weight out! You will be glad you went the 40 when the boat is fully loaded!

A 4.2m will be big enough for most harbour spots. However your current 25hp may bit bit undergunned on a 4.2m (esp. if you want 3+ people & gear); I reckon a 4.5m+ (and 40hp+) would be ideal...

I'm looking for a new car at the moment with a budget of around $50K... narrowed it down to either the new Jeep GC or Subaru Forester Turbo; Test drove the new Jeep Grand Cherokee 2weeks ago (albeit the V6 version)...I was very impressed with the car! For the money (~$50k)you get a lot of standard equipment, comfort, towing power & off-road capability... the only concern i have is the reliability, running costs (especially being 1st of new shape) & resale... I've heard alot of bad reports (granted mostly hear-say) and good ones too...The diesel version is supposedly selling well & i've heard theres a few month wait for the diesel & Overland models)... Plus, I read somewhere that it was awarded 4x4 of the year last year??? (Here's comprehensive review of the JGC:- http://www.caradvice.com.au/131846/jeep-grand-cherokee-diesel-review/#review-review-tab) Last week I test drove the Forester (XT/S-Edition) and although it's not a great looking vehicle, i think it will be the safer bet (for my needs)... What other cars are on your list?

Yep.54lb definitely wont be enough for your boat....

Hi Mate; After all the responses, did you find a solution that worked? (I've got the same problem atm, lost 2x in the last 2x outings..... ) Cheers, Alex.

I agree, any polarised pair will work.... Shop around to find a pair of sunnies that you like and ask if they come in a polarised version (will generally cost a little bit more than normal lenses)...

Hi. No experience with the TDV8, but we've had 5x TDV6's at work (3x2006 & 2x2009 models)...they are very comfy and awesome looking cars, however VERY expensive to service & maintain... One of them went through 2x sets of discs & pads within 70,000kms The boss often uses his one to tow a 20ft glass boat to Lake Mac with no issues...

Great read & awesome photos mate! Marlin out of a 4.5trailer boat is just fantastic! It's pretty much the pinnacle of fishing....you may as well give it all away now

Nice! I'm hoping to get out sometime this weekend.... First time in weeks!!!

Nice work! Good to see there's still fish about after the annual hammering it gets over the school holidays.....

nice work! We did a session in Pittwater last Friday and it was VERY tough going..only mangaged a couple flatties & few squid...