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Great photos Ray - are you using macro, or just telephoto?
Cheers
Carl
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Hand held units dont' transmit or receive as well as a properly installed monted unit with the correct aerial.
GME units are competitively priced and I have two units that have been operating for a number of years with no complaints.
The nature of our business, we also have Icom hand held units model IC-M32, which have also operated for the same duration with only 1 to have become unserviceable. This unit was submerged at a depth greater than the 1 metre maximum specified on the unit.
The Icom handheld will set you back at least double the cost of the GME mounted unit. Murphy's law seems to always prevail with anything that is not bolted down in a fishing boat. It will inevitably be dropped, knocked over, or worse still, lost over the side into the water. They don't float very well.
There is also the issue of charging the battery and maintaining that charge so as the unit is ready at any time you are to go fishing.
Hope this helps
Mariner
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Good one Ray, nice feed there for a brief session.
You always get the goods.
Cheers
Mariner
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What a "Barrel"
What line was it caught on Ross??
Obviously needed a full spool in that depth.
Great effort
Cheers
Mariner
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Memorable session by the looks of those great specimens.
Always fun to be able to catch multitudes of good fighting fish - not to mention their eating quality.
I would not have been able to resist throwing a lure or two - with that action on hand.
Well done guys - great effort
Cheers
Mariner
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They said there would be a black President only when pigs fly
Well, the swine flu
Have a good fishy weekend to all.
Cheers
Mariner
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AT 5 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS AFTER 4 A.M., ON THE 7TH OF AUGUST, THIS YEAR, 2009,
THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE:
04:05:06 07-08-09
THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE YEAR 3009!!!
(I had a deep feeling that you just needed to know this)
I trust you have been enlightened
Cheers
Mariner
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Cut the fillets thin (5 to 6mm), melt enough butter (don't burn it), add some cracked pepper, a little salt - you can add ginger and or garlic to suit your taste - cook them for 30 seconds, add fillets, then fry the fillets for 1 minute. Turn and cook for 30 seconds more. Squeeze some fresh lemon, a little garnish and enjoy.
My choice for the fillets is definately Mahi Mahi.
A nice fruity wine will be a great combination.
Cheers
Mariner
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Definately pay that one
Cheers
Mariner
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G'day Bob,
When I had my punt, I cut the back seat on the opposite side to where I sit and welded in a battery box with a perspex lid to run my electric and power my bait pump and sounder. My punt was only 3.6 metres and I installed a wooden (ply) floor. There really wasn't much space to enable under floor storage. I could only suggest to do the same to the front seat for your live bait tank. Only concerns would be your floatation. Maybe you could add some floatation underfloor. I also welded triangular braces to the two back corners.
Hope this is of some assistance.
Cheers
Mariner.
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All that I can say is that those statistics are amazing.
Could you imagine the wake produced by 100,000 tons at 30 knots.
Goodnight sweetheart
Cheers
Mariner
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The USS REAGAN
Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective.... ENORMOUS!
BEAUTIFUL!
When the Bridge pipes 'Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 45 acres. Her displacement is about 100,000 tons with full complement.
Capability
Top speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refuelling
1. Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
2 Carries over 80 combat aircraft
3. Three arresting cables can stop a 28 - ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet
Size
1. Towers 20 stories above the waterline
2. 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
3. Flight deck covers 4.5 acres
4. 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 pounds
5. 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
6. 4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 sq ft capacity
7. Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel
8. Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
9. 18,150 meals served daily
10. Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2,000 homes
11. Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring 1,400 telephones
12. 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
13. Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
14. Costs the Navy approximately $25 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's salaries included).
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When I was a kid and the Lugarno Ferry was in operation, we used to put the puffer fish on the ramp as the ferry was approaching. As its' ramp made contact with the downramp, (and the fully inflated puffer fish), well the pufferfish exploded like a tyre being punctured.
It smelled pretty ripe there for a few days after as well - hehehe
Cheers
Mariner
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Nothing like good feed of crabs - good stuff.
Cheers
Mariner
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Happy Birthday son, your catching up to the old man - hehehe
Trust you have a good & safe one
tonight and over the weekend. Best wishes to other Raiders celebrating their birthday also.
Cheers
Mariner
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Pretty dammmmmmmmmmmm GOOOOODDDDDDDDD
that's what I wanted to hear
Enjoy
Cheers
Carl
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Happy Half century - and not out!!
Not too far behind you mate, you must let me know how it feels.
Cheers
Mariner
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Wild Stuff - I wish you were operating here!
Fabulous photos again.
Is it only me, or is that a f*cking giant turtle under the Billfish shot above?
Must be the best darn charter operator in town.
Excellent results for your anglers who fork out their hard earned dollars.
Cheers
Mariner
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What make and model is the sounder?
Check their website for a local distributer and see if they have spare transducers.
You say the simulation works okay so I would be looking at the connections, and or the transducer.
Alternatively if you know someone else with the same unit you could try their transducer.
Hope this is of some use.
Cheers
Mariner
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Great Easter feast you managed there.
Crab entree', followed by crumbed fillet of bream, topped off with a
or 2 Chears
Mariner
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You may have noticed that members now have a fish name below their avatar and user name. Due to the large number of post counts that everyone is achieving we have added some extra ranks. We also decided to call the ranks after our piscatorial conquests.
GUPPIE - 0 posts
PILCHARD - 10 posts
MACKEREL - 20 posts
BREAM - 50 posts
FLATHEAD - 100 posts
SNAPPER - 500 posts
JEWFISH - 1000 posts
KINGFISH - 2000 posts
MAKO - 3000 posts
TIGER SHARK YELLOWFIN TUNA - 4000 posts
GREAT WHITE BLUE MARLIN - 5000 posts
MAHI MAHI - 6000 posts
Why not upload an avatar/pic if you don't already have one under your username
Cheers mrsswordfisherman
What a great idea.
But where's the Swordfish?
Don,t think I want to be ranked as a Kingfish with a deformed head like this one.
Cheers
Mariner
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Good solid red there, great effort doing it solo.
Cheers
Mariner
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Sorry to hear that Ross.
To say it must have hurt would be an understatement.
Hope you mend soon.
Cheers
Mariner
How did the Koden fare?
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Great Lizard, and a great photo.
well done, that last cast always works
Cheers
Mariner
tonight and over the weekend. 
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Great work Ray,
I don't think I have seen a trip of yours that you miss getting a good feed.
Great photos again, you're nearly knocking Hodgey of the roost for the best pics.
Cheers
Mariner