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So, in that case, as my boat is 4.0m, it looks like I am going to have to invest in an inflatable lifejacket in the next 2 1/2 weeks... as I fish alone sometimes and occasionally at night but I don't want to wear a bulky lifejacket all the time. Heightened risk boating situations in vessels less than 4.8m All persons wear a lifejacket: * at night * on open (ocean) waters * on alpine waters * when boating alone I don't particularly have an issue with that and have been meaning to geat aroudn to it for a while. How much are auto inflatable lifejackets? If they get wet in the rain, or I fall over climbing into the boat in knee deep water (as I sometimes do! ) do they auto inflate? Baz

I also must apologise for not showing up yesterday. I ended up double-booking the weekend by booking my boat into Huey to fit my new Humminbird 798ci combi with side imaging, which arrived this week. Can't wait! I had hoped to fish land-based but I got caught up with 'brownie point' jobs around the house. Looks like it was a good day and I am sorry I missed it. Baz

If you really, need to watch the Grand Final, it might pay to pull up somewhere and visit a pub or club, as Huey suggests if down Broooklyn way. If right up river, maybe the Wisemans Inn or the bowlo. I will be up at Wisemans this weekend at my caravan - everyone in the park watches the GF via Foxtel projected on to a massive screen. Baz

Hmmm... maybe your cordial bottles are smaller than mine! Try a milk or juice bottle then. Baz

Not at all. A 2 litre coridal bottle will meet the float dimension requirement of not less than 100mm in all dimensions. You just have to write the required imformation on the float in a contrasting colour, withe letters a min of 15mm. Plus you need a 50gm weight attached to the buoy at least 1 meter below the surface so no rope is floating on the surface. Baz

I don't think you are are going to have too much of an issue with the bend per se --- The bend would probably be more or less the same but would be affected by the size of the guides, the number of guides, the spacing of the guides and possibly even the amount and gauge of the binding thread used, including whether they are underbound or not. More important will be whether you have the right guides, number and spacings for the purpose. A threadline outfit will require a larger first guide, further up the rod (probably almost half way up) to reduce the loops that will be formed by the line coming of the spool on casting. Otherwise you may get tangles and knots further up in the guides. An overhead reel can have a smaller first guide, closer to the reel as the line comes straight off the spool, not in loops. (There is even a baitcaster rod that feeds the line inside the rod). More guides are needed to spread the line on an overhead outfit so that the line doesn't drop down and touch the rod under pressure, where possible. Baz

I received this newsletter by email this morning (along with the email address of every registered recreational licence holder in NSW! ). Changes include:: 1. Changes to gear marking requirements and setting of recreational traps and nets 2. Change to bag limit for Cobia (from 20 to 5) 3. Removal of minimum legal length for Sole 4. Removal of maximum size of landing net 5. Reductions of the infringement notice fee for not having your licence in posession when fishing Plus some other interesting info including reaction to reports of barramundi sighted in Sydney Harbour. Link to newsletter on Fisheries website: http://www.dpi.nsw.g...6-Sept-2010.pdf Cheers, Baz

All blanks have a 'spine' or slight offset (possible negligible) and when building a rod, you would find that spine and align it to suit theset-up. Probably more critical with older glass rods, than graphite/carbon fibre, though. Years ago (maybe 25-30) my Butterworth Superbarra hollow-glass blank had an obvious spine/offset and, as I was going to use a threadline with it, I made sure the spine/offset was aligned so it pointed up, as under load, the rod would bend down, countering it. I have succesfully used overhead reels on it though, with no issues. I still use that same rod today and love it. Guide sizes (particularly the bottom guide) numbers and spacings for overhead vs. threadline should be different though, as abecedarian has said. Cheers, Baz

Yes, Newscast Edition 76 is available for viewing/download from the DPI website. I recieved it by email this morning, too, as I would have provided my email address when paying my recreation fishing fee and ticked that I wished to receive info from Fisheries. Link in this post: http://www.fishraide...showtopic=51238 However, I strongly object to the breach of privacy by Fisheries in the broadcasting of my email address to all and sundry by listing everybody's email addresses in the "To' field instead of using a private DL or using the 'BCC' field. This exposes my computer to an increased risk of SPAM and/or viruses etc. I rang Fisheries to complain and I also emailed the Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, to voice my concern, copying in the Premier, Kristina Keneally and also Duncan Gay, Shadow Minister for Industry and Barry O'Farrell, Leader of the Opposition. Baz

I hope to be there this time, pending no dramas. Thanks, Baz

I ran out of fuel once in my old punt near Molyneux Point in Botany Bay and got towed into Kyeemagh. We had a good chat on the way in and I gave a cash donation on the boat and they issued me with a receipt. It was much appreciated and when Marine Rescue briefed my fishing club they said they were a volunteer organisation with limited funding, so donations are most welcome. So, I am very happy to help the cause. Cheers, Baz

Knead It Aqua (the two-part epoxy putty sort of thing) works. Welding is probably better and might be the way to go if you want to work towards a top finish, sanding and painting the boat etc. but I have used Knead It for these little holes and it stops the leaks. Baz

Do you perhaps mean Rustoleum? There is a bit of chat on car forums about painting your cars with Rustoleum using a roller. Some stuff on Youtube too. It is also known ins some parts of the world as Tremclad. I have been putting off painting my Kombi roof this way, in the hope that I can manage to spray it but I just may have to give it a go. Google is your firend. Baz

I've always favoured snap swivels because I tend to change lures a lot and I hate tying knots all the time - (it's getting harder now I need reading glasses ). I do use the smallest snap swivels I can get e.g. size 14 - I don't have many problems with them affecting action but they do foul up on casting at times. I will check out these Norman clips. They sound like they may do the job. Baz

Thanks guys. I went for a quick run from our van at Carinya up to the Colo on Saturday afternoon, mainly so the could get some experience and log some time with the boat so she can get her licence. We flicked a few lures around but didn't get any hits, although we did see and hear some surface strikes near snags we weren't fishing at the time! It sure is pretty up there. I was talking to a guy at the park this afternoon before I left and he said about 2 weeks ago (out of season) there was a heap of EPs schooling up "just over there", so I really should put a bit of time in on the bass & EPs. How windy was it?! Cheers, Baz

Yes, I know - it happened to me. Read the tin - do as I say, not as i did! Baz

Hi, I'm just curious if anybody has been fishing the upper Hawkesbury lately? I may finally be able to fit a brief session in this weekend and due to time constraints may concentrate on upstream of Del Rio (I normally fish downstream past the ferries to the wind sock). In the time frame I will have, I don't imagine I could get any further up than, say, the "moons" above Leets Vale, although I would like to try the mouth of the Colo if I could manage (gotta get a faster boat!). Any recent news for this stretch? I haven't seen any news from Tide'n'Knots for a while. Are you still fishing, Pete? Cheers, Baz

Stewy, I was thinking of a Social "how to fly fish" (at least initially ) I have an outfit but have only had a few throws in the salt and don't really know what I'm doing. Cheers, Baz

Yeah, it's not cheap but the guys in the Kombi Club that have used it for their restos swear by it. Baz

You probably don't need primer now I think about it. I just primed it anyway - the main reason for painting the trailer was to get some practice in spraying technique before I try to tackle my Kombi! Baz

Check out a product called POR 15. It paints straight over rust and sets rock hard. It is sensitive to sunlight, so you do need to paint over it with regular paint in 24 hours. When I changed the windscreen rubber in my '74 kombi, I sanded back the little bit of rust there was, brushed some POR15 on and when it dried ( as it wouldn't see sunlight) popped the windscreen and rubber back in. When I refurbished my box trailer, I sanded it back lightly, sprayed it with POR 15, then sprayed primer and hammer coat over the top. That was some time ago and I've had no rust reappear. Baz

Would there be any chance of a Fishraider fly fishing workshop/social day? Baz

Back in about '84/'85, I lived basically on the beach at Sunshine Beach and regularly caught feeds of bream, tailor and dart. I particularly did well on the rocks at the northern end of Sunshine. Coolum, a little further south should not be much different. Baz

Thanks Stewy. I wasn't having a go. Just curious... and envious! Good luck to Matt. Baz

Where in the Blue Mountains are you fishing? It is closed season. Baz