Hooky.

Yes, it was an online store in the US. cheers hooky

G'day Shaun, The pic you have of mine is out of a Plano 7592 Guide Series Tackle Box. I purchased this O/S 'cos they didn't sell this type of tackle box in Oz with four stowaway draws, only two and two open draws, and it was heaps cheaper when the dollar was 80 cents US. I have never found, as yet, where I can purchase more stoways of this kind. Mind you I probably haven't looked hard enough. The stowaway size is 39cm x 23cm x 4cm with a toungue on either end, sticking out a further 1.0cms by 1.2cms thick, for sliding into the draw compartment of the tackle box. EDIT: pic of tackle box added. cheers hooky

Sorry pedro, try this one....Ken's Post Here

Check out Ken's post in this thread. Ken's Post Here edit: Try again, I had too many http thingy's in the code.

And a top spot as well. The swell rolls in and I always get a bit funny in the belly.

Henry Head to be exact, it looks like that could be Endeavour Lighthouse sitting on top.

The northern headland at the mouth of Botany Bay??

2 squidgy spin rods, one with a sahara 2000 and the other with a symtre 1500. :ohyeh:

Well done wakd, have you played "pretend" boating in it yet? :happy: :nana: I'm an impatient man and just couldn't handle the wait. So I'll just keep motoring along in my 50 year old quinnie for just a bit longer. :ohyeh: Good luck with your first outing. :thumbsup: cheers :grogon: hooky

Point taken Ken. Another thing that I have notice is weight distribution. The old tinnie is a side console steer just forward of halfway in the boat and with the crank battery on the same side as myself but at the rear, the boat leant awkwardly to one side. This was rectified when I put my livewell in the rear thwart on the opposite side to the battery and myself and the same side as the 25l fuel tank. Now that I've got the MG mounted and a 105amp battery up front, I've noticed a difference to the characteristics of the boat when underway with the nose of the boat been lower. This was rectified by trimming the motor up, which in turn lifted the nose up when underway. To me, weight distribution is just commonsense, but it is just as important, if not the same as, general safety on any boat. :ohyeh: cheers :grogon: hooky

Thanks again for the info guy's. I'm sure it's an easy task which will make fishing snags and the like a much more enjoyable task. :happy: I likened my first outing with the leccy, all be it a couple of hours, to rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time. I was all over the shop like a madman, but hey, that's life. :thumbsup: cheers :grogon: hooky

Thanks for the replies fella's. I'm sure I will swoffa, Sunday will be the first big day out with the leccy which should test me out. :happy: Looking forward to it actually. :ohyeh: As for the current/tide, I would have thought going in to the current would be the way to go when it comes to holding your ground but can also see a plus as far as going with it. Obviously saving battery charge and also getting some extra speed when trolling. :confusuion: Rick, I take it when you say lean seat, you mean the one that I noticed in your latest fishy pic? I had this in mind but my old tinnie may just limit me as far as this goes, although I will pursue it further. The old worn out hockey back will be left wanting at the end of the day I'm sure. :ohyeh: Thanks again. cheers hooky

G'day Raiders, I've recently purchased a 54lb MG Bowmount for the old tinnie (it's worth more than the boat itself) and I reckon after I learn how to balance and hop around on one leg I will need to know the finer points of fishing with a leccy. :ohyeh: I know it's easy enough to motor around and toss out the lure but what is the best way to go about it? :confusuion: Basically what does everyone do when fishing the estuaries as far as the tide/current goes? Do you motor into the current, across it, with it or all of the above or does it just come down to the conditions at the time? If anyone has any further hints/tips on fishing with electric motors, please feel free to add them. Even your first hand experiences concerning the do's and don'ts that might spring up unexpectedly whilst motoring around would be great. Maybe like most things, it all falls in to place with experience. :confusuion: Thanks and cheers :grogon: hooky

'Ya too modest Grant, some very good info has come from your input along with the other contributors to this thread. I hope it turned out to be helpful for many others as well. :thumbsup: I sure learnt a lot of things from the replies.....Thanks all. cheers :grogon: hooky

Well there you go. Thanks for that fella's. So from that I would assume that it is basically caused by the motor been too high or even out of the water when underway. EDIT: or maybe not. Thanks again and Pedro, I'll have a read of that link tonight when I "have more time". thanks. :thumbsup: cheers :grogon: hooky

Maybe not a dumb question and I'm sure I'm not the only one that doesn't fully understand the science behind it but I'm just wanting to know what exactly is meant by cavitation when it is mentioned in relation to propellor erosion. :confusuion: What actually causes the prop corrosion/erosion and what is the exact definition of cavitation? cheers :grogon: hooky

G'day kikila, looks to me like it could be one of those Botany Bay babies that seem to frequent the bay. :ohyeh: I hear the little reddies are starting to make their way back in now as well. :confusuion: cheers :grogon: hooky

Six, if you include the lizard!!!!! :confusuion:

G'day Adam, zeb's on the mark. For 580x500x500, you can break it down to cm's which then becomes 58x50x50. Which = (LxWxH)/1000 = 145l. Remember that the tanks won't actually hold this much once you add your inlet and outlet pipes. As for the other two examples, I'm not sure how they come to those capacities.

Grant, it all comes down to what you are comfortable with. You are no lesser an angler having cheap gear as those with expensive gear. In saying that, most of my rods are "cheapies", even my fly rod, but I do have 1 rod which whilst isn''t that expensive it cost a few more pennies than my cheap stuff. I bought it specifically for breamin'', EP''s and light estuary/bay work. The difference I get with my casting of SP''s and HB''s is far more superior than the cheapies and it weighs a lot less. Which in turn means I can flick all day without having aching limbs at the end of the day. :thumbsup: cheers :grogon: hooky

Jocool, I have become a bit slack with my orchids. The water restrictions mean that I don''t hang out with the hose and at the same time doing inspections. Although this will change now that I had a good look around this ''arvo. :ohyeh: I have dwarf peach and nectarine trees, two of each. They yield a good crop each year and they are full sized fruit as well, tennis ball size and sometimes bigger. The size usually depends on if I break some of the blooms off before they form. The fruit are bigger but less of when I "de-bloom." If I leave all the blooms on to mature I get a shit load of fruit but usually only small. :thumbsup: cheers :grogon: hooky

Orchids waiting for the right time to come out. :happy:

Take a photo and find out the bugs have been hungry.

Just needs one more warm day and then it''s stone fruit season. You beauty. :happy: Should be some nice sweet peaches and nectarines on my trees this year. :thumbsup:

G''day all, this topic is probably out of my league but wouldn''t it make sense to have the start point at an area that is closer to where the fishing will be? I don''t know much about other ABT bream estuaries, but I know and have fished the Manning all my life and most of the bream fishing is usually done from between Croki and Harrington. Would having a start point in Harrington itself be a wise decision, they have the facilities ie accomadation, eateries, ramp etc. and it''s all close to the main bream fishing areas. This in turn would limit the need for speed and put everyone closer to the action within about 5 miutes of each other. I know all rivers are different but it''s just a thought. :confusuion: cheers :beer: hooky