Hooky.

Location: Tinonee (Manning River) - Ramp situated off Manchester Street. Parking/condition: Plenty of parking along the roads edge leading to the ramp. Summer time can get busy. Plenty of room for launching, and preparing. Ramp has a small but old wharf along side it, as can be seen in the picture. Facilities: Good ramp for exploring the upper saltwater regions of the Manning River. Good ramp access although a touch on the steep side of things but definately does the job. All the shops, etc are located in Tinonee which is just a short walk up the road. No real amenities such as toilets etc but there are some public toilets located up the road at the Tinonee Oval in Burdett Street or if you are in a boat you can access the toilets across the river at the Taree Estate (Andrews Reserve, Edinburgh Drive) boat ramp and picnic area. Takeaway food shops are also situated in Tinonee as well as fuel and snacks/drinks etc.

Is is indeed a good thing and you should be able to get an even better rate than what you have quoted. Time to go shopping online in the US me thinks. cheers Hooky

Location: Taree Rowing Club (Manning River) - Ramp situated at the end of Stevenson St, Taree. Parking/condition: Plenty of parking at the ramp. Summer time is busy. Plenty of room for launching, and preparing. Ramp has an excellent pontoon, as can be seen in the picture. Facilities: Good ramp for exploring the middle saltwater regions of the Manning River. Good ramp access with a gravel beach to one side (other side of pontoon) and retaining walls, as shown in the pic. All the shops, pub/club etc are located in Taree city centre which is just up the road. Good amenities such as toilets etc are located at/near the ramp as well as BBQ facilities. Takeaway food shops situated within walking distance.

Location: Wingham Brush (Manning River) - Ramp situated at Wingham in Farquhar St, turn left after the post office in Wingham. Parking/condition: Plenty of parking at the ramp. Summer time is busy due to sightseers' and skiers. Plenty of room for launching, and preparing. Facilities: Good ramp for exploring the last of the salt area of the Manning River. Gives good access for going up in to the fresh for bass and other freshwater types. Good ramp access with a gravel beach to one side and retaining walls on the other, as shown in the pic. All the shops, pub/club etc are located in Wingham which is just up the road. Good amenities such as toilets etc are located at/near the ramp as well as BBQ facilities.

Location: Bohnock (Manning River) - Ramp situated on the southern side of Bohnock Bridge (Manning River.) Turn off Manning Point Rd and onto Bohnock Rd. Parking/condition: Ok parking at the ramp, summer time is busy. Plenty of room for launching, with provisions for at least two cars at a time. Is quite protected but can have a tendency to suffer slightly in a strong northerly/nor-east wind. Facilities: Good ramp for exploring the lower reaches of the Manning River around the Old Bar "entrance" area. Very good ramp access with a jetty to one side with a fish cleaning table. The ramp also has a fish co-op next it just in case you come back empty handed. All the shops, pub/club etc are located in Old Bar which is about a 10 minute drive. No amenities such as toilets etc. This ramp has a wash down area (grass area), if you reverse boat into where white ute is in picture on right, there's a tap to plug your hose into on side of jetty.

G'day Henry Try here. http://www.fishraider.com.au/gpsmarks cheers Hooky

No worries Stewy and Mrs Stewy and thanks for neatening (is that a word) up the ramp section. I'm thinking I might add "TomTom" navigator coordinates in with the ramps as well. I still have all the ramps for the Manning River to post up............soon. (I've said that a million times ) Reminds me, I have boat ramp POI's on my TomTom which I'm slowly building up. Once I get it done I might post the file for all to use. Maybe best to be put it in the GPS section though. cheers Hooky

Yay me!! My turn. Thanks for the birthday wishes 'Raiders......Great stuff. Now all I need is a decent day of good weather so I can go and play with my new toy. Andrew, if you want to chase reds you better put in a few leave forms with your before she has you busy doin' other things. cheers to you all Hooky

I originally had a chartplotter with an internal antenna installed on my boat but it was never reliable on acquiring satellites so I changed it for an external antenna model and it made a 100% improvement. The external antenna is non-obtrusive and is lucky to sit 1 1/2" high on the bow in front of the windscreen. BTW, this is just my opinion and my observations. cheers Hooky

All the best to you both. cheers Hooky

Good one, when you get the SP's, bring em over and I'll store them in a safe place for 'ya. to ya, didn't even realise you were one year older when I saw you on the weekend...........5 years older, yes, but one year, no!!! cheers Hooky

Welcome aboard Pete & Co at GoFish........ cheers Hooky

And the "EVO Series II" (EVO SII) is standard on all Stacer Mod Pod models 4.49 metres and larger.

Great stuff and good luck to them all. If it wasn't so close "to home", I would have been there too!!!

Yep, a good day mick. A hundred fitty up is good.

Sounds good!!

I've noticed a bit lately that the site was just a tad slower than normal. I've found the site good viewing also when viewing with the mobile phone. And it does, that's why I'm using the mobile. Can't get enough of the old Fishraider.

Nice shoes!! BTW, when do WE go out and test these rods? I need a feed of squid rings...................actually, I don't need a feed of squid rings, I just need to get out of the house and get on the water. Sittin' on the "four acres" doesn't do anything for me at all.

I've got both in 4000s' down to 1500's and the Symetre is miles ahead of the Sedona. I think you have made the right choice when it comes down to picking between the two. So yeh, what they said. cheers Hooky

It was a good weekend up north. I snuck into the area for the weekend visiting parents and inlaws, brothers etc. The usual rushed trip trying to keep family happy. Here's a pic I took from on top of Pilot Hill on Sunday.

You ripper, got my beanie off "The iceman" this evening and I can truthfully say these beanies' are a lot warmer on the old noggin' than your normal "woollen" beanie. Thanks to Stewy for passing it on to Andrew for me, well done. Now I just need to get a boat that will go fast enough for me to test it out properly. cheers Hooky

Great stuff, good 'onya Huey. cheers Hooky

All good things take time but how much time I'm not sure. I'm getting impatient. I'm starting to spend my money on more camping/4WD'ing goods/accessories at the moment and there mightn't be anything left for a new boat. Sounds interesting Greg............. cheers Hooky

Good punting to 'ya Mick. Just a quick three hours at the local for me today. Put a few wagers on for tonight and got "Tip the Angel" up so far. This 'arvo was a good return as well, except for the bloody headache I have after knocking down, or should I say, fitting in, as many schooners as I could in three hours. cheers Hooky

Can you put my name down for one of those beanies' as well please. Might get Andrew, "The Iceman", to collect it for me. cheers Hooky