No Keepers But Thanks For The Tow Boys!

[MaccaPoint Matty]

Hey All,

Just a quick one - Went out Saturday morning, magic conditions but the morning just went from bad to worse for me and my bro.

Got down to the boat at 5am - Looked perfect, saw a couple of big kings chasing bait fish so things were looking good. Went to start the boat, dead.. the battery has been playing up lately so knew it was the bloody battery - lucky we had a spare onboard - hooked that one up, but, nothing – that one dead also!!

Long story short we charged one of the batteries at our marina and finally got the boat going - by now it was 6.30am but still had to get some yakkas - got them no trouble so our spirits were up again and ready to hit some of the markers in the harbour however by the time we got out there (our boat only does 6 knots) it was 8ish and each spot was packed like a coles carpark. A few drifts around some of the quieter markers but nothing..

Decided to head back into Middle Harbour to where we saw the kings working earlier on - soaked the livies for about an hour before we called it quits.

Went to fire up the boat, and guess what - battery dead! gggeerrrrr...

We managed to flag over a passing boat who then gave us a tow to the marina; it was two guys in a quintrex so not sure if you are raiders but thanks for the tow! Really appreciate it..

So got the boat booked in with the mechanic this morning plus getting a new finder installed so bring on the Christmas holidays!!

Thanks again for the tow boys... I know you were off to downrig for some kings so appreciate your time and hope you got into them!!

Cheers,

Matt

[spongy]

Hey All,

Just a quick one - Went out Saturday morning, magic conditions but the morning just went from bad to worse for me and my bro.

Got down to the boat at 5am - Looked perfect, saw a couple of big kings chasing bait fish so things were looking good. Went to start the boat, dead.. the battery has been playing up lately so knew it was the bloody battery - lucky we had a spare onboard - hooked that one up, but, nothing – that one dead also!!

Long story short we charged one of the batteries at our marina and finally got the boat going - by now it was 6.30am but still had to get some yakkas - got them no trouble so our spirits were up again and ready to hit some of the markers in the harbour however by the time we got out there (our boat only does 6 knots) it was 8ish and each spot was packed like a coles carpark. A few drifts around some of the quieter markers but nothing..

Decided to head back into Middle Harbour to where we saw the kings working earlier on - soaked the livies for about an hour before we called it quits.

Went to fire up the boat, and guess what - battery dead! gggeerrrrr...

We managed to flag over a passing boat who then gave us a tow to the marina; it was two guys in a quintrex so not sure if you are raiders but thanks for the tow! Really appreciate it..

So got the boat booked in with the mechanic this morning plus getting a new finder installed so bring on the Christmas holidays!!

Thanks again for the tow boys... I know you were off to downrig for some kings so appreciate your time and hope you got into them!!

Cheers,

Matt

Matt,

Most outboards can be hand cranked in case of a flat battery. Ask your mechanic to show you how to do it. You just need a bit of strength and a rip cord.

Cheers,

Jeff