davegroves68

I know Ollie. He is on here as Sydangler. He still lives around Manly, in fact I think he's moving house this weekend. Pm him or me if you need to contact him. Welsh Dave

Nice work. Drifting or anchored up?

At least these guys had blue flags and were there first. Last week at Longy a few of us were anchored up at the wall and a black rib boat came through , no flag , 3 or 4 spearos fishing within 2 metres of boats fishing. One guy asked them where their flag was and he was told to #### off. And the boat left the divers on their own for long periods. Totally unacceptable .Bloody dangerous too as more boats were arriving and may have run over them. We are not allowed to be within 60m of divers if I am correct? Its a big ocean, lots of room to share, but fare go!!! that made me angry. Dave

Here is my new toy. Downgraded from a half share in a gas guzzling 25 ft Betram to a cheap to run , fish twice a week 4 metre Seajay centre console. Will probably fish more often and catch more fish. Still a bit sad to see the Bertie go, but with 2 young girls and each trip outside the heads costing me $100, something had to give. And with other friends with boats , I still have options to fish wide. Dave

Love the zip tie idea! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, I have just got a 2nd hand Furuno GP7000F GPS/fishfinder combo from a mate who ran a though hull transducer on this unit. I am looking to fit a transom mount transducer and was wondering if anyone on here has any idea which model to fit? I fish inshore mainly. Usually no deeper than 100m. but I might venture further in the future. Thanks in advance. Dave

Hi Craig, just keen to know as I am practically a neighbour, and fish of Long Reef. What boat do you fish out of? I have spent the last few months looking around for something I can put in at the ramp there and fish solo. Would be very keen for your input. Cheers Dave(from Brookie)

Thanks Huey, I have just measured my garage again (properly this time) and it is 2.26 wide at the door so it seems the Outlaw is once again an option. I will try and get up there for a look. Dave

Thanks for the input guys. That hinged drawbar looks useful. My garage is 19 feet long so i'm ok there, trouble is, its only a tiny bit over 2 metres wide, so I think that rules out the Outlaw Huey as I think they are over 2m beam? I am curious how a side console goes fishing solo as that's why I want a smaller more manageable boat and was leaning towards centre console. Looks like I need a trip up to Cowan and have a chat Huey. Cheers Dave

Good to hear it went well Steve. I look forward to coming out with you soon Dave

Hi all, I have recently sold my Bertram 25 owned with a mate and am now in the market for a centre console that will not have the running costs of the Bertie. I am going for aluminium as its lighter for towing and I am restricted to about 4.2 or 4.3 metres as I want to keep it in my garage. There seem to be a few 4.5s or larger on the market but no 4.2m boats so I am considering buying new. I like the look or the Brooker 4.2m centre console or possibly Anglapro Bandit 424. I just wondered if any members have used these boats and what they think. No more than a 40hp on the back and my budget is to $16k so these are possible. I would be using it purely for fishing inshore, dropping it in at Longreef (done it many times with friends boats, so I realise the issues there) and for harbour fishing. thanks in advance Dave

I ended up having to turn our radio off for half an hour because she was annoying me so much. It was ridiculous. These low lives don't seem to realise that clogging the airwaves could put peoples lives at risk.

I was on the habour catching a few pinkies while watching the Fleet Review. Very impressed. Got a brother who did 24 years in the Royal Navy back home so I have been on and seen many ships but never in such beautiful surroundings a Sydney Harbour. Hats off to The Royal Australian Navy. Welsh Dave

I heard on the radio Ch 21 that they were very big fish at the surface but very fussy and no one was hooking up.

Rule mate. I've had mine in for 4 years and it's still going strong.

Well done mate. Great fish there and would have been so much fun to catch them with your dad.

Your Grandma's face is awesome.. Well done mate Welsh Dave

Just enjoy your Wallabies getting beat down there .... Come On you LIONS!!! Welsh Dave

Hi all. I hope you can help here. I have 2 ex rugby teamates touring over here following the British and Irish Lions who arrive in Sydney on Thursday. They are both keen fisherman and one of them is in a wheelchair. I am hoping I can take them out for a morning on the Harbour. My problem is, where my boat is moored at Powder Hulk Bay has horrendous steps to the pontoon and there is no way Roy can be carried down there. They will get the ferry from the city to Manly in the morning and I was wondering what the wharf was like for private boats to pick up disabled people ? Or are there any other wharfs between Manly and the Spit with easy disabled access and are ok for private boats to tie up? Roy is a paraplegic and 110kgs so you can appreciate my dilemma. It would make his trip if I could get him out. And I would be pretty happy, as I haven't seen these lads for 7 years. By the way, we all have tickets for the 2 Sydney matches (Warratahs, and Wallabies),I'm even taking my Kiwi wife!! Thanks for any help you can give. Welsh Dave

Well done mate. What time of day? I'm in middle Harbour 2mrw. Dave

7 out of the 8 jews I have caught were on unweighted pillies. The other was on a slive squid.

Can I take it by this that Jewies would be in Middle Harbour all year round? Unlike Kings , which only appear when the water temp increases. I am only a new and part time jew fisherman but I had great success in October / November. Quite a few fish around the 85/ 90cm mark. Usually at night too.

AS flat as I have ever seen it. Maybe not so good for fishing but one hell of a way to start the day.

Hi Raiders, went out from the ramp at Longreef this morning at about 6am. What a beautiful morning. Flat as! Very quiet at first tho. My Boss and I were in his tinny and just went out the front to a few close in spots. We usually pick up a bonnie or 2 on the way out but there was no surface actin today.We anchored up and picked up some bits and pieces (sargos and red rock cod), but it was very quiet. We decided to pull the pin at about 9am but stopped on the way in....Ended up with 3 Trevs, 2 Taylor, and a good Flatty.. A magic morning on the water, not the best fishing but a good way to start the weekend. We were back at work by 10am. No fish worth a pic, but the conditions were amazing. Dave

Well done mate.