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My favourite was the Rapala xrap long cast 12cm in either ghost or pink. but now i use lively lure mack bait 4”.

No experience with other makes and models, But i am still able to source brand new factory spares for my 89' yamaha 2stroke.

On ganged pillies. We were on a boat tho not off a ledge. Shouldnt make any diff with moon phase

Smashed the tailors last night on a full moon. Left them biting as we we got our bag limit within an 1hr

The only place that comes to mind to me is Hill 60, i hate that place so much.

Good stuff. Getting stuck into it.

Also note in most cases box trailer hubs may not have marine seals behind the hub.

Pretty much with axles. The common ones are either holden or ford stubs. Which then fits a holden or ford bearing. then you would need a hub thats suits one or the other bearing. Are you following me? the hub then has stud patterns. Also common ones are 5 studs in either ford, holden hq or ht which has different pcd. Still following me? then you would need wheels to suit the stud pattern. You would need to see what your current bearings are to see what type of hub you would need to suit your axle stub. Then you can go from there with what sort of wheels/stud pattern you plan to go with. Im current going through a similar situation. Going from them 6inch wheels to 13inch wheels as the 13inch tyres are cheaper and more readily available if i was to get a blow out.

Its pretty simple once you get used to how they act. Best advice i could give is when you are “feeding” the worm. They will arch their neck like as tho they are ripping the flesh off your bait. You would want to grab them during that time. having only wormed off stockton beach. I got on to them in no time. But beware hunching over to look for worms for a long period of time will leave you with a nasty surprise on your back when seagulls fly over you

Great stuff. Love a great boat build Getting ready for the hairys?

Cant help with the fishing there. But i have been earlier this year. We anchored around the steps at night near the caravan park. Turned on my headtorch and had a look around, and there was a freakin head just sticking above the water looking back at me. Yelled at my wife to have a look but it dipped underwater. I keep telling myself it was a seal or sea lion.

I actually cable tie and security seal my pots. So if it gets open then i know someone has pulled my pots and possibly taken my catch?

Some more happy snaps

Thank you. Weather couldnt have been any better.

Not much of a report. My family headed up to Forster for a triple birthday bash (wife,son and myself) in January all within a week of each other. And blue swimmers were the target. headed up on monday 22nd and checked out on friday 26th to beat public holiday and boy were we glad. set our pots in wallis lake and checked them every morning before heading out to go for a fish or stop off a beach. And checked our pots every late afternoon after dinner. ended up with a few blue swimmers and a nice muddie. We did being our rods but were enjoying swimming on the beach or pool to be fishing.

That type of trap you linked would fall under bait trap rule.

Daiwa j braid expedition has a silicone coating, Thats why its so bloody smooth. I have it one setup but not used it yet. But first impressions are i like it.

switch to 1 + 2 while motor is running to charge both batteries. No experience with kings batteries, But im sure it will work. In 4x4 land AGM for cranking was a no no, but on an outboard, im not too sure. Im in a similar situation where im looking at upgrading my house batter (century marine pro 680) as it doesnt have enough juice when i take my family out (charging devives, lights, etc.). Also i do not sure an isolator switch to swap between batteries, mainly because im very forgetful. I use a VSR. With motor running, once starter hits a 13.3V (i think) it would then also charge house battery. A lot better than switch isolators

The generic brand is pretty chunky as mentioned. And the fittings are pretty big. Definitely wont fit common 6mm and 8mm hoses let alone 10mm. I use one and have no issues. only reason why i chose it over a yamaha filter was it is very common to purchase from big name stores locally or even going on a trip.

Can always grab a set of vernier calipers, measure and purchase a tip of your choice.

That was what i was trying to explain. You definitely worded it better

Im not 100% on marine radio wiring. But if its like a car radio. 12v should go to constant power ie.battery. And the switch wire should go to key switch acc. we all have out guilty pleasures. No shame

Maybe your switched wire is wired up to the 12v constant? Directly to battery?

Me thinks the stock level showing on the database is correct for most of these stores. But it does not account for theft before a stocktake

There were lots of big tailor up at stockton and blacksmiths in july. i just ganged 4/0 hooks and a 110g star sinker on slide. Cleaned up alright. Biggest went 52cm