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Would fishing long reef in a 3.9m tinny be a safe option ? Been out there on bigger boats but never thought could do it in my smaller boat ! Just asking because the boat your in doesn't look too much bigger then mine but then again can't really tell for sure from pix ! Cheers raiders, Jez

Nice work guys ! Awesome feed in the first vid

Funniest part is they only live for just a bit over a year n the sizes they get to is unbelievable !! Great catch mate, would have been an awesome lunch !!

That really sux and I know exactly what your talking about ! I had a situation once down in Wollongong of the lighthouse ! Me n a mate was fishing there from about 11pm till around 8am n the only reason we left was because of the atrocious behavior and etiquette of these fisher people ! Basically we fished the point of the break wall for hours having fun on sambos and tailor n slowly collecting lives to put out at first light ! As we put out our live baits 3 fisherman come down rods and gear in hand ready to play, anyways they started fishing about 20m away from us which was fine we all had plenty of room to cast and what not, also when fishing ontop of the rocks on the breakwall it can be dangerous so u do need that Lil extra space to move ! Anyways couple of minits in old mate n his crew are now about 5m away, anyways I've looked yep don't care still have enough room !! About 10mins later a float rig shoots straight past my head missing me by cm''s !! I was like WTF turned to see the guy standing about 50cm away from me !! I look at him like mate are you kidding me there's only 5 anglers on this whole rock wall n u come stand right next to me! So I turned n said "mate, honestly you just missed my head with your rig, can you please be careful when you cast" I didn't tell him to move its not my place to it is a public rock wall ! Anyways 15mins go by n he brings his rig in to rebait n cast out again !! At this point I'm playing a decent sambo on 6lb gear having a great time when WHACK!! "AHH F#*K, OWOWOW" I scream ! This idiot has done the same thing n manage to hook me in the back of the neck at this stage !! My mate comes over cuts his line n gives me a hand at pulling the hooks out ! 5 mins in we get it out and this c*#k of an angler didn't even say sorry or help with removing the hooks, he was too busy rerigging ! Anyways hooks out I pick up my 7 foot solid steel gaf with super sharp hook n I start walking over to him "yelling oi WTF did I tell you, now your gonna cop it!!" let's jus say I've never seen 3 anglers pack gear n scuttle off the rock wall so fast in my life! But then again I was a murderous rampage by this time, like hell, I just copped a bloody hook to the neck even after explaining can u please be careful when casting ! All in all some people are just c*#ks and there's nothing you can do about it, they have no respect for others and no etiquette let alone sympathy even tho he's the reason I had blood gushing outta my neck !! So just be careful when your out bud, there are some low life's out there ! Rant over, Jez

Is that legal ? I thought each person who gets a license needs to fill out there own form to identify that the license was for that specific person.

Thanks for the tips mate I've been trying what you have explained for a while but always get different images up on the same sort of ground so it's hard to recognize ! And what makes it worse is there is only a limited amount of settings to tune on my current sounder (depth,sensitivity,grayscale,chart speed) I've tuned it to every possible setting but still get the same sorta display ! I might be hoping that my sounder is more capable of what it really is !!! I'll get the proper model number n I'll let you know, you might be able to give me a bit more insight on it ! Thanks again mate you really did help !! Cheers,jez

Yeah I think thats a better option !! the missus is already worried at the ammount i spend on tackle n the boat lol.... but yeah its a must have .. cheers for the helps fellaz... jez

What about for deeper wate? How would I identify it then?

Hey raiders, I'm looking at doing some dedicated squid trips and just wanted to know how to identify when I'm over weed/kelp grounds for squid ! I've done a bit of squidding land based with good luck but never tried via boat !! How would I go about it guys ? What should I be lookin for on the sounder ect ect ! I've got a Garmin black n white 200mhz sounder if that helps !! It's a very basic sounder I know but it came with the boat ! Cheers in advanced raiders !! Jez

I might modify my canopy as jus a light holder n rod rack loving these ideas eh lol

Welcome to Fishraider mate the best fishing site/forum in Aus!! All the best with your up n coming fishing expeditions mate !! Cheers, Jez

Hey mate, Yeah I've got one of those sun blocking canopy things but I never put it out as it becomes very hard to fish more then one rod as the canopy covers the whole boat ! So I was thinkin running the lights alone the inside of gunwales and it should be sufficient enough to light up my little boat !

Wow they are bright ! I'd probably only need 2 for fishing at night !! I have a proper legal anchor light at the moment except its the only light on the boat we use for night other then hand held torches lol

Yeah I thought the LED would be good on the battery just had to make sure ! I saw some online for about $170-$180 per 5m and you can cut it at any position to suit ! Only thing is it seems a bit pricey for a bit of strip lighting ! I can get the stuff they use in houses for kitchens n what not for cheap but it's not the same n I don't think it's waterproof ! Lol the luxuries of buying a boat......and wanting every accessories possible to fit lol gotta love it !

Yeah I never really considered the glare but then again I only plan to use it when I'm anchored n fishing !! Not really when I'm driving between spots at night as it makes it hard to see ! How much am I looking at per meter for some good quality stuff ? And how well does it go with battery life ! I've only got a 20hp on the back so it's not a real power house when it comes to charging but at WOT n all the current lights on I'm making 13.5-14 volts !! Well that's what the sounder tells me ! With all lights off jus sounder on at WOT I make 15-16 volts !

Hey raiders, Just wondering if anyone has used LED strip lighting for inside the boat to eliminate the use of a torch for rerigging and baiting when night fishing ! I have a small runabout without a cabin so I don't have the option of installing an overhead light, so instead I was thinkin running some Marine grade LED strip lighting around the inside of the boat instead of jus using the anchor light and various torches ! I like to carry the minimal gear when I'm fishing so if this is possible n will work means I only have to bring the 1 compulsory torch to be used in emergencies and the boat it self will have enough light for anything I need to do onboard ! Any information about quality, brightness, how much power it sucks from the battery and if I should run a second battery ? Any information would be greatly appreciated as with work I have no time to go day fishing so most of my trips now will be done at night and with night we need light !! Cheers in advanced, Jez

What about weed ? I heard there is some sort of weed u can gather from the upper George's regions that Luderick will take but I have no clue what it looks like n what to look for !

Lol seems no one wants to give up bait grounds heheheh c'mon raiders just a little help ! PM if u like guys ! Cheers, Jez

That's actually a really good theory man didn't think of it that way !! Will definately be hitting up the narrow sections !! Also I'll grab a couple of live nippers n worms on my next trip and give it a go ! Thanks for the tips matey

Hey raiders, Just wanted to know where abouts on the George's would I be likely to find weed/cabbage for Luderick fishing ? I've always wanted to give it a go but never really knew where to get the weed/cabbage from ! Espeacially during winter as its the time they fire ! I usually launch from behind flower power in Moorebank n then start my journey down to where ever the fish are ! Any help on where I could collect this bait from on the George's would be much appreciated ! Thanks in advanced raiders!! Cheers, Jez

Hey mate , hmm I might head out port hacking tonigh just landbased to see if I can get some squid n might bring the Jew rod out n see if I can hook onto one !! Been a couple of months since I had some fun with a Jew !! More then welcome to tag along mate !! Cheers, Jez

Good luck with it bud !

Hey Nate how u doing man !! Yeah I'm keen for a harbour session this weekend ! You interested in coming along man ? Let me know n we go from there

Hey Ben, Your totally right It's just I started fishing with my girlfriends old man n that's where I got my passion for fishing ! He's old school and hates carp n basically told me if I ever went carp fishing to always dispose of my catch f as there pest ! He sort of explained it in a way where i thought it would be illegal if I was to release them ! Well I know better now but I guess it's still each to their own !! For me I don't do much carp fishing at all but when I do I dispose of my catch ! I understand it's not gonna contribute greatly towards the problem but in my eyes what ever I can do to help is always a plus ! True or not ? cheers, Jez

Thnx for the tips mate will definately be giving it a go this week ! Let me know if ur keen to come out for a session and u can show me the ropes on catching fish boat based ! Thnx again bud