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I have 100m and anchor in 30m - 40m now and again. But I think the best kit for deeper water fishing is a drogue or sea anchor. But you need a good one with a decent circumference. I have one from NZ called a hand brake. It’s awesone. Just do lots of drifts over the area you want. It really slows you down. If current is still too fast or if i want to slow down more or try to go more with the current than the wind I use a second drogue If I want to do a deep burley then I usually only anchor deep if it is not to swelly. The rule is suppose to be 5x the length of anchor line to the depth. But I just do 2.5 and anchor in good weather. Everyone will no doubt have there own preferences But this seems to work for me. Also Drogues allow you to fairly well control which way your boat is going to face

We caught a heap at a boat ramp once. Big long pool net was very effective.

https://www.dinga.com.au/rovex-egi-squid-specialist-spin-fishing-rod-series-egisquid.html These work well. $49.00 gperfect for squidding. You can also try Lilly Pilly in Port Hacking.

For that boat I assume you will be in the Estuaries mostly. You won't be trying to power through Swells and getting out of 'The Hole' in a hurry wont be a big issue. I would rather have a lighter Stern and therefore a boat that sits better when underway. 30kg to get 5 more HP is not worth it in my opinion. Remember every Kilo you hang off that engine bracket is equivalent to many more KG's you would need at the front to balance it out. Get the Yamaha

Have travelled a bit with fishing gear. Normally I collapse the reel handle and put reels inside a clothing item in middle of case. Have never had a reel damaged.

I just flew to Rocky for Barra fishing with Qantas and purchased a Rod Tube from a shop. Arrived in Rocky and found that the end of the rod tube was smashed at the opening and the material was torn at the opening as impact was so severe. They must have speared it into an edge. Could only have been caused by rough as guts attitude. Lucky my rods are ok but def makes you think about things going wrong. I will call Qantas but no doubt will be fobbed off. Might travel Virgin next time and see if they go better. Will be going back as the Fitzroy is a great fishery as Nets were banned 2 years ago.

Yeah you will be fine. Just pick the weather and be aware of the swell around the islands on some days. Can be some really good squidding off the islands, especially in a small boat. You will need to make sure you have all the right lawful gear for safety and as there is a lot of activity with police, rescue and Pilots around there. Had a lot of fun in a 4.2m boat fishing 5 Islands

Have had Squid come right to the back of the boat when Burleying from the boat. So yes, in my experience they come in for Burley. Or maybe the activity it creates.

Evaporate it. Easy.

The clicker is under the drag cap. Unwind until you can pull it off. No doubt salt has crusted over and stopped it’s movement. A lot of local tackle stores will overhaul a reel with quick turn around. I would not send to Shimano. Reel should be fine if you get a Pro to clean it out for you. Don’t try yourself if you have never taken a reel apart before.

Stabicraft are awesome boats. Definitely the toughest but not as soft a ride. Also much dearer. Good luck.

Surtees or Bar Crusher. Surtees is the original made in NZ. Bar Crusher is Aussie replica. Both good boats. I have a Surtees 18.5 foot (5.5m) very happy with it. Rides very smooth in chop and slop

I have a hook file in my box. Use it for large hooks, lure hooks and jig heads and I can resurect old smaller hooks if I need to. Works well.

Lot of boat for 20k your looking for. With your car you would be better with an alloy plate or pressed boat. That car will drive really nicely with a 1400 or 1500 rig. Don’t take it to it’s tow limit, won’t be nice to tow. We have one and they go well “The diesel Outback has a braked towing capacity of 1700kg, which makes it on paper slightly less capable than the 3.6-litre petrol Outback with its 1800kg”

Wow!

Paper maps don’t fun out of batteries though.

No doubt Kings would have been there. Try pulsing the plastic to a rythym. Like they do on TV jigging. Paddle tail should work. I use Flick Baits on a Microjigging rod as has great action. Cast out and let lure drop, pulse up then let drop and do again. I often get hook ups directly below the boat. If no Kings and only trevally, use a small micro jig and change the jig action until they strike every time.

Launched pre dawn on Saturday and jigged plastics on sunrise for Kings. Caught 6 and 2 were 66 and 67. Weather went bad not long after 9am and we got rained on for 20 min. We found a gap and lucky for us the Kings were in the calmer parts. On the way back in found a whole bunch of Luderick sheltering in the ramp. Good sized ones as well, and lots of them.

Your jig may have not been getting right to the bottom. When this happens use the plastic to bring them up and even better if you can bring them to surface then present a jig to them. Have caught loads of squid doing this.

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Yupp that’s the type of quality you need for Winter Fishing. Worth the money toasty all night and day long. Add sailing boots and leggings and you are oblivious to the cold, even when underway with no shelter or hard top Quality sailing gear like what they use in the Ocean Racing. You literally can’t get wet or cold.....unless you fall in.

Best is to buy a quality Sailing Jacket. They cost from $500 - $1500 but you can get some really good prices at Boat Shows. I got a $1000 one for $400 at Sydney Boat Show with a small imperfection. These are incredible. Light weight, Warm, Total water proof and pockets everywhere. I can stand in rain and wind all day even in Winter. Have had crew almost get hyperthermia while I have been toasty. It’s all about having the right gear. They do more than keep you dry

Not a fan of Jetskiers. I always cringe when I see them in the water. Is it that good people become W*****s when they get one or do only W*****s buy and use them. They are consistently the most detretious of all water sports participants.

Nice work, great looking fish there mate. Took my brother in law out on a few days ago from Bellambi. His first time fishing in Aus as he is a Kiwi. Second drop in Australian Waters and he straight away gets on and lands a 68cm snapper. Some good fish around at the moment

My advice is to start with a small jig over reef so you get the hang of jigging and catching on them. You will be amazed at the variety of fish you will catch, many you probably have never seen or caught before. This will also build confidence that you are doing it correctly. They work really well on Pelagics and we have had some pretty good snapper sessions on them as well. We go to spot X marks and jig. Sometimes bait is more productive and sometimes jigs are. I find jigs more effective than plastics in deep water. We have even used them to catch flathead with good effectiveness. For flathead use a inchiku style jig and slowly slowly wind off the bottom. Has to be a slow drift or it does not seem to work as well. You can also fast jig the inchikus up the water Column for Kings and Samson fish. A new style of jig which is being used hard out in NZ is the Kabura or slider. My brother in law got me some for Xmas and I am very keen to try.