Smasher

Nice haul! Do you eat slimeys or are they for bait?

RMS maps are always the definitive answer https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/usingwaterways/maps/boating-maps/11a-shoalhaven-crookhaven-culburra.pdf It says no entering feeder creeks caution of shallow water.

That seems to me to be a pretty small boat to be heading 14km offshore, is it not?

Filled up with 95 petrol at Kuringai motor yacht club at church point the other day, $1.91 /L

I have a Mercruiser 3.0 (135hp) and I find the engine diesels if I run anything less than 98 ULP. That is when I turn the engine off and it keeps running rough for a few seconds until it conks out. It also does it if I go from cruise speed to idle to off too quickly. If I idle it for 5-10 seconds its fine. My mechanic says this is normal but I’m not so sure...

I have this exact same unit. It might seem a bit daunting at first, but it's not overly complicated once its setup. Have you tried watching a few youtube videos? eg: This 5 part Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI7XwUXGrDA&list=PLDOpC-IhUxYO1Qs6rD4z-EKT9M_cS4IRF&index=2 More settings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC1MS9s2WSk Grab a pen & paper, a beer, and get through these. If you've still got any questions afterwards, let us know. Otherwise I've called the Lowrance technical support number before with a question and they were great too.

As I posted elsewhere, I’m not against marine parks per say, but believe that lockouts are not the answer. Ive seen proposed compromises such as: * Banning taking certain species during their spawning times of year * Stricter size and bag limits including maximum size limits (big fish produce more offspring) * Increase fishing license fees to fund better enforcement of laws by fisheries * Banning anchoring in sea grass beds and reefs and other sensitive habitats And others that i believe would be far better placed at keeping anglers onside and have the resources better managed through reasonable regulation. I hope that cooler heads prevail and a comfortable medium ground is settled on otherwise as mentioned this issue isn’t going to go away.

Red rock cod = poor mans lobster. Theres a nugget of flesh on them that is really sweet and delicious. Not exactly enough to make a meal, but worth taking one or two home for a tasty snack.

Its been many, many years since I've been there but from what I recall the nearby creek is barely an ankle deep stream. You might be able to catch a yabbie in one of the ponds. But I'm pretty sure traps are illegal to set.

There's an online shop that has GPS tracking kits for about $100 bucks. You then put in an Aldi sim card ($10). I don't own one so can't comment either way, but may be worth looking into.

Nice report! Can't wait to get out there. Question: Where did you find red glowsticks? I've been looking all over for them.

Ouch. A friend of mine got bitten on the toe at the Lilli Pilli sandbar last summer. Me as I'm walking around in waist deep water with anchor and chain in hand looking to secure the boat for the day: "Guys, just be careful there's lots of little stingrays around" Said friend 5 minutes after getting in: "Ooww oowww I've been bitten by something" Lucky I have a portable gas stove and a few kitchen things on board and we were able to heat up some water in a pot and treat her bleeding toe. As for pain killers, well she said it got better after the second or third glass of wine. She went to the doctor the next for a tetanus shot.

I cut sabikis in half. Two for the price of one!

Does anyone know if there's a tap available here for engine & trailer flushing? Cheers

I do the old run it over the thumbnail test. ie: If it scratches and digs in it's sharp, if it's slides over it's blunt & goes in the bin. I've never thought of re-sharpening them before!

Nice. Do you have a plan for pumping fresh water in/out or will you be bailing with a bucket?

Around the moorings is a good spot for squid. Other than that I've only ever caught rubbish like bream & undersized snapper.

What’s the opinion on offset vs straight circle hooks? I’ve never been able to figure out which to use when.

Too right, tinnies are gold. I wish I had enough room for one as well. For those days that you just want a quick fish - launch by yourself, zip up a river, pull it up by hand onto a sandbar when you want to stop. Quick rinse with a hose on the way out and you're done and dusted. Though I'd probably find myself never using the big boat.

Mate if you dont get an answer. Ring or email Lowrance techical support. They were fantastic at answering my queries http://ww2.lowrance.com/en-au/m/Contact-Us/

Use whatever has bits that glow

I've caught flatty's in the Hawkesbury on earthworms.

On a 1m swell, 1m seas, crusing at around 18-20 kts it takes me about 30-40mins to get to the Botany Wide FAD from the harbour, which is 17/18km off from Malabar so a bit further south from the heads. That's in a 5.8m with 135hp. Obviously in rougher seas or bigger swells I'll go slower. Looking at the forecast I would'nt go anywhere near that far offshore this weekend, if at all.

little red bream = juvenile snapper

The Trial Bay Gaol boatramp at Arakoon is OK, and it beats the bar crossing. Your Navara is 4x4 yeah? Then you shouldnt have any issues driving on sand. As for SWR being as about as dangerous as they get? I beg to differ. Try the Harrington crossing and you'll think SWR is a walk in the park.