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Thanks guys

Thanks Noel. I'm now also looking at the evakool eskies which seem similar in quality (and price) to the Yetis

I am looking at getting an Esky for the boat/camping. Something about 120l. Does anyone have any views on yeti vs icey tek. Obviously the yeti is more expensive but is it worth it? And if you would recommend a different brand than these two please let me know.

I went with the daiwa bg5000. Sofar so good. Now I just need to catch something with it!

The boat is in Pittwater so it’s a matter of either staying in Pittwater or driving 20mins to get out. I just wasn’t sure if the rain makes it better or worse in or out of the harbour. Thanks guys

Just curious to what everyone thinks about how the rain we have had will affect fishing in Sydney. Once the swell settles down will fishing be ok or are we better waiting for a longer time? I might have a window to get out this weekend and just trying to figure out if I should stay in the harbour and target kinds, squid etc. or if I should get outside and target snapper. Or if I should head up to broken bay and target jewfish? I’m a bit new to fishing in Sydney

Thank you alll

thanks guys sorry i thought of putting the budget on there as soon as i had closed my computer down. Budget is probably up to $400 all in. thanks for replies so far

hi there, ive read a few of the posts on here looking at various different outfits for kings. Some are boat, some smaller lure fishing etc. My question is what would everyone suggest for flicking soft plastics, stickbaits etc off a wharf/boat/rocks for kings ideally over legal and if im lucky up to the magic meter mark. im fishing around Sydney. thanks a lot

are you getting the snapper on the livies? i'm keen to try and get out over the long weekend if possible and have never targetted snapper in the hawkesbury

Ah right. Too far for me to go I think. Thanks anyway

Out of interest how far off are the fish traps. I’m thinking of having a go for dollies this week but only a smallish boat so trying to assess the distance and conditions before having a go. Cheers

Hi guys. A couple of quick qns. I’ve read most the forum chats on the topic but can’t find some very basic answers so sorry for covering old ground if it’s already on here. 1) how is the best way to store / kill blue swimmer crabs if you want to eat them the night you catch them? 2) what is the best way to clean them before cooking? 3) if you catch one in a trap should you leave it there so that it hopefully attracts its buddies (I can leave our trap at the end of a wharf for a long time) 4) any tips for where to do it in Pittwater? thanks a lot

Early days but we had 14 in there I think. Could have handle more is my guess

Tested it today on the water. Worked great. The only problem was that when we were travelling we had to switch the bilge off and the yakkas died in pretty quick fashion. So I definitely need a pickup at some point. Also does anyone have a view on whether the lid needs air holes or not? The orher problem this morning was we didnt didn’t catch anything with the yakkas!

Thanks a lot.

Thanks for the tips. I haven’t heat shrieked them yet cause I’m just waiting to work out the best length once I get access to the boat

here we go, lets see if this video works. livebait.mp4

just got around to finishing it (almost) and have now tested it. It took twice as long because of interruptions by young kids (as expected. Here are some photos and a video. The one thing i need to fix is the connection between the inlet and the flexible spiral hose is leaking a little (any tips? hose clamp works but not well). Then resize pipes and electrical wires when i know the right dimensions in the boat. Thanks again for your help everyone.

thanks for the reply Zoran. We have a 4.5m polycraft, 50hp motor. We will be fishing mostly in pittwater so have time but that said we do fish close to the points and when the wind is whipping across the bay we could end up on rocks pretty quickly. Ultimately in pittwater we can just throw the anchor down and work on getting the motor started after that. thanks for the link to the other chat. i hadnt seen that one despite searching quite a bit

Hi all, Im keen to hear everyone's views on what would be better? I currently run a single battery for our 4.5m boat. So trying to work out a backup plan whilst adding as little weight as possible. Cheers

fantastic thanks. Today is the day. Going to have a go at building it.

And whilst I’ve got you guys cause you have been a huge help, what do you reckon about size of barrel? The boat is a 4.5m poly with a 50hp 4 stroke. So it’s well powered but not heaps of power. So I’m trying to balance size of live bait well without adding too much weight. I’ve seen a 35l barrel at Bunnings which seems ok but maybe too small? I’ve seen a 60l barrel at my local pool store. But this seems too big. Do you think 35l will be ok? Bearing in mind it won’t have 35l capacity as I won’t be filling To the top. Thanks

And to confirm. Everyone reckons connecting to existing battery in boat is fine or bring separate battery? And if connecting to battery In boat is there a quick way? I’ve read alligator clips rust easily. But I want to try and have a solution that is easy on easy off. Cheers

Nice thanks guys