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Your going to need a intermittent relay and a particular switch, can't rember the name. If you want to dyi it, you could probably pull the parts from a car yard.

I'll pm you a couple of spots worth a try.

Those squid spikes are meant to be quite effective with whiting or pillis. I haven't personally tried but did see some people using them to great success and asked the tackle shop about them and they said that they're worth using when the squids aren't hitting jigs

I've tried soft plastics on a paternoster rig with my only success being small snapper and other random fish. Found that drifting over reefs and rocky patches quite effective and sometimes I might try putting bait on as well or baiting the soft plastics. Wouldn't ever say it's the most effective but it does work. I do quite like doing that method with squid jigs to as it allows me to use multiple sizes and colours and get down to the bottom a lot faster.

I use a Garmin striker 4 found it great especially for the price. Though the larger screen of the hook 2 might suit you more

Anyone used a fish seeker mini kontiki or know if they are any good? They just look interesting and are cheaper than getting another drone. Thanks

I do a bunch of online selling and am posting things everywhere. I found cutting the box down to the point where it only just fits helps which also reduces the amount of packaging. You want to reduce weight as much as possible. I try to avoid shipping large things but couriers are usually the best bet. I got some rods shipped from Qld I think via courier, was like $30. Not a fan of shipping rods but you can get some really long tubes that work well.

If your referring to on a kayak, absolutely not. Main thing being the safety concern of you flip. Once they fill with water, pretty much not going to be able to swim at all. If your thinking about winter, found a wetsuit was great, but leave the top half off as I over heated to much. Even though I think you said you were in fresh water, with a less likely chance to flip, best that your prepared for that one time you do.

Under the harbour bridge is the first place that comes to mind, but also ferry warfs, though they will be busy and not the easiest to fish during the day

The sienna isn't the easiest reel to being to learn to service. It was one of my first ones that I serviced and it wasn't easy. The main one to watch out for the the bearing under the rotor, should be relatively large and black plastic, the metal things need to be put back in a specific orientation otherwise it won't sit properly. Other than that though, the sienna isn't to bad. Just need some grease. Also, grease the lip of the housing where the 2 prices clamp together, helps to prevent water intrusion. And if your screw up, the sienna isn't the end of the world I guess. New reels always feel smoother 😂. I think I might know of a YouTube guide, think I saved it somewhere. Also leave the bail arm, there a tiny spring in there and it always goes flying

When at the main car park at remada, looking out towards the bay, to the left there's like a gravel area next to the caravan park, I've seen people chaining up their boats to a tree there.

I know there's eels there and an occasional carp, but never caught a bass there, haven't tried though either.

Makes sense, was thinking as it was rather flat in the middle and close to the bottom could have been a ray.

Arrived around 8 am, at Bayview, loaded up the kayaks and unfortunately found that the pedal drive didn't fit. I had a major failure in the frame of the pedal drive and got the a new frame put in, unfortunately due to a slight design change adding 2 stubs on the side, it wouldn't fit in. Luckily have a large tool box in the rig so managed some alterations. Got out on the water to target squid, the water was fairly clear, at 24.8 degrees. Unfortunately no squid, but lots of jellyfish bits. Kept heading around, found some nice marks on the sounder, dropped a chrome lure with no success. Went out to the main chanel, just sounding around when I saw a very large mark, it was fairly flat in the middle with a slight curve on the front and end, not like a normal curve and much larger. It was quite low to the bottom about 10 or 11m deep. If anyone's for any ideas, what that might be, would be interested to know. Then the weird things started happening, found a school of yakkas, chucked in burly, they all came up, dropped in a sabiki, not one touched it, they ate everything but the sabiki. Ended up with 1 yakka, which I unfortunately dropped and another that was taken by a king just a bit under the kayak. After that decided to trawl a pilli and some squid strips around, the flasher rig close to the bottom and squid strip mid water column. Found some marks here and there but they were very spread out. Then came the really interesting part, saw fish busting up, went over, saw a big school on the sounder with marks surrounding it. Trawled multiple times through but absolutely nothing. After a few mins everything went quiet. a couple of locals were out there to with no success, not even on the yakkas. Went back to the beach to pack up where I wasn't paying attention and stood on a oyster rock and cut my foot open. So yeah very disappointing day considering the conditions, but always good to get out.

Yeah if you want to use lures to, baitrunner isn't the one that'd you want. I like the light Shimano reels to, but have to keep up the maintenance, on them. If your after pure durability, slammer, spinfisher or battle will serve you well. As for the battle vs the slammers, I won't speak for the battle 3 as I don't have to much experience with them , but the battle 2 feels great. It's smooth, feels like it has a bit of weight, has a lot of power, sealed and just feels like a solid good reel. The slammer is a bit smoother, better sealing, I'd say the spinfisher and battle are about the same. Probably should go to a shop and try them out.

Ahh sorry didn't remember you wanted to throw lures. Baitrunners have a pretty low ratio, in saying that I've used my liveliner to throw lures. Live liners are tough as, I use them off the kayak and they take a beating when heading out through the break. They get dunked, wacked and splashed and they just keep going, same as the slammers. I use the slammers for shark fishing in the surf and they constantly get soaked and they just don't stop. The Penns are like Toyotas, on the reasonable price end, not the smoothest but they just keep going. If you want looks and feel, Shimano is the way to go. I've unfortunately damaged almost all my Shimanos on the kayak, surprisingly the old bait runners still going. Mate loves the dawia saltist, didn't mind the Penns and hated Shimanos. Also have a look at the battle 2, mine was left of the bottom for a few days before it was recovered, quick spray and grease and it was up and going like nothing happened.

Thought about a baitrunner or liveliner? 6500 or 6000 size depending on what brand. Slammer 4 is great, slightly lighter slammer 3, but basically the same, didn't notice to much difference.

Found the front rod holders in the seak the reels tend to get splashed so keep that in mind. For fresh water, I take max 2 rods, offshore take 3-4. I found putting clips on the leader was great as it allowed me to change rigs so quickly. I have a box of pre made rigs that comes on the kayak found that was an effective way of handling everything. I not to rig on the kayak as that splits your attention. Also quick tip with the seak, the rod holder that comes with it is a Scotty mount, so if you want to keep it, can use Scotty mounts for it. Another thing with that is if your going to stand on it make sure the weight is well distributed, really doesn't like having undistributed weight. Another thing is when it starts to tip, not much chance to recover ot before fully tipping, unlike a hobie. Found the storage in the back awesome for a create, I put my pots or a create in the back and the wheels and sometimes pots on the front and use the hatch to drop them. You do tend to situp high and do get effected by the wind. Overall though, great kayak for inshore and fresh water. The handles can be a little bit of a weakness, and be a bit gentle with the rudder peddles, they can break

Had a bit of a rat problem, anyways dog did it's job and caught a whole bunch and decided to do a little experiment as people were saying sharks will only eat things they're used to, chucked a rat out and caught a small bullshark on a dead rat. I'm sure little chunks of rat would work for bream and stuff, hard to say.

what area were you having trouble with? also its worth looking at getting a motor for the seak, its cumbersome to paddle but insanely stable. i use mine for fresh water and bream fishing and crabbing, hence ive got a motor. never found the rudder all that effective, the motor is alright, 24 was reasonable but i found 54 was pretty good, though the weight adds up really quickly. also the rudder leaks, not the worst but just keep that in mind.

ive setup a solar system in my car, guess it should be applicable for you. i used redarc dcdc charger and a smart isolator for my dual batteries, the dc to dc manages it all and the isolator isolates the batteries. the charger distrobutes the charge to the battery with the lowest charge, been working really well. i also used anderson plugs for everything as ive standardised on them, the dc to dc i think can handle up to 3 batteries though i rarely use 3 and the 3rd is used as a fridge backup

i can grab some pics of mine, though its been modified should give you an idea

They replied, size limits and bag limits do not apply to private property, same as opera house traps are legal on private property. The one I contacted was unsure about opera house traps in saltwater and will contact me later with an answer.

Thanks very much, I'll directly ask them. Was always under the assumption that private property was exempt from fisheries regulations including bag limits. Im guessing its illegal to be in possession of opera house traps as well then, or does that apply to fresh water, as I was advised they were permitted in salt water to catch poddies.

Are the opera house traps allowed on private property though?