are you prepared article on safety

[kriso]

Hey guys,

chucked together a quick article on safety thats currently on the homepage or you can find it in the tacklebox section of the site in the helpful articles section. i have written it due to the amount of new boaties and fisho's hitting the water as well as the silly season coming on as well. i have started this thread so once you have had a read of it if you choose thier maybe a helpful idea you have to add on the topic. this doesnt apply just for boats, land based fishos can come across injured people or be injured them selves just as easily. so have a read and then throw some ideas up if you have any

cheers

Kriso

[Feral]

Looks good mate, If you could scrounge something on treating hook injuries and add it would be helpful. Apparently Chilli is not impressed with the "crack a tinny and laugh" method I suggested, so we need a better one!

[kriso]

hahaha thanks feral, if chilli had a first aid guide in his boat he could of found what to do lol!

[dassa]

Good read kriso alot of basic thing's people should do but don't thank's for raising the issue and hopefully people may take notice. Every person that gets on my boat all get the run down for there saftey and my paece of mind,again thanks

cheers dassa

[Davo_Dinkum]

maybe for landbased guys ,snake bites and snake info .

maybe even just a thing on if u run into 1 what to do .

there are a few about in this hot weather.

[AZZA]

Good read Kirso a timely reminder as I am sure that most of us get a bit complacent now and then. Another thing I do is make sure that some one else on the boat knows how to operate it incase something happens to me.

[kriso]

thanks guys, and its suprising azza how many people head out with no one on board knowing how to operate it but the skipper.

[tugger]

good read kriso and timely with my boat kit i add a simple tool kit eg; screw drivers shifter electrical ties electrical tape tie wire spare globes for nav lights spare fuses etc , and i am a member of the coast gaurd who have my boat info

mark

[kriso]

yeah being a member of a coast guard is definately something worth considering for those who spend all there time in the bay and beyond. correct me if im wrong but some insurance companies will give you cheaper insurance if your a member of a coast gaurd as well

[Terry H]

Hook removal is typical is a simple concept that anyone sohuld know.

Generally the best idea is to push the treble/hook all the way back out, so it the hook goes in and all the way out (so you're properly hooked) that way you can cut the hook below the barb and pull out the two sections.

I still remember the time Angus hooked himself with a jackall.. He's there trying to rip it back out the way it came, commenting on how muhc it was hurting..

"Mate you're doing it wrong!" haha

I think Feral is right but. Crack a tinny and laugh is a great method for us that weren't getting hooked

[tugger]

carrying enough fuel to get you there and back with enough in reserve as getting to spot x on a good day to a bad day will be different depending on weather