queensland mackerel video

[Neil Stratford]

Here's another video of my son and I getting some  Spanish Mackerel earlier this year.

Regards

Neil

[Old Scaley]

Love the teamwork.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Great footage Neil.

[Bretto77]

That looks like a well educated son and a well oiled team born out of such education . Good job there. I would love to know more about the boat Neil. 

[Neil Stratford]

Here u go Bretto ,

I'm lucky enough to have 2 boats .

A little 4.75m Stessl edge tracker with a 70 hp Suzuki  that I fish in rivers, creeks, dams and close to shore stuff  and a 6m  boat.

The bigger boat  is an old 6m plate  Sportfish that I had re  refurbished   with a hardtop, new paint  and glass windows about 10 years ago.

I run a Furuno FCV 588 as a dedicated sounder and a Lowrance Elite FS9 as a chart  plotter.

I also use a Lowrance HDS 7 as additional  sounder /plotter when required.

Its powered by  a 140HP  Suzuki and has a 120Lt fuel tank , 200L under floor kill tank ,a self draining deck and a double bunk bed up the front.

Top speed is 34 knots and cruises nicely at 24 knots.

Neil

 

 

 

[Bretto77]

That's a beautiful boat. A guy said to me a few years ago that you really need two boats to cover all fishing options. I reckon he was right too. Thanks Neil

[Bretto77]

I love the Suzuki outboards. May I ask if you have calculated your average fuel consumption and comfortable range for that combination?

[Neil Stratford]

If sea conditions are fair to good and I have a full load,  it burns about 1.2 lt per km at 25 knots .

I can comfortably do a trip to somewhere like Square Patch off Moreton Island , about 80km  return trip from Raby Bay  ,  with about a 1/4 of a tank of fuel in reserve .If I go much further I always take extra fuel in jerry cans. 

Regards

Neil

[Angry51]

Good video Neil, love the boat.

I see you and your son taking turns, that sort of fishing would kill my back.

Some good fish there.