rayke1938

When O do mine I always clean and polish the inner seal surface with emery. The main cause of bearing failure is due tio the inner seal failing. If the surface that the seal sits on has a wear groove or rust pits it wi9ll pay to fit a stainless speedy seal. They are not cheap but a lot cheaper than a new axle or leaving the missus sitting on the road side to guard the boat and trailer while you try to locate a set of bearings. I carry a spare wheel mounted on a hub and bearings. Ray

Excellent as flesh bait,schnapper love it. Too boney to eat may be ok if minced . I just couldnt be bothered. They have only become prevalent on the bay over the last 5 years before then I hadnt seen one. Ray

Good on ya it now will only get better. Main thing for filleting is to have a very sharp knife. I just cut into the backbone cartelege near the tail and take a slice off the side up as far as the gfins just behind the gills. Then turn the fillet over and cut down as far as the skin and holding blade at an angle remove flesh from skin. I usually remove the 2 anal fins before I fillet and skin.Once you get the knack its easy. The skin is very tough and hard on your knife. When i am boating and am going to take a fish home I dong the shark with a priest and head it ( the guts and liver usually come away with the head) and tail it straight away and place the carcase in a bucket of water to bleed out for about 10 minutes and then ice it down this seems to improve the quality of the meat. Great fillets and no bones. Ray

Good report Al . With reference to your overrun problem its just a matter of setting your reel up correctly and then LOTS of practice. If you go to Tackleworld or maybe your local tackle store ( dont bother about BCF or Supar A mart they are too busy to spend time with a non buying customer ) they will assist you in how to adjust your reel. Tackleworld at Tingalpa are excellent but are on the other side of town to you. Ray