Old Scaley

Gem bait and tackle. Jacob’s Well bait shop beside the ramp.  Not cheap. Allow $40 per session. 

4 hours ago, rayke1938 said:

Brian any prawns around islands

Lots of boats prawning between Coochie and Macleay early in the morning , Ray. 

Which markets do you go to, Neil?

On 16/2/2024 at 2:56 PM, Noah Fitzpatrick said:

Yeah mate its a 120 amp. What sort of hardware will i need to grab though?

 

I did a post on my installation a few years ago, but can’t find it now. Lots of videos on the net. From me the extras I needed were: battery case (cheap one); 60 amp inline fuse; 2 Anderson plugs; 2 waterproof covers for the Anderson plugs; red and black tinned 15 amp power cable; some waterproof solder joiners; heat shrink tubing; liquid electrical tape. I also bought a MK quick release bracket which I haven’t used (yet).

Hope this helps. 

On 12/2/2024 at 7:41 PM, Huxstang said:

Hey Brian see if you can see this reel on Facebook mate?

https://www.facebook.com/1276354345/posts/pfbid0LD2gdKbhY4REmXDaieFTUcizWLxq2srDcK1TTAzTQmdf9txB1LCQUZFF31QA4Lgjl/?

Basically you can see we are in @ 6m of water and at around 1min you will see some fish moving across bottom right to left.  Scale across and up are all in meters.  

I then used the screen zoom to look more closely and you can clearly see they are barra.  The grids are 1m square so you can see just how big these fish are.  

That is really interesting vision @Huxstang  First time I have seen live scope excel for demo mode. What are those straight vertical lines?

Where are you going to use it and for what purpose? Is it for moving you around freshwater dams where you are not allowed petrol motors? Are you happy to use an anchor wherever you fish?  Or are you fishing salt water. If it is salt, I would definitely be looking at a unit with spot lock capability. For me, that is by far the most valuable function and you will regret not having it and start saving for a more expensive motor. 
Like most things, you get what you pay for. Don’t rush in, really think about what you want out of the motor and then look at which motor suits that need. I have had more than 3 years of trouble free running with my MK and can’t imagine not having it now. 

13 hours ago, ellicat said:

That doesn't happen often !!

Wet bum and windburn

unlucky Ray. Next time. 

Emojis are gone now too. Replaced by a question mark. 

No breakfast today?

Ok. I am in. Will be using my usual strategy of blindly tipping all the QLD teams each week.  Worked well last year until the Dolphins ran out of puff, the Cowboys decided to underperform and the Titans….. well less said about them the better. Good luck guys. 

I disagree with the West End residents saying there was nothing like this in previous floods. I often walk around the river side from West End to Kangaroo Point and last year there were masses of dead fish and some crabs belly up in the river. Having said that, IF there was a chemical spill it would be a worry. I hope the river gets back to being fish able soon but I think I will give it a miss for a week at least. 

Fun day out as usual, @ellicat  Always good when a back-up plan works out well. 

3 hours ago, Neil Stratford said:

Don’t get all excited Hweebe , the photo attachment  issued isn’t fixed . (Sorry, it might be I didn’t even try it) My photos are attached via copy and pasting a link.Pain in the …… I’ve got a few more that I’ll put up later. That Northside 3rd placed squire won’t be in play for too long. 

Well, someone’s been busy! Nice work, Neil. I need to get off my rear end and get on the water in January to help team South. Not that the team needs any help

Some great info here @Huxstang @Hweebe and @Junky  Batteries always seemed to me to be such a simple thing - until you start to use them for things other than starting the car. I am always looking to learn more about battery choice and care, so thanks boys. 

Ring the shop there and ask them for ideas. Wouldn’t be much that happens there without them knowing about it. Very friendly locals at Turkey Beach. 

Service protocols are the same as the Burke 150. I find the process easy and relatively cheap. Good habit to get into because you don’t want an avoidable failure at a critical time. 

I love that we always get a fishing report followed by the breakfast report. Nice stuff @Rebel