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bingo! Bowmouth Guitarfish
- kmcrosby78 and ellicat
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all wrong so far, @Drop Bear is kind of on the money.
Clue 2 : pluck and strum
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58 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:
Cable worst. Splinters and rusts don't bother
Strap second worst. They perish on one edge then they fail. You will be winching them in nice as pie and then your boat is on the deck. Don't bother.
Dyneema is the king. It is thin, super strong, lasts forever and will never give you any trouble.
Like I always say... Perhaps I just made it up... Perhaps sing it to the tune of Thunder struck by ACDC... or don't...
Don't listen to the rest,
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Dynema is the best,
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Put it to the test,
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Feel the love in your.... chest. Thunder struck....
Haha you’re a cracker.
Ive got dynema now but it’s old and could do with replacing. The winch itself is dodgy as, only one gear works lol
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3 hours ago, Ed. said:
I replaced the strap on my 18.5 ft boat when I got it as the strap had perished, replaced it with a 8mm dyneema rope on it (6800kg) and it has been fine. Yep I know it is overkill, but at least I know that sucker isn't going to break even with a bit of sunlight deterioration.
Depends on how the boat has been positioned on the trailer, if the boat keel sits fairly level on the trailer then it shouldn't slide off, if however the boat is on a steep angle (to make it easier to roll off on the ramp) then there is a good chance that it will and that will depend on how it it setup. If the safety chain is on then it should only go as far as the chain will allow it.
Leave the chain on and start to release the winch cable and it will either sit there or slide down to the length of the safety chain. If it doesn't move then give the boat a bit of a push and rock it to see if it budges, as it may be borderline. Once the safety chain slack is gone then it should be save to remove the winch strap.
I don't know what size boat you have or how it is tied down to your trailer, on mine I also have two 2500kg straps holding it down to the trailer (front and back) as well so they would stop my boat moving anyway.
5m tinny. Also strapped down which I forgot about. Even when at the boat ramp it takes a good shove to push off, so I’d imagine it’s safe. Might just put another strap on anyway
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Hey all
im waning to replace the winch on my trailer and im just looking at options in terms of rope or trap or cable. mine was rusted out and wouldnt spool off easily from when i bought it so time to replace. Just wanted to hear the brains trust opinions and experience with any of them. And no it wont be a electric winch, just the hand cranked one that i use a cordless drill on.
on another note, im assuming its safe to replace with the boat on the trailer as long as the safety chain is on? i cant see my boat sliding away if i loosen it up to replace.
- AUS-BNE-FISHO and Drop Bear
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No worries at all mate. A permanent reminder of the win!
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$71 delivered with some vacuum bag rolls. cant beat it
- Old Scaley, ellicat, kmcrosby78 and 1 other
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Sad news. So young too
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@ellicat 6lb main and leader, was lucky to pull the cod away from the pontoon
- ellicat and AUS-BNE-FISHO
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Hey all!
last minute trip to Newport over the weekend with my brother which wasn’t a bad session. I threw around Ecogear bream prawns in the 40mm salt n pepper colour. Although used a cranka crab which im now a fan of! I landed my pb cod from the kayak which was good fun. Landed a few solid bream too. The cod was caught at the back of a pontoon close to shore in the shadows (pic below where you can see where the cranka crab landed)
The biggest bream was caught on the cranka crab on what was a really fast retrieve. I cast parallel to a pontoon but it was a rubbish cast so I just decided to retrieve in really fast and cast again, after a few winds and bang! This big bream hammered the lure, was pretty cool!
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what a weapon! nice one man
- Ryannnnnnnn, GregOug and ellicat
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Hey team!
I went shark fishing last night in the passage (caught nothing), but there was a group of lads 200m down the beach from me who hooked into this monster while targeting sharks too. It took half a freshwater eel bait. I’ve only ever seen a few caught in SEQ land based. I’ve also heard rumours of giant cod and grouper living under the bridge, so there must be some truth to it! She was released and swam away strong. Catch of a lifetime for that Bloke!
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Jigging braid is multi colour (changes colour every 10m) so you know how far down your jig is
- Old Scaley, Kat and Brodie_S
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Shark Fishing Guide - How To Target Sharks
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that true. i might add how i prepare them for the table, its gruesom but it works. Alot of people soak in milk which seems to produce good reslts. ive never tried that so i wont comment on that.
if you plan to eat one, this is how i do so...
As soon as you catch a shark you wish to eat, cut off its tail and leave alive to bleed out in a bucket for a few minutes, then put on ice. the key is to bleed it fast.