Jimmyjack

I think your question might revolve around how much is spent on a pot. I would suggest that with most pots in the $30 to 50 mark, they would spend $5 to 10 to keep them safe.

Those who spend $50 to $150 per pot might spend up to $50 to safeguard them however those who crab well:

* have ways of protecting/camouflaging  their pots already and perhaps have less need of a solution; or/and

*  don't bother in high traffic areas or in times of high flow.

Welcome back Angus. Pass on my regards to your dad. Good to see you injecting some life into the pages.

On 25/08/2022 at 7:40 AM, Old Scaley said:

And plenty of donuts. Not everyone posts their donut trips.

I'd have no time for anything else. Up to the Mary and western Fraser last weekend. three small gold spots. No barraa, no threadies, not even a catfish!

41 minutes ago, Hweebe said:

I always have a look over the water as i cross the highway bridge and there is always a boat / boats anchored up over the weekend. Surely someone is catching something.....either that or they are all out avoiding being at home??. I know for one of my mates, the major perk of crabbing and fishing as a hobby is getting out of the house.... away from errands and chores LOL.

I agree up to a point. My fishing this year has been so crap Im beginning to unenjoy it. Like loving to play cricket but getting beaten by ten wickets every week. And being in Brisbane compounds it because it's not like I get away from everything when everyone is getting away from everything at the same time and in the same place. 

Despite having all the attributes it fishes poorly IMO. Always bait around, with some deeper water there and structure. It's like a mini version of the codhole/jewhole at the Maroochydore highway bridge but with much less action. HAve not had much success anywhere on the Pine but that's more a reflection of my skill level than the reality. Def casting upcurrent is the way to go I agree. 

4 hours ago, Hweebe said:

Could be completely old wives tale but I remember reading on a forum / fb somewhere that going to Stainless Prop for motors under ~140hp would was marginal performance improvement (from reduced flex), unless you were also changing the prop pitch / diameter.

Long story short the consensus advice was to wait until the aluminium prop was damaged before putting money into a new prop. No incidents yet on my prop (which is a good thing) so I'm still on my original aluminium prop.

I have seen some big improvements with a stainless prop. There is so much less flex and it bites hard so better response. But it can be negated if you have the wrong size and pitch, or the wrong depth setting on your motor. 

On 20/05/2020 at 8:06 PM, ellicat said:

It's pretty much ready to go. I just have to fill the water bottle and then the esky. 

It hasn't been serviced for 18 months so that's one of the first things to happen.

Dont forget the fuel tank...

12 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Just to clarify, my 'I can't see it was worth it' comment wasn't referring to whether it was worth a penalty, I was referring to the lack of need for the Tigers player to impede Feldt and risk a match-sealing penalty, given the very unlikely scenario that the Cowboys would have scored if they managed to regather the ball.

Agree with you, there are plenty of 'strange' rulings.

OK gotcha and agree! 

Yeah thats a bummer about the build prices, hope it clicks into gear soon.

On 04/07/2022 at 1:47 PM, Angry51 said:

Droughtmaster/Charbray X.

Got him about March,, he's last years drop and just feeding him in the yards with 2 cows to

build a bit of bone and muscle while hes young. Give him a good start in life. He's 17 mths

old now and trying to work. Nice and quiet, can talk to him and I think he knows what you're saying.

NIce. He'll be well muscled with that breeding. Just watch him over the heifers, probably throw a sizeable calf but I'm sure from what  you've said that you'll be aware of that.

14 minutes ago, Angry51 said:

Yeah, it's been raining for 3 days.

Been down to the yards and fed my new bull and got nothing

else to do.

Too cold outside, might go to bed and read a book.

What sort of bull?

22 hours ago, ellicat said:

60 is a big mullet. I bet you were surprised with the extra weight on the line.

In the cast net. Yeah it was like a croc!

22 hours ago, Kat said:

Hey @JimmyjackDid you catch it on a line or in a net?  I know you can line fish for them but have no clue how

Did you eat it or keep for bait?

Cast net. got a few others around 40 and had a nice feed of mullet on the barbie. 

Yes we caught a few on the weekend on the Mary, one about 60cm! We called those fellas itchety grubs, and worked out pretty soon after moving out west not to throw rocks at the bags in the trees.

https://alvey.com.au/shop/reel-parts-drawings-superseded-models/

This might help a bit?

How are you going Ed?

Herring will school up whereas generally you will get poddy mullet a te mouths of narrow gutters, on the drop off of sandbanks and yes, for sure on flats sand and mud. If you have a tinny you can go up little creeks and cast net by sight when you see them trying to get past.

It will draw through the line without a fuel pump I think, althoughyou have to be careful your lines dont get tiny cracks or splits.

You have to have a dedicated breather valve built in to the system so the gas can escape on a hot day.

You can either have a sender built in to the tank which then requires a gauge to read fill level, or you can use a piece of dowel down into the tank when you want to check the level. I  use dowel on mine but I would love a sender etc but it's no big deal really. Gradually you learn how muuch fuel you use per hour and how much you have left. 100 litres equates to over 100kg which means another person in weight, and if that goes up the front that can change the dynamics of your boat ride and handling.

3 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

 

Write up a CV, Drop into your local BCF and I am sure you will get a job. I don't think there is much work in the Magazines any more but they are easy to google and contact. 

Yes magazines are doiing it tough but you if you come up with an idea they will generally take it on board. so you may not be paid but you may well be published. 

8 hours ago, ellicat said:

Yes, I find this too. A second swivel would overcome this, but that would mean extra knots that I'm too lazy to do. haha

Exactly, and more knots so less strength. Plus extra swivels to lose in snaggy country. ANd less able to wind to reasonable length to cast.

Also, when I'm bait fishing I just use a modified albright rather than FG because the FG is such a low profile that the sinker will go over the FG and not go back down to the swivel after you cast. Also, I can tie an albright in about twenty seconds, while an FG takes me about 3 or 4 minutes. Important when you're rigging up quickly after a bust off and getting bait back in the water as quickly as possible. But FG is great for chucking lures as it goes through the runners very easily.

Great work Ray.

Just look for spots where a fish can smash a baitfish like a herring or mullet without spending energy chasing it. Short, sharp shock as PF said. This is what jack prefer so anywhere they can see bait cruising past and can hammer that bait from their hideout will be a good spot. However, as mentioned, they can be very temperamental and not hit for ages until suddenly...

17 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

Sea Jay are the same. 

Most seajay are the same and have a ply floor but for example the ranger sports has acheckerplate floor, ideal for hosing out the mud etc. Also built by family business in Bundy. The McLay has a checkerplate floor and has foam trapped underneath thee gunnels and floor. There might also be some of the quintrex and other brands that come with a chckerplate floor but you have to pick and choose. Trailcraft used to be built in Western Australia but I don't believe they are any more, but their tinnies had a plate floor. Correct me if I'm wrong about where they're built. Youll also find some of the plate boat builders have plate floors, like OMM , AMM in a 5 m centre or side console.