aussie123

The main thing out there is your anchor and chain as that is what is going to stop you from drifting, especially after a tide change when your boat changes direction.
I prefer an anchor that is one size bigger than recommended for the boat length plus a boat length of 10mm short link anchor chain.
It may be heavy to pull back up but it is far better than having to reset the anchor in the middle of the night, especially if the wind comes away and it gets rough out there.
If you are anchoring offshore, make sure your all round white light is nice and high and bright so other vessels as well as ships can easily see you.
Also let out plenty of rope to reduce the chance of popping the anchor through the night.
Set your drift alarm on the GPS, cook up a feed, have a few drinks and enjoy the night.
 

Definitely wise to start inshore while getting used to things out there.
We are going deep tomorrow so we will be about 35km outside of Moreton for the day if this wind decides to back off tonight.

We are heading out tomorrow but we will be heading offshore from Moreton.

Awesome boat Brian and I think it may be the same model that my mum and dad had which was a fantastic rig.
What size chain do you have as the chain sock comes in 2 sizes to suit either 6 or 8mm chain.
Make sure you watch this video below on how to fit the sock properly as it can save you hours of frustration due to the gal on the chain.
 

I cannot see the pictures. 😂

Found the setting today. You need to go into the charts menu, choose “restrictions” then “green zones”. Hit the radio button to turn it on and all the green zones show as a brighter shade of green than anything else on the map. Hope this helps someone else.

It would depend on your trailer setp and how much weight you are pulling Brian.
Personally I would probably ask Ray what his winch is as I think it is a cheaper Ebay winch but it has performed brilliantly over a number of years now.
These ones are a new product so I have not even had a chance to look at one yet so I honestly could not recommend them yet.

@aussie123 , A bit late, but yes it is the 6mm chain.

Awesome boat Brian and I think it may be the same model that my mum and dad had which was a fantastic rig.
What size chain do you have as the chain sock comes in 2 sizes to suit either 6 or 8mm chain.
Make sure you watch this video below on how to fit the sock properly as it can save you hours of frustration due to the gal on the chain.
 

Awesome boat Brian and I think it may be the same model that my mum and dad had which was a fantastic rig.
What size chain do you have as the chain sock comes in 2 sizes to suit either 6 or 8mm chain.
Make sure you watch this video below on how to fit the sock properly as it can save you hours of frustration due to the gal on the chain.
 

Awesome boat Brian and I think it may be the same model that my mum and dad had which was a fantastic rig.
What size chain do you have as the chain sock comes in 2 sizes to suit either 6 or 8mm chain.
Make sure you watch this video below on how to fit the sock properly as it can save you hours of frustration due to the gal on the chain.
 

Too easy mate, I will get that out tomorrow for you.

Awesome boat Brian and I think it may be the same model that my mum and dad had which was a fantastic rig.
What size chain do you have as the chain sock comes in 2 sizes to suit either 6 or 8mm chain.
Make sure you watch this video below on how to fit the sock properly as it can save you hours of frustration due to the gal on the chain.
 

Looks like freezer burn on what we call a Coral Prawn. They are bycatch when trawling for School Prawns in the shallower waters.

Looks like freezer burn on what we call a Coral Prawn. They are bycatch when trawling for School Prawns in the shallower waters.

Remember you still have the 1.5m distancing rules on a boat so most tinnies are still only you plus one other OR a group from the same household.
There is still some confusion about numbers of people on boats as some are classing a boat as an enclosed area so same rules apply as being indoors.
Also be vary wary of anything QLD Fisheries are posting up as they have been wrong on a number of occasions.
Right now I am trying to find out the law for travelling outside the current 50km radius as QLD Fisheries have just publicly stated that we can travel further than 50km (Brisbane to 1770) for essential food gathering to feed our families but when I spoke to both the Police and Water Police today, they flatley said no and that QLD Fisheries have got it wrong again.
Water Police directed me to the QLD Health website where I can submit a question to get an answer to my original question and what ever QLD Health say is what the current law is regardless of what Fisheries and the Police say.
I will post up the reply from QLD Health once I hear back from them.
Below is the reply that I recieved from QLF Fisheries 2 days ago.
 
Fisheries Queensland Lance. 
Hi Lance,

Please see advice from Queensland Health. If you are leaving the house to fish for essential reasons and it is necessary to feed your family, you are permitted to travel over the permitted 50 km, but you must use common sense.
 
 

Remember you still have the 1.5m distancing rules on a boat so most tinnies are still only you plus one other OR a group from the same household.
There is still some confusion about numbers of people on boats as some are classing a boat as an enclosed area so same rules apply as being indoors.
Also be vary wary of anything QLD Fisheries are posting up as they have been wrong on a number of occasions.
Right now I am trying to find out the law for travelling outside the current 50km radius as QLD Fisheries have just publicly stated that we can travel further than 50km (Brisbane to 1770) for essential food gathering to feed our families but when I spoke to both the Police and Water Police today, they flatley said no and that QLD Fisheries have got it wrong again.
Water Police directed me to the QLD Health website where I can submit a question to get an answer to my original question and what ever QLD Health say is what the current law is regardless of what Fisheries and the Police say.
I will post up the reply from QLD Health once I hear back from them.
Below is the reply that I recieved from QLF Fisheries 2 days ago.
 
Fisheries Queensland Lance. 
Hi Lance,

Please see advice from Queensland Health. If you are leaving the house to fish for essential reasons and it is necessary to feed your family, you are permitted to travel over the permitted 50 km, but you must use common sense.
 
 

Remember you still have the 1.5m distancing rules on a boat so most tinnies are still only you plus one other OR a group from the same household.
There is still some confusion about numbers of people on boats as some are classing a boat as an enclosed area so same rules apply as being indoors.
Also be vary wary of anything QLD Fisheries are posting up as they have been wrong on a number of occasions.
Right now I am trying to find out the law for travelling outside the current 50km radius as QLD Fisheries have just publicly stated that we can travel further than 50km (Brisbane to 1770) for essential food gathering to feed our families but when I spoke to both the Police and Water Police today, they flatley said no and that QLD Fisheries have got it wrong again.
Water Police directed me to the QLD Health website where I can submit a question to get an answer to my original question and what ever QLD Health say is what the current law is regardless of what Fisheries and the Police say.
I will post up the reply from QLD Health once I hear back from them.
Below is the reply that I recieved from QLF Fisheries 2 days ago.
 
Fisheries Queensland Lance. 
Hi Lance,

Please see advice from Queensland Health. If you are leaving the house to fish for essential reasons and it is necessary to feed your family, you are permitted to travel over the permitted 50 km, but you must use common sense.
 
 

Yes Hamish, the Greys tend to fade right out after dying where as the Spanish stay much brighter.
Often they are very hard to tell the difference and we were letting all the Spanish go the day we caught these fish but several Spanish found their way into the box by mistaken identity.
We also let go a lot of possible large Greys that day that we could not really identify properly without killing them first so better to be alive and swimming than dead and wasted.

These are definitely not schoolies.
I just found some rough kill shots that show spanish, greys and schoolies all mixed in so you can get an idea on their differences when they are chilling out together.

Benno the Grey Macks have the spanish like bars instead of spots. 
They are often very hard to tell apart from normal Spanish when they first come onto the boat but once they die, the bars on the Greys fade badly where as the bars on the Spanish stay nice and bright.

These are not schoolies,
These are Grey Mackerel and a nice catch here boys.

Yes Hamish, the Greys tend to fade right out after dying where as the Spanish stay much brighter.
Often they are very hard to tell the difference and we were letting all the Spanish go the day we caught these fish but several Spanish found their way into the box by mistaken identity.
We also let go a lot of possible large Greys that day that we could not really identify properly without killing them first so better to be alive and swimming than dead and wasted.

These are not schoolies,
These are Grey Mackerel and a nice catch here boys.

Benno the Grey Macks have the spanish like bars instead of spots. 
They are often very hard to tell apart from normal Spanish when they first come onto the boat but once they die, the bars on the Greys fade badly where as the bars on the Spanish stay nice and bright.