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1 hour ago, Huxstang said:

Looking awesome.  Always amazed at NZ for producing such great boats.  Surtees, Extreme, McLay to name a few.

100% @Huxstang, my 1st Surtees was awesome, handled most condition very well for a centre console and it had some serious fish mojo  

3 of my best mates have Surtees now and not one has had a build quality issue in the 4 & 5 years they have had them.

it made my decision really easy ordering this one; Welding and Built quality is A1 for a production boat they offer some good options to choose from as standard, plus they are open to customizing some things personally at good rates. 

There not everyone's cup of tea, they are a little tricky to drive due to the deep vee, but once worked out they perform well. 

All, 

Another Update, 

Surtees let me know last night that the boat is in the paint shop, so I'll see some photos very soon.

Next stage is fit out, 

11 hours ago, Huxstang said:

Yes I will be mainly bay and northern rivers.  If the weather is good might pop out the front.  I have gone overkill GT56 for the HD sidescan and a GT51 for a bit more depth.  51 was the right price otherwise could have gone with a Gt15 for traditional CHIRP.

Ohh and the electric has a GT56 on it from factory…definitely overkill.  I will have a GPSMAP1253xsv and 953xsv on the console and something else upfront for the LVS34.  Bride told me to set up new boat exactly how I wanted from scratch.  

Your going all out mate,  

I had that idea in mind when 1st arranging the new boat, I was wanting  a Garmin 8416 & furuno tzt3 12, But come to the realization that the additional costs of around 15k could be put in other areas of my boat & trailer and started pointing myself back towards Lowrance with a  3 in one transducer and a TM260 1kw which I finalized last night. 

3 hours ago, Angry51 said:

Paint it in camo and nobody will find your secret spots.

Camo wrap did cross my mind when purchasing my Surtees Centre console 5yr ago

Shhhh don't tell anyone about the secret spot!!!!!  

27 minutes ago, ellicat said:

It's shaping up to be a real weapon.

Have you figured out where you're taking her first up ?

Haven't decided yet, October is still a bit away.

Probably take the wife & kids to Moreton for some squid & a swim.  

42 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

That’s sounds good. Have you been trying any land based fishing recently? 

Very little

Few bait sessions in mates boats

&

Bit of rock lifting for crabs for the summer tusky sessions 

Few more pics all,

Floor and Transom is complete

Gunwhale complete.

Hartop hopefully starts next week

Then off to Paint, fit out then shipping

few more pics, 

All, 

Few build pics

Hey All, 

Been a bit quiet this past 12-months, with not much fishing due to lack of motivation & house reno's ,

I think I managed 3 trips in 2022 and didn't catch a fish/ apart from catching live baits & squid,  not sure if that counts,

So I sold the Surtees in October 2022 as it hadn't been used enough and the offer was more than I paid for it, wasn't even advertised, just a random guy at the ramp liked it, so he bought it.   So, I took it with plans on doing something else with money, but after a trip to Fraser Island before easter for a wedding the itch came back to get back on the water soon, 

So last week I bit the bullet and ordered another Surtees, not a Centre console but this time a 610 Gamefisher  with a few tasteful additions along with a 130Hp 4 stroke and Aluminum Trailer.  The Build will start at the end of May I believe and will be completed sometime in August ready for shipping. 

Should arrive early October from NZ and will take about 2 weeks to get fitted out and get her on the water, will be a tough 6 months waiting, but I'm sure it will be worth it. 

If I get any build photos i will try to add them up here once it gets started. 

Cheers Josh <><

I use 8000 & 12000 Size Shimano baitruners in the bay with 30lb & 40lb line  and have had plenty of Longtail Tuna empty spools in there 1st run. 

Good going Greg.  Your putting together a few good trips

Little tip, try floatlining your baits back towards your spot keeping your bait higher in the water column , if there are bigger fish about they will come up and grab it and run off

I can go into more detail if you like, just let me know