samsteele115

Na, a mate did. There are longies offshore! Might go have a crack

Yep still schoolies in the rainbow as of yesterday

I still use rusty hooks if they are sharp, but not when their original strength rating is relied upon. For example I will swap a rusty 3/0 single hook from a stickbait I targeted tuna with, to a slug that I will target tailor with. As long as it's sharp, I don't need it to be overly strong for that application. Small trebles though would probably be worth replacing. Definitely lost a fish or two from a small rusty treble

I've only been seasick when on some medications, and in those times I found ginger tablets and ginger beer helpful! Plus not staring at something on the boat for too long (sounder, knots, lures, willy, etc) +1 to eating a meal beforehand too. Nothing worse than throwing up stomach acid

+1 to the above, however don't under estimate the power of a pause. Snapper for example eat on the pause (5-10 seconds)more often than not, and flathead love one too.

Finding flathead lies is almost as good as catching them I reckon. I find it oddly therapeutic. Found a 90cm one the other day! And a few today the size of the one you have pictured. Couldn't catch any though, but maybe Thursday

Great report hamish! Enjoyed that, mate

I don't target schoolies much yet (0 from 6 from the last two efforts), but from all reports they seem to be in better numbers in the rainbow channel instead of Rous compared to previous years.

Should be on the bottle

Looks like a live bait!! Shame about the braces mate, a painful memory. It'll be worth it though

Bugger! Pretty sure it says to wait 3-5mins on mine? I find it quite satisfying to use, but sorry for the bum steer. I guess if you have a high pressure hose nothing will really beat that. I'm stuck with 300kpa mains pressure and no gerney

If you look at its Ph levels I think it's only slightly acidic, I've read else where that it seems to be fine on gelcoat, glass, wraps etc.. not sure over a long period of time though. I tend to not use it every time, if I'm going out the next day or the day after. Only when I know the boat will be sitting there for a week or so. But that's only cos I'm a tight***! Yeah mate it speeds up the process for sure!

Yeah mate having dried squid ink on the gunnels usually requires a lot of scrubbing. After foaming the boat, it wipes off with a cloth pretty easy. I imagine the same with fish blood too. Saves a lot of time and elbow grease

Actually won't be able to stay the night sorry mate, work commitments. Bugger. Wednesday morning though I hope!

Might wander on down! (Hopefully not in the fire truck ) I'll try to make it happen Tuesday night otherwise Wednesday I'm free all day

Hi Greg, Recently purchased both the salty captain engine flush and the boat wash (they are separate products). The hose attachments and fittings they come with are of better quality than expected and worth the money in my opinion. The engine flush is good peace of mind more than anything

Jigging rods tend to be a slower action, short, thin, light and strong for its appearance. Its helpful to have a soft tip for slow pitch jigging as the quarter turn of the reel and subsequent bounce of the rod tip is what gives the jig action and best feel. I don't have a specific jig rod anymore and I kind of miss them but you definitely don't NEED one for jigging!

It would mate. Unless you can prove who you are with is from the same household

But not outdoor music festivals of course! No gambling money from those

The railblaza mount is an ideal transducer position for shallow water or "creek basher" style kayaks I reckon. Only go for a through-hull mount if you don't intend to fish shallow waters. Not having the option to remove the transducer to drag kayak over the ground is a pain in the bum! This eliminates the problem.

Just thinking out loud, I think I might put the EPIRB in the orange safety grab bag with all other safety gear + the 2 additional block life jackets that keep it afloat Important conversation. Thanks for bringing it up.

I like that you're paying attention to this... hopefully never need to use it! But no harm in being prepared. I also pulled out the boat epirb and it took me a few seconds longer than anticipated taking out of the bracket. It needs to be in as easily accessible place AND somewhere you can access in the event of your boat being tipped over. I like having it near the sides somewhere for that reason. It is currently not in a fixed mounted position (Just sitting in boat side pocket) so a good reminder to get that done in case I need to fumble around for it one day... There SHOULD be an expiry on the device somewhere. Also test it. First 5 mins of the hour by pressing the 'TEST' button. I also have a PLB which is light and compact and I can attach it to my life jacket along with handheld radio (for bar crossings and higher risk situations). The drawback to this is it doesn't transmit signal under water like epirbs do. I think the standard epirb sends a signal every 5 mins or so? And the more expensive gps ones a live location? Just a guess.

Well I've got the flatty bug again. Been out a couple more times since, and stocked up on the appropriate gear that I had been quite light on. I tend to have mostly heavier gear these days. What I've also been loving is occasionally seeing squid have a go at the lure and switch baiting them like so: Simply leave lure out there to keep them interested and put the rod in rod holder, grab another rod with squid jig ready and cast out. The jig will get their attention and you're on! So yeah, picking up calamari bycatch has been quite satisfying even if the flatties are slow. Muzz (co boat owner) got a nice 58cm and a couple more in the 40s were boated. I also lost an 80cm+ near the net the other day! Was a bit of a bummer. Obviously would have released the big girl anyway but it would have been nice to take the lure out... 8lb leader can be a tad too light for these larger fish. I usually like using 14lb for flatties but only had 8 or 20 to choose from. Nevermind, I'm stocked up and ready for next time!

Awesome mate!! That's a great session! Do you get duskies in exmouth ?

Something like that mate!