Ed.

Sorry Drop Bear, just read the first post and didn't realize it is not a charter company that you are going with but with friends, so nothing to go by as to what to expect. Either way any of the gear mentioned will still do the job. Incidentally are you providing any of your gear for others to use or is everyone bringing their own gear? If you aren't targeting any of the jumbo sized fish then the 30 sized and under reels should be suitable.

I would still recommend getting the kidney harness and gimble setup.

For example:

https://www.wellsystackle.com.au/_products//Accessories/FishingGIMBALBELTSHARNESSES/AftcoFishingHarness-MAXFORCEXH1-8110-21288-.aspx

https://www.wellsystackle.com.au/_products//Accessories/FishingGIMBALBELTSHARNESSES/AftcoFishingGimbal-CLARIONFightingBelt-8110-21290-.aspx

or

https://www.wellsystackle.com.au/_products//Accessories/FishingGIMBALBELTSHARNESSES/BlackMagicFishingEqualiserGIMBALBELTHARNESSSET-8110-1214-.aspx

Personally I got the Aftco Maxforce XH1 for myself as I liked it better than the Black Magic one and made a Gimbal rod belt to suit, but there are other options out there as well. I already had  a full harness but didn't like using it as it placed way to much pressure on the back where as using the stand up kidney one, puts the pressure on your hips and legs so you don't feel the strain nearly as much and is much more relaxing.

And a rainy one at that too, I was in bed by 10:30pm myself. Been a very hectic month or else I am just getting old and can't hack the pace.

Yep, thought you might like them better!

Hey @GregOug, now that you have the Tyrnos reels, how do you like using them compared to the TLD's that you had?

Cheers

Ed.

On 29/12/2021 at 6:14 AM, Drop Bear said:

The boat has large outriggers so I want to tow a spread of 5. I have enough rods but I think I need to upgrade a few reels and thought I'd get some more Tyrnos 20s. (Should I get 30s?)

Hi Drop Bear, I used to have both the Tyrnos 20 and the 30, from memory, the main difference is that the 30 is a wide version of the 20, so it just has more line capacity, all the rest of the spec's such as retrieve rate, drag power are the same.

So it would really depend on what you are chasing and if the boat can run down the fish should you hook a big one. Having said that, both of these reels hold a decent amount of line. You know the old saying " bigger is better"! although I did end up selling my 30 first.

When you come back and if you are into "Ballooning", then the 30 would be better, as you would let out 100-200+ meters of line just to get the bait out to the right area and still have lots of line in reserve.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Cheers

Ed.

Found a nice acreage block near Bundaberg, going to try to go up there for a visit in this week or so, hope they don't sell it in the meantime, only 12 minutes to beach, even the missus likes it! Have to suss out the builders in the area and see how long it will take to build there, depending on the Missus's work, we will either rent down here or up there till it is built.

Not too far from Bargara, Elliot and Burnett heads and 1.5 hrs to Hervey Bay, so fairly close to most places.

Same as others have said, would not be my idea of fun, we just came back from Woorim just now, the water was pleasantly warm, it was a little bit windy(probably 10-15kts) and the chop would be  worse the further out you got as there was a storm coming in.

Thanks for that Tracker

Tracker: What are the Sandflies/mozzies like there?

It is, but now will have to do some research on where to go, Hervey Bay would be nice as it has good fishing and close to Fraser Island, the Bundaberg area has bigger acreage not too far from the coast and at more affordable prices. The missus also likes 1770, Cairns is closer to the reef but gets too hot and humid for a large part of the year, unless we go to the Tablelands, the further north we go, the beaches get less and less swimmable due to various bities and muddy coastal water does not appeal.

At this stage the Hervey Bay area seems like a good compromise, we really haven't given it much thought as we weren't expecting such a quick sale and were planning to start doing the research in a few months when I finished renovating, this has just accelerated everything. Too many choices but at least it is a start.

That is one big cat, are they edible?

Thanks, I had a quick read and it seems that it is a good thing, just surprised that it hadn't had that much publicity till now.

I don't have a problem with that, but it would be nice to have all the details released as well as this is the first I have heard about it.

Looks like the Australian Government is proposing to make 2 new massive marine parks around the Cocos Keeling and Christmas Islands, total area about 740000 sqkm, which is twice the size of the Great Barrier reef. Haven't found any details about what type of restrictions they plan to put on them so don't know how I feel about it yet.

I would have thought that as they are so far away from anywhere, that there would be no need to cover that much area! Anybody here know more about it?

Also bungs (once).

Thanks Brian for organizing it, a nice morning out.

Cheers

Ed.

What is the exact address for the get together, as I don't know that area very well.

Cheers

Ed.

Don't know if there will be any fish with the amount of almost non stop rainfall we have had lately, where I am, we have had just under 350mm.

Just in case anyone missed it, it is still raining !

So is anybody going to be fishing there as well or is it just a social "barby" and get together?

Hi zzviper, How about this one to ponder over:

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/whitsundays/motorboats-powerboats/stacer-boat-6m/1282005076

Cheers

Ed.

If my memory is correct, it was also bad luck to have women on board a boat as well, so sorry Kat, you will have to stay home whilst your BF takes your boat out and goes fishing.....! and you can wait for him to return.

Yeah, right! Like that is going to happen?