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aerator pump and a bucket / tub of some kind. Otherwise a tub with lid drill lotsa holes in it and hang it in the water.

Yep there is a fair bit of good gear out there , and most has been in my hands , some of which is sitting in my spare room on rod racks . The two outfits i metioned earlier are definately my go to gear whenever i hook up the boat , I have a calcutta and a 6500 on short boat rods that permanantely sit in my boat and never come out , these rods have a squid jag and a whiting rig attatched at all times just incase of emergency.

snapps and everything else big that swims by - 2010 saltiga 4500 running 50 lb braid matched to 2010 saltiga 60s 30-40 lb rod.Whiting all the way down the food chain to squid and tommies - 2010 certate 2500 hi gear custom running 10 lb braid matched to a 2010 daiwa spellbinder 5 - 9 kg rodthats all i ever take and all i will ever need.

what type of bigger fish you thinking of chasing mate???? ,in my opinion it would probably more suited to heavy jigging and not much more , unless your chasing rays or sharks.

How did my sixth sense tell me almost EXACTLY what USSR would say :whistle: :pinch:
I'm glad you said LADY Kat :whistle: :lol: :lol: :lol: For mine, I'd have a big old jarrah cruiser, brass fittings and all, and sail around the country.In fact I almost bought a 50 footer down at the Yacht Squadron once.She ( I use that word carefully here ) was about 50-60 years old, Huge lounge/cabin on the main deck, with all the brass fittings set in or on cedar or Jarrah at the helm. Polished timbers right through-out, including the below decks cabins.Was about 25K at the time from memory :pinch: Keep the dream alive fellas.