Knackers

marino lol

St Kilda??

Not yorkes and not SE

No lofty. I'll give you a clue if nobody gets it in about an hour

No again.

Nup. It is SA though

On a motorbike forum I belong to there is a 'Where is this?" topic. Inmates post up pics of places they've been for other people to guess. I searched and couldn't find one here, but I could be wrong. Have a crack at this?

So I would want ideally 4 really good combos for myself so I don't have to re-rig rods and reels. A SP small lure throwing rig, a boat KGW rig, a tommy/gar float rig and a shore KGW/ST/Flathead rig that would double up on the jetties throwing jags for squid. And then 2 other combos for visitors that don't know what they are doing and they can drop overboard and I won't cry (my Stradic went overboard once and my wife went in on snorkel to get it just off Normaville - her friends her swim LOL).

I'm happy to ditch rods and replace them with better/more suited. As I'll be doing A LOT of fishing I need to be happy with good gear. It is probably a big ask but what do you reckon? 

Consider selling the salina 2 baitfeeder?

Actually, I quite like it. Good tommy reel for the jetty. I don't take it out in the boat though after my last Okuma Epix seized up solid.

Rods to suit are:

Live fibre soft plastic 3-5 kg 7 ft (chucking SPs)

Silstar power tip yak tid 3-5 kg 5 ft (boat rod for KGW, jetty rod for tommies on float)

Silstar crystal power tip 4-7 kg 6 ft (jetty rod for tommie/gar on float)

Live fibre trophy (RLF 33/2) 4-6 kg 9 ft  (beach for KGW, mullet, ST's, flathhead, throwing lures)

Pflueger Trion 3-6 kg 7 foot (boat rod for KGW, throw squid jigs of jetties)

and  

Shimano Jungle stix 1-3 kg 6'6 ff (chucking SPs)

So that is six rods for 3 reels. I really don't know what I'm doing sometimes. I use the Okuma mainly on the 6 ft silstar on jetties and the Shimano on the Pflueger for KGW and on the live fibre 7 ft chucking SPs.

I haven't really found a good KGW combo yet. The best is the pflueger but it is a bit too long for the boat. I find the wilson SP rod is nowhere near as nice as the Rapala SP rod I had and broke into a million pieces when I lost my footing in the boat and stepped on it unhooking a fish. They don't make them anymore. 

So we have a cyclone going past here at the moment so it is stuck inside day. I'm here alone whilst the wife renovates our new place on Eyre Peninsula whilst I finish up work in Darwin and move down there in April for a year or two of 'retirement'. To avoid the bottle of whiskey and red wines daring me to drink them I though I would ask you chaps your opinion on some good combos for bread and butter stuff from jetties, beach and boat. I have only got into really enjoying the smaller stuff since I moved back from Vic to Adelaide in 2010. Previous to that all my fishing, including KGW, was ABU 7000, 20lb mono and rod to suit. I had the odd cheaper eggbeaters that would inevitably seize and die a horrible, neglected death.

I counted my rods the other day and had 30 of the things. Most not used so I gave a few away to a neighbours kid so now how 27, mostly still not used coz the favourites get hammered.

What I need is advice on matching rods and reels and maybe a few more rod/reel conbos for the guests that will come over. Most are non fishers and destroy braid due to reeling in with loose line and causing wind knots almost every cast. At the moment I have 3 small reels under shimano 4000 size. An Okuma salina 2 2500 bait runner with 6lb mono, shimano stradic 3000 with 10 lb braid and a brand new daiwa BG 3000 with 6 lb braid.

Just saw this. I freeze them raw/green after cleaning for curries etc later. No worries at all. Do it with mud crabs as well.

Barra can be hit and miss. I have lived in the NT for 7-8 years, Jabiru, Katherine, Darwin @ various times. Fished all the usual spots and some not so usual - got some good fish. Once I went to this billabong down near Bestwick / Barunga - mate worked with the traditional owners, so we could get in - it looked like Barra uber paradise. Well I flicked a lure off these rocks, into where the billabong drained into a fast flowing creek, for like 4 hours. Then my mates girlfriend chucks the most pathetic first cast into the same spot I had been casting into - 10-15m away - and bags like a 1m barra first go. Went out from Timber Creek once, in a roof top tinny, .357 in the tackle box, crocs bloody everywhere - the other 2 guys nailed barra after barra - I got SFA. Good luck! A reef fishing charter will give you a greater % of success. Hand lining Spanish mackerel and big queenies is pretty cool.

That is my experience as well. Barra are a lot like a decent sized mulloway in SA. You can do everything right but still not catch one. I've caught heaps of Barra, but not one legal one yet after 2 years up here. I call barra 'unicorns'.

I'm NOT jealous........

 

Not BCF-ing much....

Don't worry too much.

Fishing is crap there

And nothing to see when you go snorkeling

I don't know why we go. I reckon we enjoy the drive more.

Little black marlin.

 

 

Anywhere near Exmouth, Knackers?

Cheers

af

Ningaloo station.

 

Will you be in the area (its a big area)

Nah, Knackers - I should be so lucky! I was up that way briefly in June this year (not fishing, unfortunately) and it looked like some prime fishing real estate, from what I could see.

Be sure to post up some snaps and a report when you get back.

 

Cheers

af

 

I've got one of those 4G wireless devices that I can plug an external 6 dB antenna into. Can normally get 3G coverage from Coral Bay about 60 kms away standing on the dune behind camp. My wife and I sit on this with a red/rum/beer/champers every night to watch the sunset whilst I check the next few days weather. I should be able to post pics up as I go.

Here's a few teasers from previous trips

View from the sandhill looking North

Anywhere near Exmouth, Knackers?

 

Cheers

af

Ningaloo station.

Will you be in the area (its a big area)

All done now. Should be good for a temp fix. I used 25mm bolts instead of the 40mm that were used to hold the centre console down. Didn't ring the dealer, did email last night though. 

More calm now 

I'll have a chat to them tomorrow. 

I'll be camping on a beach along the Ningaloo Reef for the next six weeks from Mon or Tues night. These things are sent to test us.

I'll do a trip report seeing as I'm keen to do more of a blog.

there are a few aluminium bonding puttys around that set like concrete one of those should work short term.

                                       cheers b

I have some aluminium based Devcon somewhere. 

I'll see if I get any more replies but this is what I'll do tomorrow after talking to the dealer. I'll try to get them to commit to paying for a permanent repair or new tank. I forgot I have a few of these kits because some idiot over-torqued the sump drain plug on my KTM and removed the threads.   Because the hole is very circular it fits an M10 recoil tap like it was drilled for it. I'll get a short M10 bolt and some JB Weld and glue a bolt with a fairly large SS washer onto it after cleaning with a heap of acetone and roughing the top surface up. Should be a fairly robust temporary fix.

So if I drain the fuel and fill it with water, obviously in front of the person doing the welding, it can be done without creating mushroom clouds?

Hi mate pm me I run a mobile welding company mate I can come and have a look for you we will be able to sort something out to get you on your way

I'd really appreciate it but am in Darwin!

I'm fuming and need some help.

Got a fuel tank leak on my last trip trip to Arnhem Land. Thought it was one of the hoses come loose. Tried to get the cover off but the dealers had been lazy and used a combination of hex heads (which I had) but also those square head bolts, which I didin't have a tool to remove.

Anyway, when the dealer who shall remain nameless at this stage, put the fuel tank under the floor and fitted the centre console they used bolts that were too long. It has taken almost 2 years but one at the front has managed to go straight through causing the leak and the other one has gouged a hole about half way through. The ones at the back are okay.

Photos

Half way through

And how far the bolts protrudes with the appropraiate clearance at the top for the clearance for the bottom of the centre console

(can't edit photo link. It is below)

Now I am leaving for WA this Saturday. Obviously wont be able to get the dealer to get a new fuel tank from NZ, even if they agree to do it, in that time or get one made. Don't want to solely rely on tote tanks either. Anybody have an idea for a temporary fix? Obviously not welding - unless I fill it with water - maybe, but very dangerous I would think. I'll be getting some shorter bolts obviously. 

Interesting conversation tomorrow with the dealer.

I'd appreciate some advice.

Mine is this salt and pepper squid recipe I saw when watching my favourite girl Mauve.

http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/salt-and-pepper-squid

I always leave the skin on as well. Goes crunchy.

Here it is finished. I've been snacking, there is less now  .

Definitely more baked than smoked close to the bone. I'll be filleting off the bone next time.