New Year fishing resolutions!

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by sloth » Sat May 09, 2015 9:29 am

cobby wrote:Sloth, there's also the inflatables that fit in the boot. Super stable, just storage isn't as good as plastic and they're slightly slower
Cheers but it needs to be pedal powered. I tried a small yak and it's just too hard to fish the locals in a current. More paddling than casting. If vic regs allowed it I'd stick a leccy in but that's a no go.

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by cobby » Sat May 09, 2015 10:35 am

They have pedals. I9s (which I have and fits in the boot of an 05 liberty) i12s which is better for the bay and the i14t tandem Hobies.

As far as punctures go I've been squidding out deep of Flinders, Perching in amongst mangroves. Snapper out wide in ppb in some shocking conditions. Breaming in the creeks and Bassing in the rivers where it gets hammered dragged over rocks etc. And yet to get a puncture.

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by sloth » Sat May 09, 2015 10:57 am

Wow. Had no idea they existed. Well that's out the cat amongst the pigeons

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by JoshW » Sat May 09, 2015 1:01 pm

ducky wrote:
sloth wrote:
Don't think this is going to happen. Had a loan kayak for six months which I've used once. For how I fish I realised I need a pedal yak - and that means box trailers and a few thou to do it properly - it's also not family friendly so thinking a boat is a better option (but that's a long time off too!)

Only need a trailer if you are buying a proangler. Everyone I know with revo's outbacks and natives out them on roof racks.
Even then they're pretty easy to put on the roof if you give it a go and have an assist bar. I have mine on the roof and reckon it's easier then the revo 11 I had.

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Re: 2015 New Year Fishing Resolutions!

Post by TrevKing » Sat May 09, 2015 8:25 pm

Rod Bender wrote: Your goal of a 40 cm+ redfin...do you have any tactics for the bigger models or just hope for the best?
cheers
Jim
Not really Jim...will probably just use bigger lures/plastics at a few different spots, put in the hours and hope I get lucky 8-)
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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by Miffy & Sparkles » Sun May 10, 2015 6:43 pm

sloth wrote:Wow. Had no idea they existed. Well that's out the cat amongst the pigeons
did someone say pigeons :dinner: we have never bothered setting goals. startin to think we should even tho we just fish for a feed. gotta have somthin to aim for.
cheers team m & s
whens dinner
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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by cobby » Sun May 10, 2015 7:35 pm

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There you go sloth. Inflatable Hobie with mirage drive

http://www.hobiecat.com.au/mirage/mirage-i9s/

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by sloth » Sun May 10, 2015 9:19 pm

cobby wrote:Image

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There you go sloth. Inflatable Hobie with mirage drive

http://www.hobiecat.com.au/mirage/mirage-i9s/
Sweet setup cobby. Thanks for posting up. Must admit I've been researching the i9s a bit the last couple of days. It does seem to tick a lot of boxes (apart from price haha). How have you mounted your transducer? Suction cup?

I actually looked at float tubes/cataracts/kick boats too - just for kicking around the metro rivers and docks.

Hard to know what to do really. Needs more research :)

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by cobby » Mon May 11, 2015 8:25 am

It's bolted onto the bottom of the rudder. Steering is slightly harder but the sounder readings are spot on

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Re: New Year fishing resolutions!

Post by matt1991 » Mon May 11, 2015 8:54 am

Kingfish
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Want to give floundering a shot

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