Bought a boat! Location Help!

[Mawf]

Hey guys,

So i finally purchased myself a Boat, Nothing flash, just a simple fishing boat, Stejcraft half Cabin.

My original plan was to use this boat mainly in PPB, but i want to stay out of the way of other more experienced boaters while i get the hang of things, can anyone point me in the direction of somewhere else where:

1. It would be easy to launch while im still getting the hang of things,
2. A few fish here and there
and 3. Somewhere withing 1-2 hours of Melbourne that i could potentially camp at aswell.

All help is appreciated!!

Thanks

Phil

[fishingvic]

Rosebud through to Sorrento.. plenty of fish and camping spots especially around Rye/Rosebud.

[Linc]

While you're getting the feel for it, definitely stay clear of ramps like mornington, st kilda, patterson river, you've almost always got somewhat of a queue at those ramps and many very impatient boaters who think they own the place because they've had a boat for years and don't want novices slowing down their process...

Just pick a good calm day and try to launch very early in the morning to avoid the traffic at the ramp until you get used to it.

[Boonanza]

Congratulations on the boat mate :thumbsup: Maybe try Lake Eppalock it's only about an hour and a half from Melbourne there are plenty of places to camp and would be a good spot to practice.


Cheers Steve