heading out the entrance
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Bow has full cover, been hit a few times gets a small amount through but bugger all does the job
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There's a bunch of bommies off west head tooducky wrote:Listen to this man. Avoid mchaffies and middle bank. The entrance itself is a non event. The dangerous ground is well before the entrance.cobby wrote:In your yank lake boat just make sure you have the bilge pumps running... Heading out stick to the starboard side of the actual shipping channel bouys, between them and the middle bank (those breaking waves) down to bouy 5 before cutting in towards Flinders, or drifting across the other way towards Seal Rock. Doing that means you avoid the absolute worst of it no matter the tide, but basically the ground goes all over the shop from 35m-12m continually and it's a similar result to what happens in the rip with regards to waves. But yes once around the back of Flinders or seal rock it does flatten out a bit.
For anyone with adequate boating experience with some offshore experience going down the western entrance is a piece of cake. I think I've turned around twice, both times bouys 12 and 8 were under white water and vision that wasn't walls of water was sweet fa
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
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Me toophil1818 wrote:Now iam just embarrassed4liters wrote:I've done it in a kayak in 2.5m swell coming in against the tide, you'll be fine
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I wouldn't like to go through any stretch of water at 14 knot winds against an ebb but most fishing boats will be built to handle it and at the end of the day it's a big open entrance, not a bar crossing. If your not a complete gung ho idiot then there's very minimal risk.... whether or not it's worth heading out there this time of year is a different question.
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FWIW I've got a smaller boat and headed out the eastern entrance on a ebb tide with a similar hard wind against tide and felt safe. Once ya get past pressure swells it's always easy going.
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glad i had a crack at it today, blasted straight up the main channel all the way out no worries swell was around 2-2.5m outside and a bit choppy but cant complain i got out there. set up in a nice spot I sounded up and sent the baits down, within 10 minutes up came a couple of I estimate 8-9kg gummies (my PB stoked) sent one back down as one was more then enough meat for me. got a heap of pics but this stupid forum will only accept the worlds smallest size photos bloody ridiculous
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Well done Phil, it's all about having common sense, you've obviously got that.
No holdin you back now.
Col
No holdin you back now.
Col
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Catch smaller fish thenphil1818 wrote:got a heap of pics but this stupid forum will only accept the worlds smallest size photos bloody ridiculous
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle