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gav, the ramp at old tanjil rd is the go.
there's plenty of water to cover on the lake. I caught a bass there in the middle of the afternoon on a cloudy day on a deep diver (4.5m) in about 5-6m of water, only one I caught.

$10-12 kmart Jarvis walker combo's aren't too bad.
Got one for my son, the rod is ok, the reel is bit ordinary but still works ok! can't ask for much more for $12.
I will put a better reel on it oneday, the rod is fine for ordinary use though.

Haven't been on this forum long, but I can't see the attraction of fishing shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of other anglers. The day that I go fishing to attempt to win a prize, in this case monetary, is the day I stop fishing for good. Fishing for me is all about getting away from the crowds an...

i'm not here for any real reason, but if I can pickup or dish out anything interesting or useful that's a bonus.

have been on a few forums, joined when I was a novice, learned a lot from the forum and my own experiences and was able to help others have also met a some good people via some forums.

Don't know much about big boats but I hear Haines V19C are very good.

yep, that's definitely a classic!!!

I take it your not a fan of treble hooks.

some solid trout there!

look for a rod in the 6 or 6-10kg range for the cod. I have a shimano raider baitcast 6" 6-10kg (impoundmend barra model) which I think is nice. shimano curado 200 or abu revo4 are nice. abu black max would do well if you want something a bit cheaper. 1-3 or 2-4 kg rod would be the go for the trout....

hey simmo how many hours on your merc 60? and roughly how much is a new 75 merc looking like setting you back?

I have the same boat as you, but with a 75 2stk merc 450hrs, im happy with the performance.