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    Ed. got a reaction from Drop Bear in Just The Big Ones   
    Try the 65lb line first and  see if it stops what you want, but if you are not sure if 65lb braid is strong enough then take an extra spool of stronger braid and re-spool the reel. Worst case scenario you don't have success on the first day. Bear in mind that the drag on the reel isn't as strong as that line itself so it should slip. Not to mention, that having that much drag on your rod without a harness and a gimble belt is going to hurt you big time especially with drag at max.
    When I got my Makaira 30II  I put it on a 5'6" 37kg Ugly Stik Bluewater rod, I had put a top shot of heavy mono over the braid and cranked up the reels drag to sunset ( approx. 55lb) just to see how that rod would bend, I tied it off on a tree  and I am glad I had a harness and gimbal on otherwise if it was on a boat without them, I would risk serious back, groin/stomach  and arm problems after a very short while, not to mention there would be a good chance of having it pulled out of my hands.
    There was an TV episode of "Big Angry Fish" recently (a few days ago) where the guys were trying to get GT's in Vanuatu, I don't know if you have watched any of their series, but these two guys work out and have arms the size of my leg, and after fighting a GT for about 45 minutes on that same sort of gear that you intend to use, Milan? who is the smaller of the two (he still has arms 3 times the size of mine) was absolutely buggered. So what I am basically saying is that 65lb braid on high drag without a harness or gimbal is hard and painful to hang on to and after 5 minutes you may wish that it would bust off.😀
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    Ed. got a reaction from Drop Bear in Fishing Lingo   
    It's not exactly 2 tides a day, I think it is about approx 13 hours between, that's why every day the high/low tide is at a different time.
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    Ed. got a reaction from ellicat in Fishing Lingo   
    It's not exactly 2 tides a day, I think it is about approx 13 hours between, that's why every day the high/low tide is at a different time.
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    Ed. got a reaction from GregOug in Just The Big Ones   
    Try the 65lb line first and  see if it stops what you want, but if you are not sure if 65lb braid is strong enough then take an extra spool of stronger braid and re-spool the reel. Worst case scenario you don't have success on the first day. Bear in mind that the drag on the reel isn't as strong as that line itself so it should slip. Not to mention, that having that much drag on your rod without a harness and a gimble belt is going to hurt you big time especially with drag at max.
    When I got my Makaira 30II  I put it on a 5'6" 37kg Ugly Stik Bluewater rod, I had put a top shot of heavy mono over the braid and cranked up the reels drag to sunset ( approx. 55lb) just to see how that rod would bend, I tied it off on a tree  and I am glad I had a harness and gimbal on otherwise if it was on a boat without them, I would risk serious back, groin/stomach  and arm problems after a very short while, not to mention there would be a good chance of having it pulled out of my hands.
    There was an TV episode of "Big Angry Fish" recently (a few days ago) where the guys were trying to get GT's in Vanuatu, I don't know if you have watched any of their series, but these two guys work out and have arms the size of my leg, and after fighting a GT for about 45 minutes on that same sort of gear that you intend to use, Milan? who is the smaller of the two (he still has arms 3 times the size of mine) was absolutely buggered. So what I am basically saying is that 65lb braid on high drag without a harness or gimbal is hard and painful to hang on to and after 5 minutes you may wish that it would bust off.😀
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    Ed. got a reaction from Another Wazza in Just The Big Ones   
    Try the 65lb line first and  see if it stops what you want, but if you are not sure if 65lb braid is strong enough then take an extra spool of stronger braid and re-spool the reel. Worst case scenario you don't have success on the first day. Bear in mind that the drag on the reel isn't as strong as that line itself so it should slip. Not to mention, that having that much drag on your rod without a harness and a gimble belt is going to hurt you big time especially with drag at max.
    When I got my Makaira 30II  I put it on a 5'6" 37kg Ugly Stik Bluewater rod, I had put a top shot of heavy mono over the braid and cranked up the reels drag to sunset ( approx. 55lb) just to see how that rod would bend, I tied it off on a tree  and I am glad I had a harness and gimbal on otherwise if it was on a boat without them, I would risk serious back, groin/stomach  and arm problems after a very short while, not to mention there would be a good chance of having it pulled out of my hands.
    There was an TV episode of "Big Angry Fish" recently (a few days ago) where the guys were trying to get GT's in Vanuatu, I don't know if you have watched any of their series, but these two guys work out and have arms the size of my leg, and after fighting a GT for about 45 minutes on that same sort of gear that you intend to use, Milan? who is the smaller of the two (he still has arms 3 times the size of mine) was absolutely buggered. So what I am basically saying is that 65lb braid on high drag without a harness or gimbal is hard and painful to hang on to and after 5 minutes you may wish that it would bust off.😀
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    Ed. got a reaction from ellicat in Just The Big Ones   
    Try the 65lb line first and  see if it stops what you want, but if you are not sure if 65lb braid is strong enough then take an extra spool of stronger braid and re-spool the reel. Worst case scenario you don't have success on the first day. Bear in mind that the drag on the reel isn't as strong as that line itself so it should slip. Not to mention, that having that much drag on your rod without a harness and a gimble belt is going to hurt you big time especially with drag at max.
    When I got my Makaira 30II  I put it on a 5'6" 37kg Ugly Stik Bluewater rod, I had put a top shot of heavy mono over the braid and cranked up the reels drag to sunset ( approx. 55lb) just to see how that rod would bend, I tied it off on a tree  and I am glad I had a harness and gimbal on otherwise if it was on a boat without them, I would risk serious back, groin/stomach  and arm problems after a very short while, not to mention there would be a good chance of having it pulled out of my hands.
    There was an TV episode of "Big Angry Fish" recently (a few days ago) where the guys were trying to get GT's in Vanuatu, I don't know if you have watched any of their series, but these two guys work out and have arms the size of my leg, and after fighting a GT for about 45 minutes on that same sort of gear that you intend to use, Milan? who is the smaller of the two (he still has arms 3 times the size of mine) was absolutely buggered. So what I am basically saying is that 65lb braid on high drag without a harness or gimbal is hard and painful to hang on to and after 5 minutes you may wish that it would bust off.😀
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    Ed. got a reaction from ellicat in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    I had 8 Penn reels at one stage , 4 overheads and 4 spin, sold off 1 each as I just wasn't using those 2, so just 6 now, I like them  though,  good value for money and quite strongly built.
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    Ed. got a reaction from Brodie_S in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    The Squall's seem to be much more affordable than the Fathoms, I tried to find some reviews of the bait casters but I think it is too early. They also seem to have a supply problem as they don't seem to be available at the usual shops that sell Penn gear.
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    Ed. got a reaction from Brodie_S in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    I had 8 Penn reels at one stage , 4 overheads and 4 spin, sold off 1 each as I just wasn't using those 2, so just 6 now, I like them  though,  good value for money and quite strongly built.
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    Ed. got a reaction from Brodie_S in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    For those who are interested, I have just noticed that Penn have made a new range of Low Profile baitcaster reels in up to the 200 to 400 size. Haven't found too many stores that have them though, might be because of the Covid-19  problems in manufacturing and or delivering them to Australia. It is a pity that the Fathom range is fairly expensive, almost twice the price of their Fathom range of overhead reels. Don't know if they are any better than the current offerings from Daiwa, Abu, Shimano  and Okuma and are dearer than some of the other brands.
    They do them in both the Fathom and also the Squall range which are about 1/2 the price of the Fathoms. The Fathoms have dual braking, an extra bearing and more drag and the Squall has only Magnetic braking,
    https://www.pennfishing.com/collections/low-profile-baitcast-reels/products/fathom-low-profile-reel-1524835
    https://www.pennfishing.com/collections/low-profile-baitcast-reels/products/squall-low-profile-reel-1524830
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    Ed. got a reaction from Junky in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    For those who are interested, I have just noticed that Penn have made a new range of Low Profile baitcaster reels in up to the 200 to 400 size. Haven't found too many stores that have them though, might be because of the Covid-19  problems in manufacturing and or delivering them to Australia. It is a pity that the Fathom range is fairly expensive, almost twice the price of their Fathom range of overhead reels. Don't know if they are any better than the current offerings from Daiwa, Abu, Shimano  and Okuma and are dearer than some of the other brands.
    They do them in both the Fathom and also the Squall range which are about 1/2 the price of the Fathoms. The Fathoms have dual braking, an extra bearing and more drag and the Squall has only Magnetic braking,
    https://www.pennfishing.com/collections/low-profile-baitcast-reels/products/fathom-low-profile-reel-1524835
    https://www.pennfishing.com/collections/low-profile-baitcast-reels/products/squall-low-profile-reel-1524830
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    Ed. got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    The Squall's seem to be much more affordable than the Fathoms, I tried to find some reviews of the bait casters but I think it is too early. They also seem to have a supply problem as they don't seem to be available at the usual shops that sell Penn gear.
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    Ed. got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    I had 8 Penn reels at one stage , 4 overheads and 4 spin, sold off 1 each as I just wasn't using those 2, so just 6 now, I like them  though,  good value for money and quite strongly built.
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    Ed. reacted to Drop Bear in Drone Fishing Straddie   
    and still alive
     
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    Ed. got a reaction from Drop Bear in Looks Like Penn Have Finally Added A New Low Profile Baitcaster Range Of Reels   
    For those who are interested, I have just noticed that Penn have made a new range of Low Profile baitcaster reels in up to the 200 to 400 size. Haven't found too many stores that have them though, might be because of the Covid-19  problems in manufacturing and or delivering them to Australia. It is a pity that the Fathom range is fairly expensive, almost twice the price of their Fathom range of overhead reels. Don't know if they are any better than the current offerings from Daiwa, Abu, Shimano  and Okuma and are dearer than some of the other brands.
    They do them in both the Fathom and also the Squall range which are about 1/2 the price of the Fathoms. The Fathoms have dual braking, an extra bearing and more drag and the Squall has only Magnetic braking,
    https://www.pennfishing.com/collections/low-profile-baitcast-reels/products/fathom-low-profile-reel-1524835
    https://www.pennfishing.com/collections/low-profile-baitcast-reels/products/squall-low-profile-reel-1524830
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    Ed. got a reaction from Angry51 in Gel Agm Batteries   
    Those voltages don't sound right to me, on my current and also previous boats when the engine was running the voltage was 14V and dropped to about 12.6-12.8V  when it wasn't. The GPS/Sounder should use very little amperage as they usually only have a 3A fuse on them and that is probably way more than it actually requires. Depending on the size of  bilge pump, if it is about the 500G/H size it  also only uses about 2.5A. If the voltage was 12.39V and a couple of hours later on the charger at your home went up to a full charge, so either you have a very big charger or something else doesn't sound right. The electric trolling motor will drain the battery a lot though so best to have it on separate battery/batteries. If using one battery for all and if  the trolling motor drains the battery then it can't start your main motor then that is a problem.
    Take it to someone who can do a battery drain check,  deep cycle or AGM batteries are a little bit different to flooded cell batteries, I once had one that read 13V at rest and supposedly fully charged till I put a small load on it and it went down to 3V within 5 sec. so charged it up again, repeated and the same result.
    Yesterday I ordered another battery charger as I can't find one of the ones I had (the Projecta 8A ) and I  have a suspicion that I left it behind on my last trip at the rental property when we went up to 1770, anyway this new one will put out between 2A and 12A. It shouldn't hurt to charge up the batteries after each trip, especially the trolling motor battery.
    I would be concerned if my AGM batteries went down to 11V as that would mean a good percentage of my charge was used up.
     
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    Ed. got a reaction from Old Scaley in Gel Agm Batteries   
    Those voltages don't sound right to me, on my current and also previous boats when the engine was running the voltage was 14V and dropped to about 12.6-12.8V  when it wasn't. The GPS/Sounder should use very little amperage as they usually only have a 3A fuse on them and that is probably way more than it actually requires. Depending on the size of  bilge pump, if it is about the 500G/H size it  also only uses about 2.5A. If the voltage was 12.39V and a couple of hours later on the charger at your home went up to a full charge, so either you have a very big charger or something else doesn't sound right. The electric trolling motor will drain the battery a lot though so best to have it on separate battery/batteries. If using one battery for all and if  the trolling motor drains the battery then it can't start your main motor then that is a problem.
    Take it to someone who can do a battery drain check,  deep cycle or AGM batteries are a little bit different to flooded cell batteries, I once had one that read 13V at rest and supposedly fully charged till I put a small load on it and it went down to 3V within 5 sec. so charged it up again, repeated and the same result.
    Yesterday I ordered another battery charger as I can't find one of the ones I had (the Projecta 8A ) and I  have a suspicion that I left it behind on my last trip at the rental property when we went up to 1770, anyway this new one will put out between 2A and 12A. It shouldn't hurt to charge up the batteries after each trip, especially the trolling motor battery.
    I would be concerned if my AGM batteries went down to 11V as that would mean a good percentage of my charge was used up.
     
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    Ed. got a reaction from kmcrosby78 in Gel Agm Batteries   
    Those voltages don't sound right to me, on my current and also previous boats when the engine was running the voltage was 14V and dropped to about 12.6-12.8V  when it wasn't. The GPS/Sounder should use very little amperage as they usually only have a 3A fuse on them and that is probably way more than it actually requires. Depending on the size of  bilge pump, if it is about the 500G/H size it  also only uses about 2.5A. If the voltage was 12.39V and a couple of hours later on the charger at your home went up to a full charge, so either you have a very big charger or something else doesn't sound right. The electric trolling motor will drain the battery a lot though so best to have it on separate battery/batteries. If using one battery for all and if  the trolling motor drains the battery then it can't start your main motor then that is a problem.
    Take it to someone who can do a battery drain check,  deep cycle or AGM batteries are a little bit different to flooded cell batteries, I once had one that read 13V at rest and supposedly fully charged till I put a small load on it and it went down to 3V within 5 sec. so charged it up again, repeated and the same result.
    Yesterday I ordered another battery charger as I can't find one of the ones I had (the Projecta 8A ) and I  have a suspicion that I left it behind on my last trip at the rental property when we went up to 1770, anyway this new one will put out between 2A and 12A. It shouldn't hurt to charge up the batteries after each trip, especially the trolling motor battery.
    I would be concerned if my AGM batteries went down to 11V as that would mean a good percentage of my charge was used up.
     
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    Ed. got a reaction from SoldierCrab in When Are Treble Hooks Allowed?   
    For that purpose it is but not a treble hook on it's own with no bait  as far as I know. Although I do not know how you would prove that there was  bait on the treble if the bait just got chewed off!
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    Ed. got a reaction from SoldierCrab in When Are Treble Hooks Allowed?   
    There is one thing to be careful of  which is, it is illegal to use those treble hooks for jagging fish, this is where you use large trebles and cast through a school of fish and whip it back in an attempt to jag a fish, this includes baitfish. I think it is a $200 fine and I am fairly certain it could be an Australia wide law, on a lure, trebles they are fine, but not on their own. You would have to do some asking around to see if that applies to the state you intend to fish in if that is what you intend to use those treble hooks for.
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    Ed. got a reaction from Aus Dave in Motor Supports   
    The bracket keeps the motor leg raised  off the ground and is not reliant on the hydraulic ram to keep the leg up, on my particular trailer, if I travel with my motor down, my skeg would be about 50mm off the ground, so if I travel at speed on a highway and hit a deep pothole then you can imagine what damage it would sustain. If I rely solely on the hydraulics to keep my leg above the ground, the same result would happen if the hydraulics lost pressure, the leg would drop down and being in the drivers seat I wouldn't know about it till I hit that  pothole. This bracket keeps the leg at a set height so if the hydraulics fail for what ever reason, the leg would still be supported at that set height by the bracket.
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    Ed. got a reaction from GregOug in When Are Treble Hooks Allowed?   
    There is one thing to be careful of  which is, it is illegal to use those treble hooks for jagging fish, this is where you use large trebles and cast through a school of fish and whip it back in an attempt to jag a fish, this includes baitfish. I think it is a $200 fine and I am fairly certain it could be an Australia wide law, on a lure, trebles they are fine, but not on their own. You would have to do some asking around to see if that applies to the state you intend to fish in if that is what you intend to use those treble hooks for.
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    Ed. got a reaction from jon in Gel Agm Batteries   
    Thanks Benno573, at least they are still going, but still a bit of concern what jon said regarding the owners other different trading businesses being reborn under different names if that happened.
    Although my last battery from them has now expired from warranty and the last battery I bought recently was from BCF  (Century 780) so not an issue any more for me although if I was to buy another Deep Cycle I most likely would still get one from them again.
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    Ed. got a reaction from Old Scaley in When Are Treble Hooks Allowed?   
    There is one thing to be careful of  which is, it is illegal to use those treble hooks for jagging fish, this is where you use large trebles and cast through a school of fish and whip it back in an attempt to jag a fish, this includes baitfish. I think it is a $200 fine and I am fairly certain it could be an Australia wide law, on a lure, trebles they are fine, but not on their own. You would have to do some asking around to see if that applies to the state you intend to fish in if that is what you intend to use those treble hooks for.
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    Ed. got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in When Are Treble Hooks Allowed?   
    There is one thing to be careful of  which is, it is illegal to use those treble hooks for jagging fish, this is where you use large trebles and cast through a school of fish and whip it back in an attempt to jag a fish, this includes baitfish. I think it is a $200 fine and I am fairly certain it could be an Australia wide law, on a lure, trebles they are fine, but not on their own. You would have to do some asking around to see if that applies to the state you intend to fish in if that is what you intend to use those treble hooks for.
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