Where to fish?
Submitted by Josh on Wed, 2010-09-15 06:55
Hi
My mate and I went halves in a old de-havilland Tempest 14 foot runabout and we have just put a 35 on the back. We were just wondering the limits of a boat of that size as we are new to the whole fishing from a boat game. The previous owner said that he had taken it out as far as rotto on numerous occasions, however we do not want to go past the limit and end up in the drink and loose our new pride and joy. We would also love to take it away north/south over summer but once again we do not know where we can take it. Also any tips for the setup of accessories would be sweet,
Cheers,
Josh
southcity104
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Date Joined: 27/01/09
Try cockburn sound to start with.
Hang around till the breaze comes in one day and see how it handles. From there you can get your confidence/experience and begin to venture out further.
I always carry a full set of wet weather gear, water, some food, a bucket, sea anchor, for emergencies, along with all my safety gear. Nothing worse than being cold and wet.
Rod holder set up is important so while your out you can plan your set up.
Dry compartments will keep your gear lasting longer as salt water will wreck things.
Anyways theres a few ideas
cheers
"Its a life style job"
Josh
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Date Joined: 14/09/10
Cheers
Thanks, we will for certian try out the cockburn sound and waiting till the wind picks up in the arvo, cheers for the 'what to take' tips we will most certianly take these on board. What is the purpose of a sea anchor? how does it work? isnt it just like a parachute? but underwater? And the dry compartments is a great idea we hadnt thought of those before.
PJAY
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Date Joined: 12/05/09
josh.....welcome to the mad
josh.....welcome to the mad world of boating.......how far you go out and what you can do with your boat is dependent on a number of things. The main things that will dictate what you can do on the open ocean is weather,wind,swell, experience of boat handling, engine reliability and reading the seas.
As suggested above Cockburn Sound is a good place to start. Personally in a 14 footer i wouldn't have more than myself and one other on board whilst fishing (comfort). On a quiet day i suggest go to the boat ramp and practice reversing, launching & retrieving your boat (sit at any boat ramp for an hour and you will walk away shaking your head at the number of people who can't get it right and hold others up?) My first boat was a 13 footer with high sides but i wouldn't take it out past the back of the five fathom bank. try the search engine on this page to look up some of your queries as i have no doubt the majority of your questions will be answered.....happy boating mate!
The Kimberley....perfect one day and more perfect the next!!!
DavidBaricevic
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Date Joined: 30/10/10
Yeah Josh It's also really
Yeah Josh It's also really important that you or your mate get your skippers ticket aswell as they will most definatley at some stage pull you up and check. It only costs $180 and as long as one of you have it you will be cool also they teach you all about what safety gear is required at what distance, reading and understanding the markers and heaps more, you can pick up a skippers handbook from the Licencing centre or download it and there is plenty of useful info in there