Woohoo! New Vanford C5000XG in my hand! Straight off the truck as soon as it hit Aus. Can’t wait to hit the water. Going on my 10’6 daiwa Seabass, spooled with 360mt of 15lb Sufix. I can’t believe how light this reel is. Feels soooo balanced, even better than my 3000 Ci4. Thanks to Jay…
So after the sale of my boat this week I have a sense of freedom to back to my grass roots of wading the flats with lures on light lines. I got out yesterday afternoon and was quickly reminded that I love this type of fishing. Light, easy and super fun. I fished Bayview for…
This was a week of mixed feelings. I have sold my boat because we are going to knock our house down and rebuild. It makes sense to sell it while we need the money and I don’t have much time to get a boat on the water. I’m really happy it went to a really…
The next generation. 8yrs old and the first time I’ve put a long rod in his hands. I went with the 555 (10’6″) rod, 55b reel 10lb mono. Perfect setup for him, long enough but light enough to handle. 12 fish later (10 dart, 1 whiting, 1 Flathead) and he is hooked on beach fishing.…
Beautiful way to spend Good Friday. Fished the Alvey 55B on the Alvey 555 rod. I really love this set-up with light line and weight. Eight whiting on beach worms. The fish were right at my feet. Not much swell around Sydney right now. A fantastic morning to be on the beach. 🎣👍😁
My Alvey reels. Not sure when this affliction will end. Some I’ve had for over 30 years. Some brand new in storage and some in use. Juskt sharing some reel love. 👍
Session in Pittwater for a great afternoon of fishing! It was so windy I spent the first few hours flicking hards, vibes and softs in any sheltered area I could find. The lure that got all the hits was the Prolure D36 Crank – Tiger Shrimp. Three little squire came first from above some seagrass…
There is nothing quite like the feeling of a cranking lure being smashed by a big bream while slow rolling over the flats, or that moment when a suspended hardbody on the pause is eyeballed by a big bream, for what seems like an eternity, before it decides enough is enough and sends your reel…
Afternoon session in the entrance of the Hawkesbury for only one hit, but what a hit! It was the last of the run out tide with moderate and gusty SSE winds that made hard work but persistence paid off. I was after a solid bream so I stuck with the plan and avoided dropping back…
Hawkesbury Bream, Flathead and Mulloway 04-11-2016. Early morning launch from Bayview was the start of a great day. It was an eerie morning with lots of smoke from the local back burning. Much windier than predicted, it seemed like the air was being compressed under the fog smoke and creating extra wind. It settled down…
Got out after work for some squid and some Kingfish down rigging. The squid were scarce with the wind up but I eventually got onto a good one on the west side of Pittwater at about 6:30pm. No Kings so calamari for lunch the next day.
I recently decided to put a fuel filter on the boat to protect the motor from fuel contaminated with water. The choice of filter was easy; the WaterScreen nano fuel filter from Whitworths. The process was pretty simple, however, I had to look around a bit to work out how the inlet and outlet system…
After 5hrs of run in time, this is the first time it’s been opened up. Really happy with its performance.
Today my tinny had its first water test. After drilling some decent size holes in it for the livewell and bilge I was slightly apprehensive. DRY! absolutely no water in the bilge. It sits great on the water and rides better than I expected. Checkout the video and photos here Cheers Matt
Having finished installing all the Tinny Pimp electrics myself I have to say I found this whole process one of the most satisfying jobs of the Tinny Pimp and the new skills are really great to have. Being an absolute novice at electrics I really can’t comment too much on how to solder other than to say I…
When it came to the carpeting some questions needed to be answered: which carpet, which glue, how thick is the carpet, how to apply, additional securing? Here is a rundown on how I installed my marine carpeted for the tinny pimp. Read about it here
Time for the tinny pimp flooring. Here are my top tips for flooring: Buy marine ply The cheaper AA marine ply is just as good as more expensive stuff, especially seeing it will be sealed Seal the ply well with an epoxy sealant Watch out for the sealant drips that can harden into lumps on…
The floor frame is well underway now and I’m really happy with the results. The layout I have decided to go with includes a bow and starboard casting platforms, level middle section with underfloor rod locker. The rod locker has been a lot more work and fiddly than expected as it extends under the front…
The next decision was which securing method to use for the aluminium angle. Welding is generally considered to be gold standard however a few boat welders I spoke to said to stay away from welding if possible as they have seen some disastrous results, specifically cracked hulls. They also recommended using the aluminium angle and…
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