I’m pretty sure it’s all protected through there plus too close to the mouth. They just needed to make the bloody bridge 1m taller 😂

Thank you!!!

Thank you!!!

Hey mate, It’s pretty good for a plate boat. I’ve got the ballast flap too which adds a fair bit of weight to assist. It certainly cuts through the chop no worries, if it’s trimmed out right it’s a great ride. I’ve got plenty of vids here of us in the shit conditions.

@@theroachlife yea ive seen a few of your vids. Im just in the works of getting a 670BC HT or a 650 surtees gamefisher but theres a 15k difference of the BC being cheaper. I wonder if there is much of a ride difference to justify the price. Ever ridden a surtees?

@@digger2373 I would go the crusher. I reckon they are a better finish and much more available add ons. I’ve never ridden in a Surtees, but I’ve stood in a few. I reckon the only time the Surtees surpass the crushers are when you get into the bigger game fisher models

Hey mate, We just use the new Shimano backbones, they are the same blank as the tiagra rods and now come with an Aftco roller, we paid about $250 each for them (the old ones were about $150, they had the shit roller). Can’t fault the new ones. We use a braid backing of 80lb with about a 100m top shot of 24kg on our 30ws. Great combo and stops marlin no worries

Hey mate, pause the sounder screen in the vid

where you able to get a pause clear enough to read them?

Hey mate, They went really well, we are super happy with them. I got them from a supplier overseas. They were $300 each

He is the raw dog

Hey mate, thank you! Yeah we got them on some double paternosters. The other rigs are the reverse paternoster (sinker up top and hook trailing behind). When they are this thick they will eat anything haha

Not likely, the hook will rust out in no time.

I celebrated a bit too hard the night before, it was a very hard day on the water for me. Usually don't take kwells but I should have that day.

Likes to celebrate a good days fishing, usually ends up seasick the following day haha

Thank you! It’s very addictive!

Sound advice mate. Our latest trip we went back to livies and skip baits. Much better hook up rate

Those are 30ws that we are using for the marlin. Our barrel reels are 50ws with 37kg line, the general rule is you run your strike drag at 1/3 of the breaking strain. So for 37kg line we run the strike at about 12kgs. I hope that makes sense haha

Excellent effort by your team! With that 50ws and 37kg line, what rod rating do you use? Cameron

@@Camh1968 thanks mate. We use 24kg rods still. Would be hard pressed to snap one of them

@@theroachlife thanks mate. Would that be the 15-24kg rated rods or just 24kg rating? I notice in your video that one the rods snapped. How did this happen and what was the rating of that rod? Cheers

@@Camh1968 just the straight up 24kg I think they are. In that one the leader got wrapped around the tip and the fish took off

Hey mate, I love the bases they are awesome. I hate the poles, they didn’t make it home from this trip, we threw them out. The button locks and the eyelets are all knackered after only 3 years (basically only a month of full time use over that period). So I’m now in the market for new poles, I see viper have released newer poles, I might check them out. If you’ve got any questions mate please don’t hesitate in reaching out, happy to talk fishing and boats all day!

@@theroachlife thanks mate, would you go the telescopic ones again?

@@Linesandhookers maybe, if I can find good ones. I’m leaning towards the precision 2 piece ones at the moment

Thanks mate

Thanks mate, was a good trip

Ripping stuff mate. We are hoping for something similar. Which end of the island did you get your kings?

@@theroachlife 1st time at the Island. Bermagui side or south side if that makes sense.

@@mattbass_strait6030 yeah mate that’s where we fish for them too.

Thanks for the heads up mate. We will see what the charts are doing when we get up there. Will definitely focus in on Tathra though. Here’s hoping it fires up for us

I tend to agree, although we have had a few fish smash our surface lures, it’s great to watch

Heading up Friday morning mate.

@@theroachlifegood luck, thought you might have been going on the comp weekend that’s all

@@HuntingNfishing52 the alliance comp on the 9th and 10th? We will still be up there

@@theroachlife nice, we will be there as well

@@HuntingNfishing52 see you at the pub

Music to my ears mate! I’m happy to tow there to launch! How long you up there for?

@@theroachlife got here Tuesday last week got 2 stripes Wednesday around the 90 fathom mark aswell as follies off the traps few boats 1 fish that day seen some others come in Wednesday faith flags up but only out of a small tinny going back to the island today chase kings

It is when we are catching! No preference, they are just the rods we had on board. We find the fast jigging works best on the kings

@@theroachlife ok thanks mate.

Looks as good as the day I bought them. I’m very impressed

In close mate

Hey mate, we are off shore in this vid. I reckon you could get them off the rocks though near the bluff

Hey Chris, We are using the Shimano sentire stealth in the 5’1 pe 3-5 I think. They are cheapish ($200 or so). But have certainly done the job, we flog them

Hey mate, We were out Thursday. Yeah has similar reports from mates. The school must be moving around abit. She’s a tough way to catch fish jigging. The old arms are still sore

Thank you, couldn’t agree more!

Haha we don’t know what to do now!

Agreed

Thanks mate, they are great fun when they are going!

Thanks mate, just having a crack haha

Thanks mate. Apparently they are designed to withstand the salty brine. My mates look good as new after a couple of years and he doesn’t even wash them. So we shall see how we go!

notice your sub count climbing too !. get some more fishing videos out :) @@theroachlife

@@thesaltybadger yeah I always get a bump around this time of year with the school tuna running. I haven’t been on the water for nearly a month due to work and looking after the fam. But I can assure you I’ll be back out next week and will begin our Marlin prep for our trip in March!

I got a bit of a bump recently too from my last couple of videos. Just gotta keep getting that content out . @@theroachlife

@@thesaltybadger that’s what they say, keep churning out content!

Hahah it was all I had. Surprisingly it did the job, was only thin the area I was doing.

love the vids brother, just bought a 6 meter plate meself (geelong local) tryin to get as many tips for the offshore goodies @@theroachlife

We all keep coming back for more. Thanks mate

Haha it happens!

Thanks legend. Yeah I’m wrapped with them, best investment

You've set your boat up very well mate! Can I ask where you got the snapper racks from? I want to get some for my 615. Cheers

@@DylanStalba-Smith-if7wb thanks mate, she’s taken a while. Got mine from Bar Crusher, but heaps of metal places will be able to make them for you. Depends on where you are based?

Awesome, cheers mate👍

@@DylanStalba-Smith-if7wb anytime mate

Yeah mate was good to get into em. They will be back next year and so will we! Appreciate the comment mate!

Cheers mate, they are beautiful fish.

Thanks mate. It’s bloody hard isn’t it. I get too excited trying to catch fish and forget to hit record. Appreciate the kind words mate. After barrel season I was beginning to think I was cursed!

Thank you very much!

Sorry mate only just saw this. It’s point Henry and the old Alcoa pier. About 10k

Yeah mate she was a rough one haha

Got about 5 pairs in the marlin box! But that’s no help when they are at home!

Haha the first 20 were exciting, the next 80 weren’t!