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This was supposed to be an offshore report but due to a late start we didn't get to Moreton till 10.15. The corner at Bulwer was like a washing machine but seeing as we hadn't been offshore in the rig yet, I slowed down and plodded on.
Waves were breaking over the banks to the North and the furuno had decided to kick in to a world map that I didn't know existed, showing some bloody towns in the middle of Pakistan!
and try as I might, I couldn't get the right map to show so had no waypoints. The first use of it since it went in for a new socket at the rear 8 months ago. Should've tested it when I got it back...........I'll have to sort that tomorrow. Without any marks and the wind picking up we decided to turn round and headed for the 4 beacons. Nothing on the sounder and the wind had picked up more so headed for the Brizzy river.
All up we were motoring and buggering about with the plotter for 4 hrs before we dropped a line at a spot I'd sussed on a previous visit.
30 minutes without a touch and then 3 squire going 42, 44, and 51 in quick succession, all on ganged pilly. Another hour without a touch, so headed for nudgee...........really lumpy, swell sideways on, and a bugger to find home port without the plotter, but the rig behaved well.
Bit of a disaster really, thoroughly soaked, little time fishing, and a brain fart as far as the plotter goes, the only upside being 3 fish in half an hour.
Bloody amazing how one can lose touch with technology if not used for 8 months..............either that or I'm just a bit thick
will look at the plotter tomorrow and try and find out what's going on.
No pics. Good job I didn't take the camera............with my luck it'd probably show a swazhili menu
kev
Waves were breaking over the banks to the North and the furuno had decided to kick in to a world map that I didn't know existed, showing some bloody towns in the middle of Pakistan!
and try as I might, I couldn't get the right map to show so had no waypoints. The first use of it since it went in for a new socket at the rear 8 months ago. Should've tested it when I got it back...........I'll have to sort that tomorrow. Without any marks and the wind picking up we decided to turn round and headed for the 4 beacons. Nothing on the sounder and the wind had picked up more so headed for the Brizzy river.All up we were motoring and buggering about with the plotter for 4 hrs before we dropped a line at a spot I'd sussed on a previous visit.
30 minutes without a touch and then 3 squire going 42, 44, and 51 in quick succession, all on ganged pilly. Another hour without a touch, so headed for nudgee...........really lumpy, swell sideways on, and a bugger to find home port without the plotter, but the rig behaved well.
Bit of a disaster really, thoroughly soaked, little time fishing, and a brain fart as far as the plotter goes, the only upside being 3 fish in half an hour.
Bloody amazing how one can lose touch with technology if not used for 8 months..............either that or I'm just a bit thick
will look at the plotter tomorrow and try and find out what's going on.
No pics. Good job I didn't take the camera............with my luck it'd probably show a swazhili menu
kev
Btw what's the new rig? The Whittley?
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