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Downrigger Shop

Locality: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 402 075 000

Address: PO Box 87 Wahroonga 2074 Wahroonga, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.downriggershop.com

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25.01.2022 Hi Andrew, Hope things are well? I have just got 2 down riggers from you through Brisbane, just wondering if you have any info on how to set them up and how to use them? Thanks and best regards +++++++++++++... Follow setup instructions shown in the manual sent with your downrigger Adjust your release clip to whatever size line you are using once on the water, connect your bait or live bait to your hook using a size 18 rubber band and a bait needle keeping the weight and the drop back still inside the boat, connect your line feed your bait over the stern and click the line counter to 0 with the boat moving forward, back off the drag on your reel back off the downrigger drag let the weight sink to the required depth Tightenn downrigger drag and reel drag you’re good to go keep in mind that at over 2 knots small yellowtail will start spinning Cheers, Andrew See more

22.01.2022 Tough offshore event today which I’m going to share in case it helps anyone in the future. No names, no pack drills. It was very sloppy offshore with a solid broken swell and winds generated by a local storm cell. Excepting one sailboat no other boat was seen. One of the crew was badly seasick although, as usual, after throwing up a few times he felt better, and was able to fish. After 30 minutes or so, worsened as also usually happens. I kept my eye on him but his colour ...was still good and he kept saying, ‘I’ll be okay.’ After some violent retching he stood up and then fainted, falling heavily on the deck. Remembering basic first aid I checked his airway first. His jaws were clenched but opened and slowly he came around. By the time we got back he seemed to be fine and perfectly normal. The lesson I’m taking from this little event is not to put too much stock in facial colour, when trying to judge how seasick someone is. Usually you see the skin go pale and then a bit green, and you know it’s getting pretty bad. In this case the guy is an outdoor type with a good tan - and also a bit of a macho man, who kept saying he was okay. But he wasn’t okay and, when he fell, his head just missed a pointed bit of deck structure. Maybe keep that in mind when you’re dealing with a seasick case out there? Pic was taken when we were nearly back and the seas had settled maybe 70% from early morning: See more

21.01.2022 At Terrigal FAD yesterday. Water temp just under 20 degrees and ocean colour a beautiful blue but, no current. And therefore, nothing there:

20.01.2022 LOOKS WET N WINDY. Thanks to Geoff Wilson: ++++++ Lachie Wombell and George Geriege with a good sample of blue eye trevalla taken off Portland

20.01.2022 'Boating on a budget.' Thanks to Steve Larsson:

20.01.2022 Missing 62-Year-Old Found Clinging To Capsized Boat 86 Miles Off Florida Coast November 29, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Stuart Bee, 62, was located approximately 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Florida, Sunday.... The 225-foot motor vessel Angeles located the man alive on the hull of his 32-foot Sea Ray and took him aboard at approximately 11 a.m., after he was reported missing November 28. Bee departed Cape Marina in Port Canaveral on November 27 and did not return. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received initial report of the missing man at 11:40 a.m., Saturday from a member at Cape Marina stating Bee typically does not stay out overnight on his boat. Watchstanders dispatched a C-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater to respond and directed Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral watchstanders to issue preliminary and extended communications in an effort to locate the missing man.

18.01.2022 Heading out tomorrow with a song in my heart (‘River Deep, Mountain High’ by Ike and Tina Turner) and a kingfish on the jig in my sights. Will report in if anything interesting happens, Andrew

17.01.2022 Catch of the Day You're the trawler skipper and the net feels heavy. This is going to be a good haul. Well it was - just not what he was expecting. Remember in ...August when we rescued the two fishermen whose boat sank 20 nautical miles off Mooloolaba? Bet they thought they'd never see it again. Well not until the trawler's catch of the day was their boat. Hauled up, refloated and brought back to Mooloolaba, it now sits a bit the worse for wear at the Water Police pontoon. What are the odds of that happening?

13.01.2022 New report up! Hope you find it interesting, lads: https://mailchi.mp/stelco/the-big-jig

11.01.2022 hi i am keen to order the carbontex sheet but not sure if i should get the .5mm or 1mm ones. I have a couple of daiwa and shimano reels. Can you kindly advise. thanks +++++++++ Usually, 1.0mm sheet suits threadline/spinning reels and 0.5mm sheet is for baitcasters. If you want to take the spool off your reel, open the circlip and pull out the drag stack? Carefully separate the drags and measure a non metal one. You can even do that against a steel ruler. But if too much bother, start with 1.0mm. Thanks for your inquiry and get back to me with any questions whatsoever, Andrew

09.01.2022 Happy new year mate. Jews were hungry today taking a mixture of cut baits and liveys off broken bay. The guys caught 4 and lost 4 and were in the pub by half past 1! Got a few days clear for charters @terrigalsportfishing Insta or fb. Tight lines....... ++++++++++++ Very grateful, Chris Colvin! Glad to see you’re scoring some nice ones and please keep us updated, Andrew

09.01.2022 Chunky 108cm on our light jig combo today:

08.01.2022 Heading down the Harbour early this morning:

07.01.2022 Hey, could I have That Boat Guys details? Cheers, Owen.

06.01.2022 How was it for you? Uneventful for me apart from 2 small salmon. Saw very little on fishfinder to get excited about. Quite a lot of diesel on surface.......NSW Maritime need to tow old unseaworthy vessels off the water and fine owners. +++++++++++... We caught some squid Rigged them on a slider rig Top, short shank hook through the tip of the hood Bottom, a HD Eagle Claw treble through a tentacle Downrigged around the markers Two hits First one, big fish Couldn’t get the rod out of the holder Because it was pulling so hard under heavy drag Second king just regular size Both tore off the hook! Really surprised But trying again soon See more

04.01.2022 Hi mate, i was at laggers point boat ramp today on low tide, the water was out 100mtrs, you can see the high tide mark roughly 20mtrs from the end of the ramp with abit of soft sand, but my question is, how do you launch and retrieve your boat from this ramp being the above conditions, and what tides do ypu launch and retreive? ++++++++++ launch: 2 hours before high tide retrieve 2 hours after high tide not on the neap tides... small boat only with a mate to assist. Good luck and let me know how you go, Andy See more

02.01.2022 It all starts with the squid! And thankfully, there’s plenty around at the moment:

02.01.2022 I was out off Fraser/Hervey Bay all week this week in a mates boat...would’ve come in handy! Will test it soon out off the Gold Coast where we live. +++++++ WOW what a weapon, Ben! Thanks heaps for your downrigger order and sure it will deliver results for you, Andy