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by 4liters
Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:18 am
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Re: Port Phillip Bay

As far as it takes lol. Could be 50m, could be 5km, it has been 15km on occasion You can use the Navionics Web App on your phone's internet browser to get a rough idea of how deep you are. The depth is usually accurate within a couple of meters. If you pay for the app on your phone it'll show where ...
by croe04
Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:27 am
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Re: Port Phillip Bay

Depends on the place, but I usually fish in about 7mts of water which around the bayside area is usually 500-1000m from shore, but this is pretty difficult to quantify by eye alone so you need to have some form of navigation. Good spots between beauy and elwood i'd focus on would be around sandringh...
by fishnut
Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:56 am
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Re: Port Phillip Bay

Just wondering how far out people paddle to on their kayaks for an ideal depth? I don't have a sounder so am never sure how far out I should be. Some good recommendations for locations between Beaumaris and Elwood would be greatly appreciated also Thanks! I catch good snapper whiting salmon squid a...
by cheaterparts
Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:03 pm
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Re: Bonafide Kayaks

are there any other kayaks you would recommend for the bay? looking for anything thats good value for money around that 1.5-2k price point cheers as Ian has said if you look at a paddle yak 4 metres or longer will serve well enough for both bays - I can't help you on pedal yaks they aren't my cup o...
by Sebb
Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:09 pm
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Re: Bonafide Kayaks

I don't know anything about bonafide kayak. But I have Slayer 10 propel and very happy with it. Nice and light, and stable. Been using it for lake and bay fishing, can handle choppy water that I won't be able to with cheaper toy kayak.
by 4liters
Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:38 pm
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Re: Bonafide Kayaks

You could pick up a second hand Hobie or Native Watercraft for around that amount, and it would most likely come with a bunch of gear. I find pedals to be great on the bay although I do like my Stealth for offshore. There's a bunch of cheaper pedal yaks that might come in under your budget brand new...
by 4liters
Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:55 pm
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Re: Bonafide Kayaks

They're a US made kayaks that are well regarded over there but not very common here. Certainly nothing like the Chinese-y crap K2F sell under their own brand. My suspicion is that they are designed for bass fishing on lakes rather than on the ocean so when they say they're 'stable' I don't know if i...
by 4liters
Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:08 pm
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Re: Fishfinder for Kayak

I've had no end of dramas with Lowrance, got a couple of Garmins since then and haven't looked back.
by mazman
Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:52 pm
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Re: Fishfinder for Kayak

I would go the Garmin, the lowrance units with the split shot transducer don't have the best readings. The tripleshot is fine though
by IFISHALOT
Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:36 pm
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Re: Fishfinder for Kayak

I have the Lowrance Hook 2 7" Triple Shot with Gold Card in my Yak and prefer it to my Old Sounder which was the Lowrance Elite 5. Häving the Down Scan and Side Scan has been great out on the Snapper as well as finding Bream out on the flats and looking under pontoons for Bream. The Gold Card gives ...