restrictions
Submitted by WADESKI on Mon, 2011-10-24 07:40
gday guys . just wanna chat to a few ski fishers . am new to this type of fishing and am already a lil frustrated at restrictions to how far out we can go . does anybody have any idea as to" who by and how much" trouble we can get into being oh lets say 9 nm of the coast . an what safety gear does everyone carry . just curious .
Swan River Fisher
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good luck paddling that far!
good luck paddling that far!
Leemo
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dont need to paddle on a
dont need to paddle on a jetski mate ;)
bludgin' since 94'
Swan River Fisher
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lol i thought he meant a
lol i thought he meant a kayak :)
chris raff
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Offshore safety gear
would be the standard radio epirb anchors maybe 100m rope etc..have to be kitted out then I presume you'd be just be pinged for being too far out...they ( police , sea rescue or fisheries ) would all have authority I presume to tell ya to get back inside...or possibly fine you ...if other jetski fishos do go that far out I would think they do it under the radar so to speak...and not publicly state they are contemplating it...I don't think the sea rescue boys would be overly happy coming to get you if you have problems...
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Brody
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How does the Jetski handle
How does the Jetski handle when a 20-25 knot seabreeze comes in, coupled with a 2m swell? Or the 10 knot easterley picks up to 25? Or a 30 knot NW squall comes through?
Paul_86
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To be honest brody i actualy
To be honest brody i actualy feel safer on the ski out in the ocean when its ruff, heaps of power at your finger tips and pretty manouverable (spelling?!) ive been out on my ski in conditions i would never wanna be in in my boat. Although i wasnt fishing when out there, just jumping waves for some thrills.
Brody
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Haha yeah sounds like fun,
Haha yeah sounds like fun, but I know which i'd prefer to be in 9 mile out!
WADESKI
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2m swell aint a thing on a
2m swell aint a thing on a ski mr 12 knot winds get me drift of 2 kmh
Brody
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Sounds ideal. I was just
Sounds ideal. I was just trying to get an idea how the jetski handles shit weather, as I have only used them in good weather along the beach. If you are going to do it, I'd suggest making sure you have every piece of safety gear needed, this can be found on the DPI website, for your own safety.
Something to think about but would be the fact that if you do need to be rescued for any reason, then there are going to be questions asked as to why you were 9 miles offshore as the rules cleary state "Vessels under 3.75 metres in length (including personal watercraft) may not go further to sea than five nautical miles from the mainland."
WADESKI
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legalities
Yer thats the thing ,the legality of the matter .Am just struggling to find out what the punishments going to be if i get caught out further than skis are allowed . Have bin on a NZ ski fishing forum an those boys are goin 30nm out , lads over east are 20nm off sure . some american forums the guys are taking extra fuel they going that far (on a nice day i reckon i could get 100 kms using the throttle wisely)Have a good selection of safety gear type 1 life jacket , e pirb, marine radio , flares , tow rope ,GPS, depth sounder , even a compact battery jump box . As for how does the handeling go in rough weather, ski handels it well, you just get WETTER , big swell no probs ,wind chop can be tho .
Swan River Fisher
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Put something on the front to
Put something on the front to make the 3.75m
like an attatchment or something...
just an idea
quindieselbrad
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thats why i never used to
thats why i never used to login wen i was goin 52km offshore in my 450 fishseeker lol they would say not to attempt it bla bla, but i understand from experience, its not the best place to be in a dingy lol hense why i upgrade to a 7mtr....
jet ski fishn would be a freakn buzz :) luvn the idea 100km an hr out to the spot :)
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Swan River Fisher
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how long it take you to get
how long it take you to get 52km out in the 450 and where was it
Do you still do it in your 7m? And what make/motor is it if you dont mind me asking :)
Ben