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POLYCRAFT 5.3m WIRING CIRCUITS

Have a look at the some of the reasons behind the conflicts and step by step repairs I made to each of my Polycraft's electric circuits.

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Threadfin Salmon – baits

Because Threadfin Salmon live in dirty water and have poor eyesight they have to rely on sensing prey with their very sensitive feelers so whatever bait you decide to use make sure that even at a slow speed they will be active with heaps of vibrations even when retrieved at a slow speed.

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Moon phases – my understanding

I have set out my understanding of moon phases below together with an outline of what each phase mean to me in relation to my Barramundi fishing.

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Knots – FG knot how to tie

Since I perfected this tie of the FG knot I have not suffered a failure of the knot and it has accounted for heaps of big barra.

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Check list – lake loch style fishing for trout

For those many years that I lived in the Snowy Mountains region of NSW loch style fishing for trout was absolute favourite fishing preference. This is my check list of items I take on every trip when targeting trout on fly from boat.

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Check list – emergency kit

I keep my emergency kit in a small orange zip lock bag. It does have just enough first aid items to get by but most of the content are items you may need in an emergency.

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Check list – offshore deep water dark side fishing

From the year 2000 and up until we moved to Gladstone in Central most of my fishing was with fly. Since moving to CQ my fishing has been quite different and with "tongue in cheek" I have basically called it fishing on the dark side.

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Check list – lake barra outings

One of my favourite past times is dusk and night fishing for big barramundi in Lake Awoonga. To be successful in the dark it's important to have the right gear at hand and knowing where each item is.

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Check lists

One of the most important things I learned in my competition fishing career was the importance of not forgetting to have items on hand that I needed in a competition session.

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Colour pallet

These are the colours that I use when making my own soft plastics and also favor if I am buying production soft plastics.

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