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SeaStar / baystar HC4645 is good for up to 150hp

Get a Suzuki dealer to fit the MFG4, seems really complicated to me but I’m not a marine electronics expert. Ours took a Suzuki dealer a few attempts to get right and then I fitted a garmin plotter / fishfinder and used the NMEA 2000 connector to link up to the gauge… that wasn’t straightforward either. where did you get your smartliner from ? Where will it be based ?

Another Smartliner! Whoop !

I think that’s the problem that I want to resolve, a box doesn’t always stay flat when I’m loading unloading the boat so I wanted something that holds the lure stationary to stop the lead head sliding around and squashing tails. And double sided boxes are good but again to flip to the other side means lures tend to slide around….

So I have a selection of soft plastic storm 360 shad type lures and a pile of slow jigs, wedges and other metal lures…. At the moment they’re all in a lure box together, soft plastics together and metals together. I don’t want the metal lure treble hooks and assist hooks tangling and I don’t want the soft plastics tails being deformed as they rattle around in their current box. The soft plastics are more of a concern to be honest. Can anyone recommend a box particularly for the plastics that keep the tail straight, uncrushed or squashed by their own lead heads? thanks in advance

That does sound annoying! Funny eh - I like my mountain bike hubs to have very loud clicking free hubs …. But I don’t want the same on a fishing reel !

It’s going to be used with a 30lb class rod for all sorts really - just a general all purpose reel. Must say I’m a big fan of Penn stuff but the fin nor looks very well made…… can get both about the same price …. So what do you think ? Which is better ?

Agreed, but it’s nice to try to respect regulations eh!

No no …. No goalposts moved at all. I’m interested to see any info on regulations but not everywhere is the same! So thanks for showing me something . Cornwall has had regulations or maybe more strict regulations , because there have historically been more people involved in spearfishing. My original statement that started this was that “ in some countries spearing at night is illegal “ and that regulations for the UK ( the whole of the UK ) were unclear …. I stand by that … Area by area though regulations are different, Wales for example is ludicrous as far as scallops are concerned …. Closed season May-oct inclusive for hand diving ( basically the whole season you might be able to gather them ) but ironically you can trawl all year if you’re commercial. when i started spearfishing 20 years ago in Wales there were literally a handful of us ! Now it’s become more popular unfortunately but as a recreational activity it’s still incredibly marginal.

Cornwall perhaps…… You won’t find any such document on a legitimate Welsh government website… …… but for any of you anglers who haven’t tried snorkelling around the British coast I advise you to give it a go, watching fish behaviour and presence or absence of species will be an eye opener and significantly change how, when or where you fish with rod and line

Well I’d say the regulations are unclear in the uk . I’ve never been able to find a document on a .gov fisheries committee website that outlaws night spearfishing in the uk and don’t forget that’s many areas and remember too that wales is different again ! if anyone knows of one particularly for wales I’d be delighted to hear about it ! I know that the uk spearfishing association claims it’s illegal but they also promote fishing competitions (don’t get me started on the immoral ethics of competitive spearfishing) so I’ll take what they say with a big pinch of salt. worth remembering that spearfishing also generically refers to not just the poking of fish but also the gathering (on breathhold) of shellfish and crustaceans… which isn’t illegal at night regardless. i might edit the title of this thread to reflect its change of direction!

Too effective 😉 perhaps? a complete nonsense given the limited number of people doing it and the frequency of potential night diving opportunities!

Same as rod and line really, size limits , daily catch limits , no take zones (although they’re few and far between), nursery areas apply. Can’t sell speared fish and it’s considered unsporting and immoral to spear on scuba. some countries have restrictions on spearfishing at night….. Obviously there is no catch and release but it’s not easy, the number of days you can do it each year are limited by fair weather, you have to work for your dinner and you see what you’re catching, so….. there is no accidental bycatch or fish damaged by hooks you intend to release. It’s the ultimate in selective and sustainable fishing…..

Fairly mad …… erm perhaps, exciting… very! How do you see fish at night - a quality torch or two helps no end, same as when you fish in the daytime looking in caves, holes and under ledges ! it’s not like you have to see far , a few metres is enough———🐟——>

Andy135, thanks for the advice and concern but I have been spearfishing alone from the shore and boats in the day and at night for 20 years….. I’m well aware of the risks ! Actually I far prefer to only having myself to worry about. Not seeing your dive buddy for twenty minutes….. that’s when you start getting scared!