Thinking of getting 1 .What do fishing folk recomend.
andrew241,
Dec 12, 11:34pm
seahorse if you can afford it,They are the best.
kingfisher21,
Dec 12, 11:39pm
Predator winch, i've used them all and found the Predator one the best, either way they are all a ripoff and way overpriced.
smac,
Dec 12, 11:41pm
What happened to to ol' inner tube and hinge board.worked for us.
desmodave,
Dec 12, 11:49pm
ive checked thier price and theres no way i would spend that on something i cant ride. Electric Winch with line = $1730.00 Electric Winch no line = $1530.00 I just use the electric fence type real at the mo.I dont mind the workout running the line back up to the real but i get abit pissed off when some1 goes to sleep on the winch and gets it tangled while im doin all the work.
gadgit3,
Dec 13, 1:41am
I have a home made one. Galve pipe frame, alloy drum and a mobility scooter motor. Works mint and I made a 2 speed control box for it also. My old man makes a few and sells them off for round the $900 mark and it includes 2000m of 300lb main line plus 100m of stopped backbone and 100m leader and shock leader. As far as should you hell yea they are a must lol. I used to haul mine back with a hand reel but then seen the light and built a winch.
elect70,
Dec 13, 1:58am
Made my own150 mm sewer pipe ,caps &handle / prop gaurd2 batteries& powertrend motor, engineer made alloy winch drum & frame, drive it withwheelchair motorvia chain & sprockets . Whole lot cost less than a grand .On my 3rd season now . Newsets up to $3500 +some even got GPSsteering, good for when itsa bit roughi suppose.
desmodave,
Dec 13, 5:31am
I bought a power tiki and it hasent proved very reliable at all.Used it in the weekend and caught snaper , elephant fish,grey boy , rig , Kahawaiand some shark like thing that was brown with black stripes, had real corse skin.Wasnt sure what it was so put it back in the sea.
taipan4,
Dec 13, 5:38am
have a look at the latest shed magazine,.they have an indepth article on these with some usefulwww links. happy fishing these holidays
scoobeey,
Dec 13, 5:43am
i have seahorseyou wont regret it
stabi360,
Dec 13, 8:37pm
carpet shark sounds like
elect70,
Dec 14, 1:32am
Thosealloy tubular winches are a bit light ,& a bit hi geared , see guys sitting onthemwhen pulling it in with good haul on it , otherwise it tips over , I made mine out of 75 x25 box steelweighs 30 kg with 1500 M line onlives on a mobile stand & just slide it inthe disco . Got all the bits to make another ,1 day
sue72,
Dec 16, 10:26pm
are these winches any good on a boat for groper!
elect70,
Jun 13, 12:59pm
^^ well youd want it bolted downbig groper on it& takes the wholething over the side
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