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Welcome to Offshore Boating Preparation and Safety Requirements. In this member’s video, Al walks through two critical components of fishing offshore: planning your trip and mandatory safety gear. Watch the video below as Al from FishingMad walks you through Offshore Boating Preparation | Planning your Day & Mandatory Safety...

EPIRB – How to Setup & Register. In this video, Al walks you through a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to set up and register your EPIRB – Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. These are a mandatory safety item for your vessel whenever fishing more than two nautical miles...

Bar Crusher 575C Walkthrough. For the last few months, Al has been fishing from a Bar Crusher 575C in Port Phillip Bay, Western Port, and offshore. Al walks through the features and specs of the boat and how it has been for him on the water. Watch the video...

How to Launch and Retrieve a BOAT by Yourself Al walks you through a step-by-step guide on how to launch a boat all by yourself. Al demonstrates this using a BarCrusher 575C and boat catch system. Running through each individual step, helpful tips, preparation and more.   

REFRESHER – PREDICTING SAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS Al runs through a refresher on understanding safe weather conditions for boating, kayaking and fishing. Walking through the tools he uses them and what he looks for to predict the best and safest days on the water  

Learn Safe Weather for Boating. Easy to understand beginner’s guide ( Learn wind strength | Learn wind direction and how to pick the right location to fish | Learn the swell by understanding the wind strength and direction | Learn to use simple free tools )  

BETTER BOATING FOR BEGINNERS Alan and Darren cover a detailed workshop on boating tips for beginners. launch and retrieve techniques Navigation Tides Mapping channels Safety staying organized avoiding traffic boating in the dark and much more  

CHARGING YOUR MARINE BATTERY Al walks you through a step-by-step guide on charging your marine battery if your boat hasn’t had much use over Winter  

BASIC BERLEY TIPS WITH DARREN Darren runs through a handful of handy tips ( no pun intended ) of berely set up from your boat. To increase catch rates and prevent mishaps.

ANCHOR PROPERLY USING YOUR SOUNDER How to see live distances from waypoints | Wind and Tide impact | Where to position the boat | Where to position baits | Anchoring )