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    Posted: 13 Sep 2009 at 2:25pm
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Thought I'd post up another setup thing that Ive done on my boat to help others out that will be going through their setups in the next few months.
As per previous 'Outrigger setup post' this is just one mans way of doing things, you may or maynot agree but it's what works for me and my boat.
DISCLAIMER ~ Smile this is the theroy, please note that marlin virginity is still intact.
 
The metal box thingy you see houses the 2000gph pump (from memory it's a RULE pump)
 
There is a cheese grater arrangement cut into the bottom that acts as a pickup
 
This then feeds in to the two tubes which i can either run both or one via the valves you can see below
 
 
A recent modification (read today) has been the addition of an airator pump that will circulate the water within one of the tubes.
I found that last year the water flow was two much for mackeral and they all end tits up in the tube.
 
So now we'll have the option of
  • Running 1 or 2 tubes
  • Running 1 tube for tuna and one for mackeral and smaller bait fish 
  • Running just the airator.
 
The chesse grater pickup (top pic) will self fill the tubes at anything on the plane, when trolling the pump needs to be going.
 
 
Cheers
 
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good one mate, for the mackrel you could of just opened the value a little to dictate how much flow it got, but still a sweet set up,
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Yeah tried that one Sam but the pressure of the water coming in on a reduced flow was still too much, was like blasting the little blighters with a high pressure hose.
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dont want to steal your thread otdrmn, but thought id show this.
 
This is how we set ours up, its thru hull, and we got the bracket made up, these can be removed when not in use, have the 2 rod holders there with baits in the tube ready to be hiffed over works bloody well,  
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Nice.
What's the two clear tubes at the top for? Overflow?
 
You can tell from the photos we're both on farms and using farm water pipe connectors Thumbs Up
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Nice looking set up GClap
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yer mate, just have them as over flows
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Very nice Thumbs Up
 
What pump have you got on your setup agian Saltiga? Those through hull fittings are certainly prety tidy.
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one from lusty and blundel, pumps 4800gph

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Was that a Rule or another brand?
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we have a rule in ours, what sort are you running OTDRMN??
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a RULE as well from memory, cant actually see it now as it is encased in the assembly. It was from Lusty.
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hey Sam where are all the jack mack tubes you told us all you were running?

G man I have an option for you for the smaller baits mate works awesome and no pump required.
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got inserts in the tubes bro holds 5 or i just stuff them in
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Does your surtees not have a livebait tank OTDRMN? surely that would be easier to keep jack macs alive?


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Sam, can you email with more pixs mate.
Love the set-up
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yer bill will do il take some more tomorrow for you and flick them throu
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When I got the boat built I didnt get the livebait tank option, I should have. Hindsight eh!
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on a similar vein but one of the tubes feeds the livebait tank (courtesy of payless plastics)
 
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