TINNY CAPE YORK

hello paul st4.
the last time I was in the general store at the Daintree Village the lady told me of a 4.5 m croc that lives just up from the boat ramp, needless to say my kayak stayed on the roof cheers Bill.

Hi Paul -------- Took a similar size right to the top in June last year -- no big probs --- be aware of those bigtooth lizards near the waters edge at all times --- the s.e. wind prevails 90% of the time on the east coast which can limit use on many east spots. Off the beach at Loyalty & Seisa at the tip is good and certain possies down the west coast --- make sure the outboard is well protected from the dust which is very thick particularly if at school holi times --- cheers.

Paul,

I took a 10 foot tinny to Cape York years ago and I don’t think I would consider doing a trip there again without one. My biggest regret was that I didn’t use it more. The main reason was with all the croc stories tended to put me off, however I have lived in the topend for over 20 years now, still with the same10 foot tinny, and have found that most of the croc stories are unfounded and told by southerners who “know someone or heard about” .
How many people in Australia have been actually killed by a crocodile while in a tinny?
You have more chance being killed in vehicle accident on the way up or by bees than being killed by a crocodile while in your boat. So take and use it and take lots of tackle as the fishing is great.

Cheers

Tony.

Good fishing above and below Kalpower Crossing, Lakefield. Just keep your hands in sight. Escape River out past Jacky Jacky airstrip is always worth a try, just watch the tides. Ramp can get a bit muddy at low tide.

What do you mean by a TINNY? I aaalways thought that a TINNY was a can of beer.

Hi Paul,

Spent a bit of time in the top end with a 3.5mt tinny. Saw some crocs bigger then the boat (which scared the bleep outer of me) but after a coupla years I got used to them. It had a decent amount of freeboard.

Treat them with the respect they deserve though

Cheers Wilko

its worth getting the DVD made by The Gall boys about their trip to the top end They use a Sea JaY 3.7 nomad tinny with four big boys in it . looks like the way to go, no problems at all

I took a 3.5m tinny on my cape york trip and I wouldn't joke about not taking it on my next one. It's an essential bit of kit. Easy to launch at the beach etc.
We even went right out from Seisa past Possesion Island etc and caught plenty of tuna and Spanish Mackeral.

Leroy

I've had my 3.7m (plastic!) Porta-Bote in NT around plenty of crocs. I'm heading up to the Cape next year and wouldn't dream of not taking it. Biggest mistake I made a number of years ago was listening to people bagging the Bote and telling me not to risk it around crocs. Take your tinnie, you won't regret it. Mind you, 10' is smaller than most crocs ;-)

Can you put a set of fold-up wheels on your tinnie? Would make launching a lot easier in many situations.

Cheers,

Mark