Daz's Rods & Reels Service & Repairs - Townsville

30/12/2024

Happy New Year everyone.

31/10/2024

08/10/2024

BREAKING NEWS - New life jacket laws for Queensland -
Mark Furner MP for Ferny Grove

New regulations surrounding life jacket usage in Queensland are set to come into effect from December 1, 2024.

However, there has been no word from the current government, even though these new laws were approved in late September.

This beckons the questions – Why has the government delayed the announcement of the new laws – something to do with an election?

The community is sick and tired of governments playing games with the community.

However, have these changes gone far enough to protect the boating and fishing community.

Changes from December 1, 2024 include the following.

You will need to wear your life jacket if:

you’re boating alone, or only with children under 12 years on an open ship less than 4.8 metres in length whilst underway

you’re crossing a designated coastal bar on an open ship and on an open area of a ship of any length

you’re boating between sunset and sunrise on an open boat less than 4.8 metres in length whilst underway.

From December 1, 2024, you will also need to make sure children one year or more and under 12 years on an open boat or an open area of a ship of any length whilst underway are also wearing a life jacket.

From April 30, 2025, life jackets must be made to the current Australian Standard (AS 4758).

In a gazette notice separate to the regulation, from December 1, 2024, you will need to wear a life jacket when crossing a coastal bar on certain craft – where craft means vessels in the style of and with a risk profile of:

Small sail boats (fun boats, lasers, herons)
Pedal boats
Rafts, including inflatable rafts
Rowboats
Sea and surf kayaks
Note: craft does not include vessels in the style of and with a risk profile of body boards, surf boards, boogie boards, wind surfers or kite surfers.






New life jacket laws for Queensland

25/08/2024

03/07/2024

With NQ Fishing Show – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

03/06/2024

12/04/2024

24/03/2024

Ey Peeps just letting you know if your interested I’ve been putting up old videos on Youtube of fishing and camping trips locally in Townsville and up the Gulf country. All through the Northern Territory n up Cape York me n me mates did going back over 20 years or so. Still got a heap more to come so if you’re interested just like n subscribe to the channel. Thanks for your support and give me a yell if ya need any of ya rodz n reelz sorted n ready for action. Daz >.. https://www.youtube.com/

02/01/2024

Now there seems to be some controversy n rumours surrounding my resent trip to Thailand I’d just like to confirm that I didn’t get married and am in fact still a male. And just let you know that it is a Great place I had a Great time and it all finished with a Happy ending. 😜

01/01/2024

Well thats the longest break I’ve had for ova 30 years from fixin a rod or a reel. An now the first one is done n it feels like I never left. How good is that haha. Alright !! Lets get into it.