tweed river...do u need to constantly wear a jacket

[cobia]

hey im from brisbane and im going to the tweed river tomorrow for a bout 5 days or fishing...i have one question...

do i need to be wearing a life jacket constantly there in the river while in my boat????


or are they the same rules as in queensland (ie- only if crossing the bar or if kids are under 12 etc)..i just notice that alot of tornament fisho's wearing those new style jacket permanently on those dvd and in pics in fishing mags....

also do NSW bag and size limits apply there or QLD..i assume nsw?

thanks.jared

[timddo]

Tweed heads is NSW. so no queensland rule applies their.

[samson]

Only need to wear jacket when crossing bar and Tweed is NSW so they have different regulations, most ramps down there have the regulations on a sign but sometimes there out dated so you better check before hand.

[Greg P]

Dont forget your NSW fishing license Jared - or you will get a big fine

[Daniel_603]

There a big sign on the northern breakwall that says from this point on you must year a life jacket and thats about 150 metres before the bar so even if your drifting around out there i would wear my jacket.

[Handyman]

Most decent tackle or boat shops in NSW will give you either a pamphlet or sticker from NSW Fisheries showing legal limits. All very well to look at a sign before you go out, but you'll need a good memory - especially if you hook up something unexpected.

Again, make sure you get your NSW fishing licence and carry you boat licence, otherwise you stand a good chance of getting caught and fined in Tweed this time of year.

[Spaniard_King]

They love those 6 knots zones too ie.. within 60m of a structure or another vessel or 30m of someone in the water ... can be expensive if ya not carefull.

[gleeeza]

Thats a definite no to wearing a jacket within the confines of the river with the exception of the bar area during a crossing. A PFD 2 is sufficient, you just need to have it on board for use inside the river but a PFD 1 is required outside and while crossing a coastal bar in all NSW waters

Big stink blowing up tomorrow you might find it a bit uncomfortable out there but good luck anyway

Cheers Gleeeza.