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hi guys, I need your help in helping me decide on what brand of braided line i should go for. I will be loading this line into a saltiga surf spinning reel matched to a saltiga ballistic surf rod with a max breaking strain of 40lb. I'm currently considering berkley tracer line and power pro of 30lb test. Any other suggestion guys? cheers rocky

Hey guys, anyone out there uses this rod? If so, is it worth the money or should i just go for a custom? Another thing is, does the interline model suit a spin reel? any help is most appreciated cheers

just get a custom. they will perform better than factory rods. cheers

hi RPL, mate, u seriously need a certate for built quality, durability and performance. I have mine for 2 and a half years and i fish in the salt. I've never serviced the reel and my maintenance job is sloppy, yet the reel is almost as smooth as the day i bought it, well of course under some load u'l' feel a bit of wear and tear. But that is the most robust reel i've ever had, not even the dearer reel such as steez is as tough. cheers

will it be any effective for bass and bream?

gdday guys, as the title suggest, which one should i get? Which of the two is more durable? I have had a feel of both reel and as far as i know, the exist is really light and smooth. However, i doubt its durability as the stella feels more rigid. So which one do you guys recommend? which one would be the last one standing after some serious saltwater usage? Btw, is there any difference between the "japanese stella" and "stella FD"? Need help here cheers rocky

seems like my friend and i must be very unlucky . The "steez" are made to be saltwater friendly. "Exist Steez" are meant to be freshwater only. So the steez in anyway should not jam up because of bream fishing. Its just that something is very wrong with the way the guy in daiwa serviced my reel. My reel say from 90% health dropped to 70% . Yes thats how bad it is.

Hi guys, When my steez spinning reel felt not as smooth after repeated use, i sent it for service. It went to "daiwa australia" and instead of becoming better, it became worse. Very very bad. It is now, very rough, noisy (makes some grinding sound when turned) and at high speed, clicking metal parts could be heard. Is it normal for a reel to behave in such a way after service? especially daiwa reels? Daiwa australia said, that the roughness and noise will disappear after use. But they lied! I couldnt be bothered contacting them anymore as one of my mate's exist, after undergoing servicing from daiwa australia, had turned up with no improvement at all and its as rough as ever. I would therefore like to ask, does anyone know any reputable daiwa reel repairer/servicer? Or any alternative measure to save this reel? thank very much your help is most appreciated rocky

Get a nitro sniper, 10'6 long, 3-6 kg, 2 pcs. That rod is so light, cast a mile and i believe its a graphite rod as well. Very suitable for bream, drummer, blackfish and whiting off the beach and rocks. Cost me $300, dont know about the price now. cheers rocky

I see. didnt know about this. cheers for the info anyway. yea, i've tried servicing my own reel a few times but those were the some cheapo reels. Definitely felt satisfying when the reel becomes smoother. However, after a few weeks, the smoothness was no longer there. Nevertheless, its a fun thing to do . cheers for the advise anyway

basically no special reason at all its just that its good to know some other reliable places in sydney that can do reel service good. so yea, its basically just pure curiosity. anybody know any reliable places?

hi guys, does anyone know any place that service daiwa reels, good, other than sending the daiwa reel back to daiwa it self? your help is most appreciated cheers

hi mate, what rod were u using in the first pic? looks cool.

cheers guys. that sure does help.

hi guys, i'm in need of advise in terms of buying sp for jewies. What do you guys reckon is the best make and model for jewie plastics? What's the best retrieve to lure these fishes using sp? In addition to that, what sort of condition is best to fish for these fishes using plastics? your help is greatly appreciated thanks