sami

Hi all, I just noticed this thread was hoping to remind everyone to contact the council via email and voice their disapproval of being locked out - I have contacted all of the councilors and voiced a polite opinion. I also wrote a piece on it here http://www.fishingworld.com.au/news/anger-over-boat-ramp-closure Bayview park has at least 42 dedicated boat and trailer spots, Taplin Park has less than half of that amount that are dedicated to boats only with other spots available for use by cars Mon-Fri which would be a nightmare during holidays. Even if you don't use Bayview Park it would be most appreciated if you voice an opinion to council - the added pressure on adjacent boat ramps would likely be significant and a blanket closure of Bayview Park unfairly disadvantages all of the responsible boat owners out there that use the facility. Council contacts to email were noted above, these are the key people in the first instance Ms Pauline Webb ( pauline.webb@canadabaycouncil.nsw.gov.au) Mr JohnOsland (council@canadabay.nsw.gov.au) Mayor Angelo Tsirekas (angelo.tsirekas@canadabay.nsw.gov.au) Cheers, Sami.

I'm with you mate, it has been great to fish with different people and explore a few new spots. Pretty random how we bumped into each other and were fishing shortly after - love it! Your fish was a cracker though, put the other fish to shame! I've been on a black fishing binge of late trying to figure out where the suckers are hiding and what they're feeding on - really good fun.

had a lengthy reply that was accidentally deleted. in short - they're great and i've had one for 2 years without incident. fitted an original starter to mine also which helps the old man when he's out - the starter is a handy good option but quite expensive for an original. is the one in the pics oil injected ? mine has the words oil injection or something similar on it. mine also came with a rectifier/charging circuit. wouldn't hesitate to buy another. cheers, sami

could be a number of things. the way you rig the circles, leader size and length, hook pattern, size of bait relative to hook, how the bait is bridled etc 4-5 secs is a little on the short side and 1-2kg is a bit heavy for a free swimming meal. to answer your question though, i've only seen and used enough tension to prevent an overrun on the take and thats usually freespool with the clicker on or very light drag. as dan mentioned, once you've been bit, i would wait for time X ( 5sec < X < 5min) then slowly lift the lever to strike and pass the rod to someone that fancies a little winding practice.

interested to hear more about the leader snapping - wasn't the long line knot was it ? was there a bur around the eye of the hook ? congrats again mate - long time coming.

g'day mate, do you guys anchor up when shark fishing? might have done better drifting with the slick.

thanks for the suggestions guys. tried bias already. also tried a couple of o-rings that i picked up from autopro which didn't really work out either.

yeah, thing is i'd rather pay 50c for replacement washers than $15 for replacement bungs. tried a little rubber o-ring without luck, someone has to supply those damn flat rubber washers.

anyone know where to get some replacement washers for a set of bungs ? the bungs are those larger models, from memory the washer needed to have an outer diam. of 30mm and an inner diam of 28mm. thanks, sami

no mate, we were north of broken bay in a plate centre con.

Headed out wide yest looking for a late season marlin, yellowfin or anything else really. Apart from a blind strike from an unknown speedster the action was pretty slow unfortunately. Managed to stumble upon a huge log floating just inside the shelf and first troll past saw a triple hookup on dollies. Caught a few trolling then caught a few more on livieys and pillies. The fun really started though when the light gear came out, managed to jig about half a dozen on 2 and 3in stick baits, could see them zipping around and smacking lures. Kept a few for the table and let most of them go. All pretty small though, biggest would have been close to 3kg, good fun on the light stuff - better than bream! Sami

actually with that solid build and high gear ratio, they'd probably make decent 8 and 10kg game reels

i've been eyeing them off also - i'd be intertested to see what market they fit into. would have thought they'd bring out a tougher TLD to handle braided lines but bottom dropping in 100+ fathoms would be annoying with that gearing and i can't see them replacing the TLD 2 speeds for gamefishing. haven't quite figured out why a solidly built trolling reel would have a such a high gear ratio.

g'day mate, what make is that little fat orange squid jig with the big eye ? sami

good advice mate. have tried it in the past but i found that grease seems to keep thinning out with use (possibly because the oil beraks it down, could be the oil/grease combo i was using). thanks, sami

thanks for your thoughts. i personally prefer grease in mini bearings (if they're not fully sealed and in a threadline reel). i can appreciate where everyone is coming from with regards to oil rather than grease but i'm not working with overheads or trying lubricate bearings for high speed applications. prob with oil is that it needs to be constantly injected where as grease is a little stickier and stays on for prolonged periods. a high quality, low viscosity grease is what i'm after - would love to hear if anyone has any suggestions for such a grease.

thought so - they're a nice boat.

congrats on the first marlin not bad cruise and top end speed - is the boat a saltash or a salthouse ?

The problem with these public forums is that it has become too easy to discredit the good work of a well established retailer with a few simple keystrokes. It's difficult to remain dispassionate when overcome with emotion, I’m sure I have been there myself. We all want to see the little guy win but it's only fair in a public forum that retailers are given the right of reply. Personally I think both posts should be locked or pulled. These discussions often appear one sided unless the manufacturer or retailer buckles to public pressure - right, wrong or otherwise. What if there was a failure in communication between the individual, tackle store or rep over which Daiwa have little or no control. I wasn't going to originally post but for a number of years now I have had nothing but praise for the Daiwa service team when dealing with them directly. I've qualified my last comment because from my experiences there have been slight delays when waiting on tackle reps or retailers. The issues/delays always seem to be with the intermediaries - a quick call to Daiwa and I’ve often had a reel or parts in a matter of days or they have been made available for pick up at their factory. I even called them last Thurs and had a long chat to someone there about lubrication for bearings (actually I believe it was Evan) and requested a new line roller bearing which I received in the mail today at no cost. I do feel for you Swoff and would be equally as frustrated in your situation. Not trying to play devils advocate here mate, only trying to be fair. Hopefully it works out well for all involved. Sami

if the bearings were sealed/shielded i'd use oil. appreciate your comments but i'm definately after a low viscosity grease

Hi, Just wondering ppl recommend in the way of grease for reel bearings. Mainly for the smaller threadlines with exposed bearings (such as the bearings that sit on either side of the drive gear in my little daiwa capricorn) Should i be hunting around for a silicone, lithium or other based grease ? Thanks, Sami PS: Not too interested in grease from reel manufacturers (ie the penn/jarvis walker/daiwa).

yeah i've tried bias and whitworths - thanks for the suggestion though mate. don't know of the brand, looks similar to the al-ko winches but but with a hex rather than a square fitting for the winch handle. i've pulled the sucker to bits and would prefer to pay a few bucks for the parts rather than $100 + for a similar winch.

Sylvania is a little out of the way - west or inner west would be preferable but i can travel if they have what i need. Thanks mate, Sami.

g'day guys, i need a new pinion gear, ratchet and spring for my trailer winch - is there any where in Syd that i can pick up spares ? don't want to have to fork out a for a new trailer winch when everything else is in good shape. thanks, sami

Nothing wrong out there, you'll find a heap of fish at all the places you've already visited. I don't think browns has any magical answers i'm afraid.