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    Gulp

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Howdy Dave... I fish the shrimp using the smaller resin squidgy resin heads and the tiny Gamatsku jig

    heads 1/32 ounce or (1/64??). They're pretty small anyway. I use agonisingly slow tweaks, small twitches and lifts...... everything is scaled down to slow,slow motions and tiny movements. Tedious yes but it works.

    There is bugger all belly in the gelspun and I try to impart these small movements with the rod tip.

    There is also enough of the tail to create a bit of life and flick like the real Mccoy. I generally fish these in

    the river at the top of the tide or the bottom or anywhere there are some good eddies or structure breaking

    the flow.

    I marched into Mo's the other day to buy another swag of them but they were all sold out :mad3::mad3:

    They've got the next size up as well as some pretty nifty looking 6 inch versions that I'll give the jewies a

    whirl on soon. I also forgot.... I scale down my leader size as well for the smaller presentations.

    Judging by some of the quality flatties on the forum it's going to be a bumper season for the flatties.

    Thanks mate - that's fantastic information.

    cheers,

    dave

    I think GULP has great products, but I will never not go with the real thing.

    coke?

    :tease:

    Gulp

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    ditto all the above. The new Berkley new penny 2 inch shrimp has been my main softie of choice

    over the last month. It's caught everything from flatties, bream, trevs, whiting, soapies and a heap

    of Pike in the last few weeks. Still the 3 inch minnows always find their way on at sometime during a

    session.

    Here's a pic of my biggest flattie caught and released over the weekend caught on the above new

    penny 2 inch shrimp pattern. I still have a soft spot for the 3 inch evil minnow pattern as well.

    How do you fish the 2" shrimp? It doesn't have much inherent action.

    Shimano Nexave 1000 Fa Reel

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    I got one given me as a gift and it's a nice little reel. Very smooth and the 1000 size is very compact and light - great for finesse fishing. As mine was a gift, I have no idea how much it cost, so can't really compare it to anything else in the Shimano line. It certainly feels as smooth as an Ultegra I own (Japanese Stradic). One thing I did notice was it doesn't have a huge amount of drag power (single washer), but you'd expect that in a 1000 reel and with 4 lb Fireline, you wouldn't be fishing a very tight drag anyway.

    Estuary Outfit

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted · Edited by David L

    thanks guys..... i noticed the Symetre only has 4+1 barings does this matter cause i also have a pflueger reel that has 8 bearings is this a problem ? cause i do quite like the looks of the Symetre but this is what i am abit uncertain about..... and what is a shimano 4500 BR ? couldn't find that ? are there any other "tech specs that i should look for an a reel like that eg infinante anti reverse etc ?

    Mate, just because a reel has a lot of bearings doesn't make it high quality. And vice versa. Look at the cheap $20 reels on eBay - they all seem to have 10 or more bearings, yet you wouldn't call them quality reels by any stretch. In fact, bearings are generally the earliest things to fail (which is why manufacturers put so much emphasis on ARBs or CRBBs) and more bearings equal more points for failure.

    My suggestion: pick up a Symetre (or Stradic) and have a play with it in the shop. Decide on whether it feels good to you and whether it suits your needs, not on how many bearings it has.

    Hope this helps.

    PS: A 4500BR is the Shimano 4500 Baitrunner.

    Penn Accord

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Gday fellas,

    With fathers day coming up my old boys looking for a new spin stick and threadline reel for Sambos etc.

    I was looking at a Penn Accord 5 or 6000 with a Penn powerstick pro 3-5 kilo. What do you blokes and gals reckon, worth purchasing ??? and any feedback on the accords would be great too :biggrin2:

    Cheers Steve

    Never used either rod or reel, but I would have thought a 5000 or 6000 reel would be far too big for a 3 - 5 kg stick. You'd be spooling up the 6000 with at least 15 - 20 lb line, probably heavier if using braid.

    The rod would probably be fine for Sambos, but I'd be matching it with a 3000 size reel. Alternatively fish a little heavier, with a 4 - 7 kg stick and 4000 reel.

    Just my $0.02.

    Where To Fish On Sunday 27th

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Yeah poor effort yesterday totaling 0 fish

    Bad luck mate. The tides weren't great this weekend. Next weekend should be better - there's a high tide close to sunset. Try the spots you already mentioned, including H&C Bay and Iron Cove. Fish the flats on high tide and you should be sweet.

    Lb Spots

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    mate ill be fishing the north part of sydney..... i have found figtree bridge but that is right in the middle of sydney harbour and lanecove so it probably isn't the smartest thing to eat the fish..... i have also been given another spot but would prefer one that isn't right on a main road.....can any one else suggest anything

    Middle Harbour - Bantry Bay, Roseville, maybe around Castlecrag - the Sugarloaf / Sailors Bay areas. Lots of national parks / tracks along the water where you can fish.

    New To Sp @ Ic

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by David L

    Mate, I've never fished around that section of IC, but in my experience, IC fishes better near the turn of the high rather the low, where more water is accessible to the land based fisho. (I'm assuming you'll be landbased?)

    The plastics and heads you have sound ideal - cast out as far as you can as the bream generally hold further out (I've caught a few flatties in close though).

    For the grubs, you can employ a slower lift and drop routine, keeping contact with the bottom with each drop. For the bass minnows, employ more rips, twitches and flicks, then pause to allow the lure to flutter to the bottom.

    Grab a copy of the Berkley DVD or Squidgy Secrets Part One. These are good instructional DVDs, albeit a bit heavy on the product promotion.

    Luring In Ic 19/8

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    nzwarriors bought me a pack of camo sandworms as well as some 1/0 gama jigheads. Man, these things are hot stuffs! :thumbup: Almost every cast of it there'll be bites, with a couple of pulls and missed hookups. Damn, can anybody tell me how to work the rig or how to sense a good hookup using these gulps?? It's so frustrating, yet feeling they're so effective.

    I cut the Gulp sandworms in half, rig them on a light jighead (1 - 2 grams) same way as any other SP. Sometimes when I'm feeling optimistic, I only cut an inch or two off the worm (at the head), as you get a better action and it doesn't really seem to affect hookups as even little bream seem to be able to wolf 'em down. If you're getting small half-hearted hits, it could be toadies.

    Retrieve is either a slow roll interspersed with small twitches (keeping in contact with the bottom the whole time) or the slow lift and drop. Be careful with the roll & twitch at IC though - it is extremely snaggy close to shore and I've lost count of the number of jigheads I've lost there while land-based. I usually cast out as far as I can and do the roll & twitch until the lure is about 5 m out, then do the lift & drop in close.

    Hope this helps.

    Prawn Lures

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

    Posted

    The Gulp PRAWN is nowhere i reckon. Just looks like a lump of rubber with no action.

    You'd think so, wouldn't you, but quite a number of bream tournament anglers seem to be using the 2 inch model and doing very well with them too. Favourite colours seem to be New Penny and Nuclear Chicken.

    They must pretty much use them as bait, I reckon - just cast out and the occasional twitch. As you say, those things have no discernible action.

    Kings Off Terrigal

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    eclipz 90 bait runner,

    been jiggin with it for 2 years.

    tough and very smooth

    http://www.ackfishing.com/okumaeclipz.htm

    I think it fits about 200m of it which is plenty i think.

    I dont play with these bastards they fight dirty.

    Just for the record i use the smallest version daiwa millionnaire with 6lb braid when fishing for salmon and kings in the harbour but i have lost almost every fish that took line close to the bottom, they know exactly where to go!

    Good stuff, mate. Thanks for the info. Congrats again on a great bag.

    cheers

    Kings Off Terrigal

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Okuma 90 with 80lb braid as they're ugly fighters so you need to hold them up.

    Mate, which model Okuma reel were you using? It's gotta be pretty tough to handle 80lb braid. Have you been jigging with it long and how's it holding up?

    cheers

    Twinpower - Local Or Japanese?

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Hi all,

    What are the differences between the local and Japanese versions of the Shimano TwinPower? The reels look substantially different and seem to be completely different beasts.

    There also seem to be a few Jap versions:

    1. the "standard" model in sizes 1000 - 4000

    2. HG and PG versions (High Gear / Power Gear) in 4000 - 8000 size

    3. MG model (Magnesium, which I'm not interested in)

    I'm potentially looking at buying one in the 4000 (or 5000) size, so the options are:

    1. Local TwinPower 4000FB (400g, 8 A-RBs)

    2. Japanese TwinPower 4000 (325g, 6/1 A-RBs, 6kg drag)

    3. Japanese TwinPower 4000HG (390g, 10/1 A-RBs, 9kg drag!)

    I've been told the Japanese reels are better built. Is this true? They certainly are more expensive than the local model, especially when you consider reels can usually be purchased cheaper overseas.

    I would be pairing the reel with a med-heavy spin stick, probably running 20lb braid (or 30lb at a pinch if buying the 5000 size).

    cheers,

    dave

    Georges River

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by David L

    finally got out fora fish but there were no fish around. i tried every spot

    (about 20) between kangaroo point and taren point bridge, at taren point i got two good solid hits but no fish in the boat :mad3:

    Anyway it was good to get out there and have some fun with a mate!!

    Bad luck mate. Sometimes it just doesn't happen. From the fishraider reports (and my own experience yesterday), the fishing very patchy yesterday. Surprising, as I would have thought the fish would be on the bite after the recent rains.

    Im6, Im7, Im8.....graphite

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Hi Sharky,

    Not really looking at present mate, I was just curious. I bought a "graphite" rod of Ebay and although I've caught some really nice fish on it (including my PB Bass and Bream) it's a real "Noodle" and quite heavy. I doubt there's much graphite in it :1prop:

    My birthday's coming up and I was thinking of replacing it with something in the squidgy range - something like that for fishing the flats with (7', 2-4kg), plenty good enough for my weekend exploits.

    Cheers,

    David.

    Mate, I've used one of the Kandji soft plastic rods and the Shimano Squidgy (7' 2-4kg, 2-12g) and they are chalk and cheese. The Kandji has caught me a few fish, but due to the wet noodle nature of the action, have missed heaps of hookups. The Shimano is great, especially for a sub-$100 rod. The fast action and stiffish (yet light) tip allow me to really rip stickbaits (and twitch Gulp sandworms! :1prop:). I would thoroughly recommend them.

    Sydney Fishing Show

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Either that or did you have the :wife: with you...... :074:

    Actually, no. She kindly dropped me off and left me to my own devices for a couple of hours.

    No way was she going to spend two hours of her life (and $16) looking at fishing rods ...

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