[Stupid Question :)]

awesome, thanks guys!! you've all been a great help, i'll definetly be sticking around on these forums! your a tight friendly community willing to help eachother out!! you can count me in i can't wait to be able to contribute some help or some reports, i'll definetly have to have a quick flick at H&C after uni some day soon!!!

Cheers guys!!

Victor

one note on shimano 1000 size reels are the spool size is generally pretty small so may have probs with wind knots if you technique is not up to stratch

speaking of uni, i used to fish blackwattle bay (fishmarkets) between classes and it was also pretty good

kael

[Nepean Bassin]

water temp mate !

the rain we have had for the last two weeks has certainly shut them down,

only caught one in that time myself.

Bass realy do switch off and on, but when they are on, they are ON!!

i find water temp (changing) much more important than anything else when bassing

small streams are much more prone to large, quick temp changes due to lack of volume

bigger rivers less so

you sure those micro hits were bass? the nepean herrings are particually agressive this time of year

bm

[Trying For Whiting ....... Guess What I Got?!]

great catch Roberta

a straight retreive you say does the trick?

i wish i could catch them at my local

they are massive!!!

what pencil were you using?

kael

[Floating Braid Verses Sinking Braid]

just a quick note on sinking braid

i just brought the red sinking stuff in 20lb and was shocked to measure it at 0.33mm in diameter, not the 6lb mono equivalent as advertised (0.2mm)

this basically meant it was useless for my revo unless i only wanted 80m on it.

don't trust what you read

bm

[Drag Washers]

man get cals grease it is awesome for all wet drags carbon or felt!!

pretty good for gears as well, feels like soft butter, very sticky

got mine from carbontex US

kael

[Braid Diameters V Breaking Strain Table]

Hi Raiders,

just thought i would share some recent findings concerning braid diameters and breaking strains.

note that braids marked IGFA must break BELOW their stated breaking strain, those not marked IGFA may break at or above their breaking strain

Brand Line Colour BS [lb] Diameter [mm] IGFA

Berkley Fireline Crystal 6 0.15 No

Unitika Silver ThreadYellow 6 0.09 No

Unitika Trout Brown 6 0.09 No

Sunline Castaway Blue 10 0.11 Yes

Unitika Saltwater PEWhite 12 0.09 Yes

Berkley Fireline Yellow 14 0.20 No

Samurai Dyneema Black 14 0.21 No

Sunline Super PE Green 15 0.14 No

Sealine Dyneema Grey 20 0.21 No

Platypus Sink Braid Red 20 0.31 No

[Ecogear Sx40's]

sx40's require fine braid<0.1mm and good casting technique

i don't realy use them for distance work (flats)

for distance work use camions they cast heeps better

sx40's are very good lures for snags

kael

[Slick Rigs Rule Ok]

The slick rig 100mm size in the white drop bear colour is a deadly plastic on barra up in the Northern

Territory,if anyone is going up in the next couple of months to fish the runoff make sure you

have some in your lure collection.Work best in the dirty water around small runoffs,

colour changes & near barrages along the river systems.

cheers

Steve

got a couple of drop bear 100mm in my tackle box i will definitly give them a go on Barra someday

i like tru blue for tailor /salmon

black gold and silver fox for bass

kael

[Braid V Fluoro V Mono]

Kael

When you say loosing fish is it short strikes on the skirt ?

if so try adding a stinger hook to the spinnerbait hook

Smak spinnerbaits have the stinger already on them

no they just tend to get off mid fight?

does the stinger make it more likely to snag?

[Braid V Fluoro V Mono]

Im a mono and flurocarbon person

i will never go back to braid especially Fireline

yeh i am loving sunline FC atm. I have serious trouble breaking off snags using the 8lb stuff

but castaway PE is a sweet thing for bream

i will never use fireline again knot strength is horrible!!! and it just feels rough

kael

[Saltwater Flying]

Hi Jamie,

Try nymphs on bream about #12 with a gold B/H and maybe a sparse marabou tail in brown.

fish them like a plastic with lots of twitches and pauses while watching the leader for bites.

cheers

kael

[Braid V Fluoro V Mono]

Great topic..

I'm a big fan of mono for squidding and again, it's because of the increased stretch leading to measurably improved hook up to capture ratios. I think you're spot on that sometimes stretch is a positive, not a negative. One thing to try as an alternative to mono but without having to back off drag, is a longer, softer rod to cushion the 'connection' between hook and fish. It works on squiddlies.

Other places where the stretch is useful is fishing for soft mouthed species like Dory.

I've also taken to using single hooks on lures for some species (Salmon and Tailor for example) that are pretty nuts when hooked... again it improves the number of fish I land vs hook... I know stuff all about bass but maybe single hooks might be good with bronze battlers too... it works on spinner baits.

I reckon we all too often just assume that if it's new it has to be better. Good quality mono is a great tool but like all tools, it has its place.

Cheers, Slinky

great points there,

especially about single hooks, I tend to loose more fish on spinnerbaits than on trebles?

although i have taken to not flattening the barb on spinnerbaits and slickrigs and results have improved.

that is interesting about tailor and salmon i will have to give singles a go as i have lost some mega tailor on trebles

i guess the whole point is to tailor both your rod and line to suit each fish and fishing situation and results will definitly improve

cheers

kael

[Double Trouble!]

WOW those are serious lizards mate

great work Hodgey and Co.

kael

[Braid V Fluoro V Mono]

Just an update on this thread

i am now using Basic FC for my bass gear and i am very happy with the results. It is definitly more sensitive than any mono and very managable in 5lb on the spin gear. Bloody bulletproof in 8lb on the baitcaster

when throwing crankbaits short accurate distances i beleive you can't beat using flouro as our yank and Jap bass anglers have found.

for impoundment fishing maybe braid is a better idea but still experimenting with casting on the baitcaster

kael

[Poppers And Sps At Night?]

yes they definitly work

one thing though you have to rely on feel more than sight when fishing plastics.

thus keep a tight line to feel for hits, and using poppers wait to feel the weight of the fish before you strike

cheers

bm

[Bream Spinning Reels]

bought a sol 2000 and matched it too a advantage rod 4-8lb, i put 3 and 8lb braids on and its beauuutiful. played with a luvias niiiice reel but a bit pricey for me, im happy with the sol, 4 kgs drag, 230grams, completely waterproof, nice and smooth. upto you mate but likes already been said any of the mentioned reels you cant go wrong.

yes it is a pitty about the weak aussie dollar making jap stuff expensive

when the aussie was 104 yen i paid $290 for my luvias

if you can wait a bit the aussie dollar should improve, but i doubt it will get to that level again

[Bream Spinning Reels]

i have got a luvias 2004 (JDM) and just love it , the feel and the fact it only weighs 185gram!!

saying that i also like the shimanos, have got a new stradic and it is awesome as well, slightly more solid , fluid feel, but heavier than the Daiwa.

one note is that generally for the same size reels the Daiwa's have bigger diameter spools which means they cast better, less windy's.

to be honest i am looking for a back up to the luvias and at the moment the saros 1000 has my money, light at only 190 grams and less than $200 with enough bearings to please

kael

[Georges River 2.2.09]

Well done mate on your first (landed) Jewie!!

they realy are magnificent fish, and the fact they are rare catches makes them more special

well done again

kael

[Abu Revo's]

Thinking of getting a revo premier for the bigger sportfish (kingy, barra, jewys)

are they hot or what, any body got one ?

heard good things about them

cheers

bm

[Spincast (closed Face) Reels]

Thanks for the replies guys

i just ordered a zebco 11 platinum from troutlet for about $90 landed.

i plan to respool it with 5lb fluorocarbon and smack the bass!!

i think at this stage i will use a procaster Z rod , we will see how it goes

kael

[Sunday Bass Bash]

Hi Cam,

Nice fish mate !!

interesting about the frog, i gave a evergreen weedless frog a go on monday and scored lots of hits right in the lillys then put on a slick rig and nailed a 40+cm beast he he

keep up the good work

kael

[Spincast (closed Face) Reels]

i haven't used on but the ant pants of spincast is supposed to be zebco omega. i've read a few reviews online and it is apparently miles ahead of any other spincast reel on the market. i think part of the reason is that they don't make any other type of reel so all research goes into spincast.

yeh that is what i have read as well

I'm thinking of the zebco 11 platinum which is a scaled down UL version

although had a play with a daiwa silvercast at a fishing shop and it felt pretty good as well

cheers

kael

[Pb Bass]

love those fiesty natives!!!!

[Daiwa Heartland Z]

Hi Raiders,

Just spotted a Heartland Z ML 6" casting rod in a shop that blew me away.

it was not made in japan as some of them are and the shop wanted $375 is it worth that kind of money

does anyone have experience with these rods it was the purple one?

kael

[Spincast (closed Face) Reels]

Hi Raiders,

thinking of getting a daiwa goldcast matched to a short trigger grip rod for realy tight creek fishing for bass.

Are they just crap or a worthwhile fishing tool for specific applications

cheers

kael