DrChicken

Nice work, that spit is fishing done right! Is rod a Jarvis Walker Bullseye?

Bait recently, though I want to try with just SPs for my next outing.... I'll aim for lighter lb for this next spool I'm ordering 15lb you reckon or lighter?

apart from the nonsensical number of dog owners at the park, its a really nice place. I take a few beers, put in my headphones and sit on the water The braid I used was King cast 20lb, which was admittedly overkill, but decent priced and i like the line diameter http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/252051355352?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=550908815898&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I've just had a read about them as I've never used one before - I'll give it a shot. Thanks Dirv

Thanks mate Cheers Tim

Thanks scratchie I did a bit of reading / asking around about braid colours; from what I'm told, Red and pink is the most low viz. Is this true or should it not really matter if I'm using a clear leader? Cheers Tim

Found it! Slightly cheaper with club price. Thanks mate! Sent from my ONE E1003 using Tapatalk

Looks like you're right! Found a couple for 50 bucks used. Do you think they're ok for an all rounder for the harbour? Sent from my ONE E1003 using Tapatalk

So I decided to put away the $10 toy rod and Reel (It's done me so well I plan on doing a youtube series with only toy fishing reels around Sydney), and re-rig my Shakespeare Ugly Stik Balance with 20lb kingcast braid to swivel and then Mono leader. I don't think I'm gonna go back to full mono anytime soon - apart from the whizzing sound of the braid in a fight, the line is amazing

Thanks Savit now to figure out what that rod is.... Closest I can find to it is Jarvis Walker Bullseye but the seat doesn't look the same ....

Hey can you tell me what Rod / Reel that is?

The missus wanted to go to the park for the afternoon so I stashed a pen reel into her backpack before we took off down to bicentennial park, with small long shanks and fresh prawn. Lots of small ones (bream, whiting) before I got a decent pull - kept the drag on loose so the rod didn't snap (it's surprisingly sturdy). There was a fair bit of back and forth before I pulled him up Good times for a 10 buck rod!

That's what I thought too - There's an original tube of grease in the box too but I'll get some fresh stuff.

Thanks muchly for the info, It's been a great help. Looks like I've got a bit of learning to do, but I really want this as a workhorse reel, and my mate would've appreciated it. thanks again!

Got it, will take photos and put up as soon as I get home after work!

Hey guys, I used to go fishing with a friend's grandfather at Empire bay when I was younger, and when he passed he left me an old drag reel I left in storage. I want to start using it but both the manual is too discoloured to read. It's a Penn Surfmaster 200, 2 spools (the lighter plastic one is currently on it). It's oiled, perfect condition and came boxed with the aluminium spool and reel clamps. I'm mostly around the harbour so the only other type of stuff I'd do is rock fishing. I was hoping I could get some advice: - Which spool should I use? I understand that the aluminium spool would cause backlash if I'm not that good at casting (which I'm not) - how much maintenance would it need, i.e takedown and oiling? every second or third trip? - What line should I use if I want to focus on casting and avoiding backlash? - What length rod should I aim for (from what I read I should be aiming for no shorter than 2.7m)? Thanks in advance, even if to point me in the right direction for looking for info. I know potatoes about potatoes. UPDATE: Photos attached. I haven't disassembled it yet given I want to do that when I follow the guide I found (Thanks Crossfire63!) when I open it up to work on it as opposed to just doing it for photos. Also I need to be careful of a couple of small parts that apparently spring out when I do. Thanks again