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Hi guys, I came across some of these Agazaie rods (Mustard in colour)in a local tackle shop and they look very impressive and at a reasonable price. I am interested in the 10-15kg low mount outfit that I saw for 650 - 700 Alvey. Looks like a MT7144, but didn't mention on the stick. Does anyone own one and know much about the brand Angler Pacific? Cheers, Spizza

Great post Anthony . I relate to a lot of what you have stated and I'm a very active Beach fisho on the Nth Beaches.......A lot people don't realise that beach fishing can be tough at times, needs dedication, can be exhausting carrying gear around, lonely nights in the eerie hours waiting for the Jew to come, eyes aching and squinting heavily after hours of salt mist and chilly head winds, and a lot of dud sessions inbetween the good ones. But I wouldn't have it any other way I actually love early morning winter sessions chasing plump sambo's in the breaking morning....usually I'm done by 9.00a.m.and off for a nice warm coffee. Cheers, Spizza

thanks Pete, looks like an interesting set up indeed. I use paternoster beach rigs (similar to Geoff Wilson's), and using a small swivel before the rig (as always recommended by Alvey), I eliminate most line twist along with running warm to hot water over my line creel after each session...I do get the occasional twist but I would't consider it a problem. Cheers, S.

Hi Rick, Kingpig, Thanks a lot for the input. I actually love using the Alvey's and have spent a long time now figuring out rigs, swivels etc to eliminate line twist etc. I have found that Tortue line reigns supreme for Alvey's and even cheaper lines such as Jarvis Walker do the job well. I always add line to my Alveys having the new line dunked in warm water etc when filling the creel. I haven't put the hours in the last few years to target Mulloway off the beach, but am wanting to give it a shot this summer etc, hence I was thinking the 700A5, more line capacity etc, although I'd imagine the 650 range would handle the job.... I know overhead's are great, but I find that Alvey's reign supreme off the sands due to their robust nature and easy maintenance. I'd be devasted if I dropped an overhead or baitrunner into the water or dragged them thru the sand by accident... I am heading up to Noosa in Novemeber so I'll get amongst the Alvey crowds up there . Cheers, Spizza

Yes, they are effective at night. I always use a paternoster two rig set up, gangs and popper - super effective.

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Hi everyone, Does anyone own a Alvey 700A5 and want to give me a review ? I was thinking of purchasing one to pair up with a MT8144 rod. I've used the 650A's & B's for a while now but was thinking of grabbing the 700A5 for handling bigger rigs and baits... Cheers, Spizza

Great effort, the fish are bit hit n miss at the moment around the Nth Beaches.....some days the tailor are there in good numbers and then gone again in a flash.....sometimes they'll take pillies and other days the fish only hit the surf poppers (Sambo's, tailor etc)..... Cheers, S.

Throw out some pilchards on gangs on a nice tide and you could get into some Tailor and Salmon off the beaches....

Alveys are great, set up sounds good. This is the dvd: http://www.saangler.com.au/images/Surf-Fishing-Tactics.jpg

and invest in decent surf outfit..I use MT 7144's, 8 wraps etc...again, ask the tackle store person. There is also a fantastic dvd called Surf Tactics that came out last year which is an excellent guide. I always take my gear into the shower with me for a warm suddy clean after an outing . good luck, cheers, S.

Hi Tok, the whole stretch can be productive. The pines is a good place. All this week's tides are going to be great for a sunset fish for Tailor and Salmon. There is some good fish there at the moment. Fished with my bro yesterday and got some very nice fish again. The fish are there into the dark hours too. A couple of tips given it sounds your current rigs are tailored (pardon the pun )for other species (bream etc). Use a paternoster rig, star sinkers and get some decent ganged hooks. I mean decent hooks because there are some big salmon around. I use Mustad 7766D's for my gangs. Get some good size pillies from your local tackle store and if you are not sure how to properly rig the pilchard, make sure you ask the person at the tackle store to show you (e.g. start from tail and last hook thru the eyes). I always prefer to hold the rod at all times and don't use rod holders. You need to feel every bite and react with strikes. I find salmon tend to have a timid bite after dark for some reason and at times that little nibble has resulted in a sambo pushing the 3kg mark. Go out and get them. Cheers, Spizza

lol...., at the end of the session I threw out a big slab of fresh tailor to see if any Jews were lurking behind the tailor and came up trumps with this solid sambo....left the fish biting.

I don't usually use metals, but this would have been a great time to use given the tailor school was thick. The fish were actually on the surface at times and you could visually see them with boil ups occuring. At one stage a pod of dolphins came bay and spooked the school but they came on again about half hour later.

Hi all, For those avid beach fishos, there is some quality tailor around at the moment. I hit the sands mid last week in the arvo high tides and got into a serious tailor bite. The fish got bigger after sunset and some big sambo's came on just after the tailor. I fish the beaches regularly and this was one of the best sessions in a long time. Great to see the tailor making a come back like this. Good old Alvey 650 + pillies and ganged hooks did the damage. Sorry no pics of the tailor but I did grab a dodgy phone pic of the last salmon of the night. Cheers, Spizza

Hi mate, as most have hinted here, ensure you are using a small 'quality' swivel before your rig. I use Alvey's a lot off the beach and here are some other tips I have found useful: Before loading up the Alvey with line, place it in warm water in bucket, whilst loading up the reel with your new line. Ensure the line spool in the bucket doesn't spin around (bouncing around) too much when loading up the Alvey - load up nice and evenly. Cheap line has great twist memory!....Also, sometimes a heavy leader/sinker rig mismatched with a light swivel can render the swivel useless in it's ability to minimise twist...play around with swivel sizes if need be. Cheers, S.

G'day mate, I fished the creek around this time two years ago from a kayak and had a ball....I fished close to the creek opening to the Bay (close to Huskisson wharf) using SP's (Squidgy bloodworm + 3" flick baits) and up the creek as well. Caught some nice whiting and lot's of good sized flatties....I find it was best to get out there early morning. Also, throw some small metals off the Husky wharf after sunset, and you should encounter the Tailor school that works it's way up the creek.....they don't hang around for long but makes for a frantic 20 minutes of fishing fun... Cheers, S.

Scorpion, should come up great on a BBQ.....another thing, try to gut the fish ASAP, and clean out the black lining inside the fish stomach after gutting....that's the reason a lot of people are put off Sambo's...if you leave the black lining in the stomach (each side of middle bone), that sets off a bad taste when the fish is being cooked....(my take on it) For example everyong who ate the fish from Stockton last weekend commented on how nice the fish was....filleted + made into soup (tomato vegies etc)....

Hi Scorpion, we made the wise decision to retreat to the cabin of the nearby caravan park! We contemplated camping, but I'm glad we chickened out...Woke up in the cabin early Sunday morning and it was freezing....... Bled, iced, filleted or baked for long time with aromatics ( ) , they don't taste too bad......... Cheers S.

thanks lads - I'll sure head back there again one day, and will venture out to the wreck next time.....we were going to head that way coming in from Anna Bay but we found nice gutters too good to bypass...

Good onya Chad I can imagine a sambo that size had him working hard......they know how to pull and dragging them up the shallow wash can be real challenging... Cheers, Spizza

G;day Raiders, Hit Stockton on the weekend for the first time ever, in pursuit of Salmon. Must say the place is impressive. Me and my brother had a blast over the two days (thanks to the fellow raiders here for the tips last week - came in handy ) Overall, caught 4 chunky Salmon, all pushing just over 60cm........Sat was the pick of the days, with great weather and gutters with not yeilding much drag. Sunday was tougher, with gutters covered in foaming white water and raging current & surge made it almost impossible to fish..... Here are some pics..... Cheers, Spizza

nice fish indeed - beach fishing and nice sambo's (some people consider them pests, but I love them - iconic Aussie fish) - gotta love our winter fishing offering Cheers, Spizza

that's great guys - thanks for the info Cheers, Spizza.