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Yeah mate the move went well and we have settled in pretty well and loving the life style change up here. The bream up here are no where near the saize of what they were back home and after 7 months I have not caught a 1kg fish but thats qld summer breaming for you. Plus i have been spending more time chasing other species like XOS bass and snapper. Plus i also managed a 15-16kg threadfin salmon. Yeah I have seen the tuna thats down there and I am trying to convince myself that I need to come back to Sydney for a few days to go out chasing fin. Don't sell the skeeter just secretly buy another boat and put it in storage ha ha ha ha And you know what boat ot buy next. the one that lets you target big big fish in the blue water Cheers Lee

Gee greg what a cracker of day. I have heard that you guys have been smashing them of late. 40cm fish. damn i wish I coudl get a hold of them up here. Nice work mate and keep it up. Cheers Lee

Nice work their Greg and Pat. Well done. I don't know how you handled riding in a slow boat for such a long period of time Skeeter on the reds that far out now that would be worth seeing. Cheers Lee

Cheers for the info Kelvin Seriously though where have you been hiding? Im still keen for that trip if its being offered? Cheers Lee

Whats the pics for? Im sure these pics have bene posted up previously. Cheers Lee

What you have mentioned above it true, however let me indulge a little further – This is an excerpt from Kim Bains article in NAFA titled IN A SPIN “ A word of warning – be careful when improving the drag on your spin reels. It’s one thing to smooth a drag, it’s another thing entirely to build a drag that exerts so much pressure it causses the reel to break. I’ve seen them break around the stem and feet especially when PE#8 line is used on mid sized spin reels. Good luck with the warranty claim! I know some tackle companies aren’t to happy with internet advice relating to increased drag pressures and the like. Go to a reputable drag producer and check the warranty status……..” “….. Another thing to keep an eye ion is that because spin reels are mounted under the rod, they’re much more susceptible to damage should they bump rails or sides of boats during the fight. I’ve seen rotors blown to smithereens when a reel smashes against a boat rail as a big fish takes off on a blistering run” Yes same answer as above. Also when the serious guys go jigging they use a harness and gimbal setup and they wrap the harness straps around the rod and reel feet. Another reason why they explode, that and increased drag pressures. Once again full locked up drags fishing in deep water after Sambos ( Samson fish, the real Sambos not the dodgy Salmon aka Sambo’s ). When the Sambos aggregate there are literally hundreds there at any time. Al Bevan will also tell you that a 50kg Sambo heading straight for the bottom will blow up most reels. From memory Al has had Stellas, Saltigas, Spinfishers, Tiagras, Tld, Blue Haven and Van Staals blow up on his boat. Big fish and massive drags make things go pop. Same as above. Sambos destroy gear. Like Netic said contact Namesay as he will be able to give you some advice as he has both. All tackle will fail if pushed to its limits and beyond. If you are interested in seeing how the best in the world do it, then find some Jap jigging sites and have a look for yourself. Its mind blowing stuff and gear blowing as well. Cheers Lee P.S I have a 6000gt Saltiga and personally I cannot fault it.

Yes so I hear. Watch out on summer time as that area is renowned for some visiting pelagics of the seriola family and they normally have big yellow tails. These guys will make even shorter work of your light gear. By the looks of it I will be moving to QLD hopefully soon, so can I interest you in another spot for your comp runs as I will have no use for it anymore? You have seen the pics before Cheers Lee P.S Where is the new store at?

The both of you are unreal Its a long 8knot drive to the markets when you are hungry though isn't it Did you guys get out on saturday? Cheers Lee

Lets just say that on the water from a distance you cannot see your boat. I like the colours as they blend in very very well with the water, but having said that at full noise with a 8 mile high rooster tail you do stand out. Yes where you saw us heading we got kicked out of that area pretty quickly. Its getting harder and harder to find unique spots that have not been flogged and when you do find them you get kicked out ahh well its all good. That’s a pretty good offer Greg. I want to try it, please help me ! Cheers Lee

Nice work Greg. We got a hanful of fish and i got an OK trev but the cold wind was enough and we were off the water around 1pm. I had enough of the weather. We saw you coming back out of spotx, I guess thats where you got smoked a couple of times and damn your boat is camoflauged now without a wrap on it Heading out again this weekend are you? Cheers Lee

Yes Andrew I already told him that Cheers Lee

Thanks mate. Might see you out on the water, but I'm guessing only for about 10secs until you passed me and gone off into the distance. Cheers Lee

Yeah Greg nice work. Mark told me you guys had a ball and something about blue swimmers as well Love the cigar shot ha ha ha ha ha Cheers Lee