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I spray my reels down but with a spray bottle so the pressure is very minimal and then I wipe down and Inox, works a treat.

Owners all the way.

I'd like to get some for my eggbeaters, where can I get some from? I live in North Ryde if that helps.

I think a 15yr old would know the difference between a shark and a barracuda.

Before I get into the following I'll just state that I am not a fan of one reel company over another as I use Shimano and Daiwa so I'm not burning anyone at the stake here. Wrong, the body is composed of Aluminum except for certain magnesium models which aren't intended for saltwater use anyway. Cost doesn't always denote quality and this surely isn't the case in regards to stella vs. saltiga. Mass produced? What do you think the Saltiga is? Cheaper materials & manufacturing methods? Back that up with facts. There was a thread where a stella had sat at the bottom of the harbor for almost a month and it came backup in great condition. TECHNICAL FEATURES OF A-RB BEARINGS On high quality reels, bearings are generally made from stainless steel to prevent corrosion. In actual fact, it is not true to say that stainless steel does not rust! Stainless steels corrosion resistance decreases in relation to the need to improve the surface strength and, consequently, the durability of the metal over time. By increasing durability, corrosion strength will inevitably be reduced. Confronted with this dilemma, Shimano has developed a ceramic surface treatment, which increases corrosion strength dramatically, thus enabling the use of metals with a higher surface strength and with a higher surface strength and increased wear resistance. The durability of an A-RB bearing is 10 times higher than that of any stainless steel bearing. I'm sure he does but if he's going to inform others his information should be correct.

YEah I do the same for for roughly an hour and then I cut the strips or rings nice and thin.

I think it's worth paying whatever it costs for good bait if you don't have the time to get live bait. I goto the Sydney Fish Markets and buy fresh prawns, squid (if I'm not going to catch any) and pilchards. It's pricey but it's top notch bait.

Go the whole live squid mate! I always grab mine at Currawong Beach in Pittwater, never fails. As CaineS said, the yakkas are everywhere! I usually dice up some pillies and throw em in, it gets them going.

Our live bait tank is a alum box that fits snuggly into the back of the boat next to the motor. It has a PVC pipe which runs the length of the box at the top above the water, sealed at one end and has 4 holes drilled into it with a oval shape dimple to spurt water in to keep the water aerated. The outlet is a hole at back of the box directly inline with the aeration tube with a alum tube welded into it which has a diameter of 1 inch. So basically we fill the tank up to start with then just turn the pump on when we are stationary to aerate the water as we have a scoop at the back of the boat which is part of the pump bracket which will allow water to flow in as we motor about. Keeps everything alive from fish, squid and various forms of live bait and works better than the original design which was a hose flowing to the bottom of the tank and a hole in the right angle joint to aerate. It's a bit dirty as Mr. Squid decided we were in need of ink and we always forget to clean it.

I'm new to the forums so I don't know the regulars and all that jazz but All the best mate, get well soon!

I gotta pick one up for the boat and support this awesome site.

I haven't had that problem, they were casting fine yesterday under all kinds of sinker, sp and lure weights. My backup spool has 4lb fireline on it and I didn't have problems with that either.

Indeed but I'll leave the Jewies 'til next time.

Going to eat him up for lunch tomorrow as I'm so buggered after fishing today, I can't be bothered standing in the kitchen preparing it. I'll tell you what though, arrow heads are less of a pain to clean than these things.

I'm glad someone saw it and got the joke. Thanksand a hiiideeho back at ya.

Headed out to Pittwater today to have a put around to see what was biting and hauled up a nice Squid which was 32cm to the mantle. First time I've caught this type as I usually target arrow heads, he had some buddies but they were being a bit timid and wouldn't grab the jiggs. Caught at Currawong Beach on a 6ft spin rod so it was a lot of fun to reel in. Salt & Pepper Chili Flake strips here I come. Sorry for the background and the overall shot but I left the camera at home. The water was pretty quiet today, lost 2 monster lizards right at the side of the boat whilst drifting out towards Juno Pt. which was really annoying because the second one would have brushed 65cm and that would have been a new pb for me on flatties. Hopefully going to hit the harbor next week.

Mine came from the fact that I'm always falling back into old habits, been using it for many years.

The more I look at them the Exage looks exactly like the Slade with a few changes and additions here and there. I'll admit that I haven't used Daiwa for sometime, well except for my Interline Sealine-X rod with a Daiwa Sealine SL50SH overhead, but those Sol's are damn nice. Oh really? Thanks, I'll look into that.

Nice setup mate, can't wait to hear how it goes. I was checking out some of the magnesium body reels and they were so light and smooth but the owner of the store was saying that you need to watch them with salt water and that dropping them would most likely crack or shatter the body. I love the idea behind the use of magnesium but I don't think it's all that practical as it is a lot weaker than other materials. Still, bloody nice setup mate.

Thanks for the welcomes and the replies. I didn't get out on the water today so I have to wait for tomorrow. I paid $140 for the 4000 (originally $190) and $170 (originally $220) for the 6000, they were marked down in a sale and most other shops I have seen them in has had them priced the same so hopefully I didn't get gutted in a price mark up. I was eying off a Sustain and a Twinpower in the glass case but I needed two new reels and buying one wouldn't have done me much good. I've got the 4000 on a 6'6 spin spooled with 4kg Maxima mono and the 6000 on a 8' general purpose spooled with 7kg Maxima mono. I'm hoping to hook up to a nice little jewie, kingy (that should be off doing kingy things by now) or something that can give me a fight to test them out. I'll report back with my success or failure, with photos.

This is my first post, hello to everyone. I was recently in need of some new reels and headed out to the tackle shop to check out some new reels and I came across this range. They looked good on paper and felt great so I grabbed a 4000 & a 6000, I will be testing them out today @ The Hawksbury River. Any thoughts on them? I'd never seen them before. Features - Floating shaft 2 - Varispeed - Cold forged gear - Power roller - Aluminium cold forged spool - Hypergear - XT7 body - Super Stopper II - Dyna balance - Biogrip - Spare spool