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The bad thing about stingers is that if you have a lot of rats around you pick a lot of them up and you spend a bit of time trying to de hook them.

Single hooked rigged through the belly or band from the eyes to the hook(bridle). You can also get a plastic head that has small wings to keep them swimming upright. http://www.sportfishingmag.com/techniques/...yhoo-48705.html

Get the HDMI cable for sure...they aint cheap though ! And also get yourself a good surge protector like the big belkin things or the ones from Monster which also filter the power and reduce noise input.

4.6 -1 , 4.2 - are the penn ratios ,and something similar for the spheros. They definitely can be used for jigging and regularly get a flogging on the west coast and north for samson fish etc. If you are using cup faced poppers the ratio is ok, but a bit slow for pencil poppers. You might be better off getting a twinpower 8000 from overseas instead as it will have a better ratio and drag. Jigging is better with the lower ratios , and poppering with the higher ones, so it will be a compromise and depends on what you will be doing more of. Plenty of rods out there, depends how much you want to spend, or go a custom made. Have a look at the Penn Spinfisher big game (10ft) .

You might find the penn 950 too heavy to be spinning with for long. I use an 850 and its a little lighter and works well mated with 30lb braid. I stick with the shorter rods about 8ft to no more than 10. If its too long it works against you when fighting the fish off the rocks in close. The other thing, is you will need to work out the weight of the lures you will be using and make sure the rod can cast it. No point going 10-12 ft surf rod with 24kg mono and then try and cast out x-raps as the distance will be impeded. I like using braid as you can get better capacity, feel of the lure and casts better than mono in the higher breaking strains. Then you run a mono leader for the first couple of metres. If you are looking for a decent popper outfit, check out the shimano gt rod, t- curves, or the daiwa monster mesh. As for other reels for spinning, spheros (but probably not the 14000), opus bull will do the job well. These are largish reels. But the rods mentioned will cast weights up to 200 grams which is a hefty lure. (just noticed in the 4 sale forum a shimano long cast..that will do the job easily too)

Contact Jack Erskine and you could probably also upgraded the Penn drag to carbontex pretty cheaply.

Sorry, was thinking you were talking about the bimini. You should have 3 connection points. 1)terminating end of mono 2)other end of terminating mono 3)hook in the middle of distance to fold line over so you tie the ends to 2 separate points and then drill to get them twisted. Then leave one end where it is. But you need to get the line over the middle point, then take the over end and walk it round so there is tension and it doesnt tangle up, and hook it over the same point as the other end of the mono. Then you have to slip the line off the middle hook slowly, and hold , and run your fingers back towards the end points slowly. The line will twist up slowly and stay twisted. Then finally at the end, use a uni knot to keep it all together.

3 half hitches along one leg of the bimini, then a hitch around both legs. Or you can do a rizzuto finish, which is a bit like whipping a line. And a dab of superglue too.

They are good reels. The 8000 has the same size body as the 6000, but with a bigger spool. I use mine(not the new model) for spinning off the rocks and target bonnies, salmon, rat kings with it. Fits a heaps of braid on it and makes a great 10kilo class reel. You could also use it for jewies as well in estuary areas. Ive never had any problems with it. I wouldnt be using it for jigging, but for light line spinning they work a treat and I wouldnt be sending it back.

For about $4k you can get stuck into big GTs on one of the trips closer that is closer in. Big money, yes, but big fish. One of those trips that if you could save up for would be worth it. Check out the vids you can download from their site.

I havent been, but know of people that have. Costs vary depending on where the trip is going to, but its a cuple of grand....Very professional and great fishing. They have a website so have a look through that, and then email them for a brochure pack that has all the trip details and costs so you can have a look. They also have a DVD you can get from them to see what the action is like.

You need a balanced outfit in my opinion. Why would you use an expensive reel with a inferior rod, or vice versa. All rods are different, and thats why the cost varies. If el cheapo no name sticks could do the same job, then why would you bother with t curve or saltiga rods. Rods have various characteristics that will affect the drag levels you can put through them, the casting weight range and durability. If you are spinning off the rocks the rod you choose will be different to that off a boat . But you might you use the same reel in both scenarios.Reels also need to have strong/smooth enough drag systems and carry enough line for whatever you are targeting, and have a spool design that enhances casting etc....

Fish Outta Water have plenty of the large sluggos in stock

If you need rigging info this site has a few articles on it. Ballyhoo are gars or close too..... http://www.#####ingmag.com/techniques/...705-page-2.html well, due to the website censoring of certain words where the #'s are substitute s p o r t f i s h .......one word with no spaces The plastic gars need a little bit of lead either inserted into the belly or up front to help get them down a bit and get get a nice action in my experience

Most charters up north that practice catch and release or target fishlike giant trevally will crush the barbs on hooks or change trebles to barbless ones. This is so that the fish can be release quickly and with little injury. If you are not after a feed , then it makes sense to let the fish go with as little injury as possible, so then , others can enjoy catching them later on. As long as you maintain tension on the line, the fish wont come off. If its a fish that does jump and shake its head a bit it may throw the hooks, but hey, that happens with barbed trebles too.

The dorado is a fantastic rod (if you are referring to the 80tn). For a stella 2500 it might be a bit unbalanced. The rod can pull 6-8kg of drag and run 15 kg line over it. The 2500 wont really suit it I think. The dorado would suit a 4500 saltiga or 6-8000 stella in terms of overall balance. The Daiwa Saltiga Dorado A-Rounder 70S might suit it better. Ive seen it in action and its a great little rod. Others to consider are Loomis. Im not as familiar with all their models but have seen some and they were very nice too. PS..dont use these rods for squidding..they are too nice. Go and buy some crap thing that if you drop or step on at night when squidding you wont cry. A $$$$ rod is asking for trouble when squidding, you dont need it and dont risk it....

As much as I like my strady 8000 I wouldnt be using it as a long term jig reel with 50lb. I know some cost an arm and a leg, but I would rather spend on something like a penn or shimano spheros for jigging ,and use the stradic on a spare rod for other lures. Those other reels can be picked up from $140 to $240 if you shop around.

Havent looked at the jig rods but I have the popper rod and they look and feel great. Havent tried it on the water yet. How hard are you planning on fishing the stradic , cause I dont think its really built to handle 50lb and heavy jigging for long. Its more of a light sport fishing reel to me.

Just like the guys that drive close to the rocks and stop in front of you when casting....or guys that stand right next to you and throw their bait/lure in front of you....cant licence against stupidity, only hope evolution dwindles their numbers

For light lures I prefer spin reels, but constant casting with lures in the 65 to 140 gram mark, overheads are much more comfortable . Another advantage is that you can usually get more line on an overhead than a spin reel.

You can get them west of the bridge at the deep water piers as well. They might have increased in profile since some of the DVDs, but they have always been there and we were catching them over 15 years ago (with crappier gear than now). Great fighting fish....

If you really want to get your bait out deep then you need this... http://www.seahorse.net.nz/index.html They are used in NZ and then you dont have to worry about a boat running over your line .

You can get Mahi Mahi from Maroubra - but you need a long cast or drift... (say maybe 10klms out to sea)

I use 50lb tuf line when spinning for kings. Works a treat. Never had an issue and its not as expensive as other brands .

Plenty of tuna oil in your burley trail fixes that up!