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  1. Well that would have to be the most amazing days fishing I've ever been a part of!

    Huge thanks to Damo & Bob for not only putting us on the fish of a lifetime but also putting up with our fettish for using the Stella's.

    Not sure the egg beaters were worth the pain, overhead next time I think. As Bob said ... shouldn't bring a knife to a gun fight.

    Damo was right, the SBT far exceeds YFT on the chew!!!

    Again Damo many thanks and we'll be back for sure! (if my back ever comes right).

    Cheers

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  2. Thanks for all the advice.

    I managed to use a mates downrigger for the job.

    First attempt left me spewing, applied heaps of pressure & wound onto reel off downrigger, only to find, close to the end & near exhaustion the line had a bad taper towards the top of spool!

    Had to wind all the line off spool, add 2 washers & re do it a few days later.

    Anyway, finally got it on evenly and to my surprise 550m PE6 80lb.

  3. ah thanks Hodgy, I thought I was loosing it...

    I ended up getting the 18000 & am glad I did, it isn't as big as I first thought & enables me to get heaps of line on.

    Any hints on spooling it up?

    I have been told to do it myself rather than at a tackle store & make sure I apply HEAPS of pressure when winding on.

    Also to wrap the spool with a few turns of insulation tape then uni knot to spool & tighten the braid hard enough to just cut into the tape to prevent any slippage.

  4. Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated.

    Jim, thats some report & some huge fish you caught, great to see the stella in action.

    I have just bought the 18000SW, $900 delivered from the states so very happy.

    Now for the rod, the GT special is the obvious choice for popping but again I'm trying to maximise the use & considering a shimano bluewater spin 10-15kg or 15-24kg in the hope they will enable me to cover more types of fishing.

    any ideas?

  5. thanks Bentos thats reassuring info and I agree the 10000 would be better for the majority of my fishing.

    Can anyone tell me if the 10000SW would handle the fishing in Fiji, mainly trolling and GT popping.

    Obviously the 18000 would be much better but would I get away with the 10000?

  6. Looking for some advice...

    I am going to Fiji for a 10 day fishing trip in March & am thinking of buying a Stella 18000SW & maybe a Shimano GT Special.

    I live in Sydney & fish from both rocks & boat both inside & outside harbour, mainly for kingfish.

    Now this is a lot of cash to outlay but I think I'm in need of a treat and never really splurged on fishing gear too much before.

    I'm sure the combo above would be great for the 10 days in Fiji but overkill for my usual fishing here in Sydney.

    So, I thought maybe I could get away with the Stella 10000SW in Fiji, which would also be more usable at home.

    The other factor which makes it hard is that there is little difference in price between the 10000 & 18000.

    Any thoughts/advice/past experience much appreciated!

  7. Hi All,

    A mate & I are heading to Jervis Bay for a days fishing this weekend.

    We plan to launch from Callala Bay boat ramp.

    Trouble is we only have an older sounder that apparantly doesn't take GPS coordinates.

    Can anyone give us a rough visual guide as to where we could have a go? even if it's just to anchor up & berley.

    Would like to have a go at kings but might be a bit of a trip to the cliffs??

    Any tips / advice for a fun days fishing in Jervis would be appreciated.

    Thanks

  8. Nectic, what line are you running on the LX? and I've heard the Rapala Braid rods are good but rated higher than they are as far as line class.

    How have you found the 10-20kg?

  9. Nectic, I am currently looking at a similar setup, an Avet LX single speed with Rapala Braid composite overhead rod 10-20kg class.

    I am not sure whether to go with the LX 4.6:1 or LX6.0:1.

    Can you please tell me when each of the above would be best, I'm a bit confused.

    Cheers

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