framedtrash

wanted to start using my old TLD 25 some more so i decided to give it some pimping ordered in a new handle unscrewed a few screws and made the switch the added length of the new handles increases the power of the reel by a estimated 33% ill let the pictures do the talking all end the mod cost me around $35

talk about a late reply it goes great on the reel but it still cuts up my hands not the end of the world just have to make sure i have my gloves on when jigging yeh its the new jigwrex s605 shes a weapon

ha its about 22km offshore heres some flatty drifts for around lion island fresh baits work the best ie squid yakka fillets pillies rig them up on a paternoster and you should come into some flattys take care when drifting near the island tho as the waves can pickup and if u have motor issues its the last place you want to be if your drift is too fast throw out a sea anchor if you don't have one tie a peice of rope to a bucket and throw the bucket in the water

congrats dave :thumbup:

looks like its going to be a cracka of a day Saturday dont forget to take your pills Steve

what about one of these rods "The bait jig rod allows you to wind your jig into the rod keeping it out of the road of feet and hands aswell as reducing the amount of time wasted untangling it from other rods. The Tip is ballooned and the inside of the blank is perfectly smooth to reduce tangles. Rated to 20lb it is suitable for most bait species caught on bait jigs." sells for around $80

Nice work mate that first one is a good fish conditions look great out there what was the water temp ??

nice work andy that king in the 2nd photo is a beast looks like the king with the metal in its gut was feeding with a school of tailor or sambos either that or some one bought a spoon to a gun fight ha cant wait to get out there this weekend hopefully run into a few of there mates

if they have the money and want to buy it go with the stella the 5000SW or 8000SW is prob the size you are after for the fish your chasing

boat came with the name Lazy A the name suits me well so didn't bother changing it

what about a PE knot or why not just tie a loop in your braid with a bimini twist or a plait and just use a wind on leader

cheers for the day out steve even tho i had no luck on any legal kings was still a fun day i really hope that the big dollies pull alot harder then the rats as it was a pretty disappointing fight even on 4lb line you forgot to mention that i grew tired of you catching all the fish so i had to throw one of your big bonnies over board the baker i took on a jigg was a good 10-15mtrs off the bottom was rather disappointing when i saw it surface really had my heart set on a legal dollie o well thats why they call it fishing not catching theres always next time my next trip out is going to be a bait free trip and im going to stick to jigging all day

heading up to sealrocks on the weekend for a little get away with some mates wont be taking the boat and will be camping at treachery plan is to be fishing off the rocks and beach have fished off the beach before and got into some nice bream but i want to target some larger species any tips of catching some jews or kings would be great cheers

speak to RayR hes got one of these reels if your only planning on sticking it onto a 5kg rod it might be a little over kill your never going to use 20kg of drag on a 5kg rod like i said speak to Ray he fishes from the rocks in your area hes the man to speak to

nice work thats pretty poor of your crew to ditch you to do all the work and to take all the fish you need to put a lock on your esky so they cant take the fish untill they help clean the gear

be sure to save a little extra as well for when you get the Spheros so you can get the upgraded drag washers and the stella handles makes a great reel even better "Turn your Spheros from a four-ball-bearing regular reel into a seven-ball-bearing precision machine with heaps more drag available!"

nice work Dave good to see some nice kings being taken outside i was out there on sunday but was fishing in my mates boat kings where not a target fish sadly trolled some lures around lion island for 1 salmon and found a school of bonito for a little fun on light gear mates called it quits and we where back home at 11am got home and got my boat ready then went out again with my bro looking for some bonito for the table found them on the the back end of the joey kept a few the table we will have to catch up soon for a fish try get stuck into some of the big guys what reef did you find them at looks like trawleys ?

tidy boat i would get a mechanic to give the boat a good looking over its worth paying some one to check the whole boat over first alot cheaper then buying the boat and running into problems down the track maybe speak to huey about the motor can run into problems with really old motors could have issues getting parts if some thing ever went wrong

if squid dont want to play ball try rubbing some pilly on them to give them some scent

hummingbird make a few good sounders in your price range and i think they have the best mounting system of all sounders give huey for huet marine a call he normally has them at a good price or will be able to give you some better info

there a great little reel mines loaded up with 8lb suffix braid i catch every thing from flattys to kings with it and it handles it great was out last night and got stuck into the bonito with no problemse great little reel

mate hit it up a little birt told me of quite a few being taken in the last few days nothing massive but legal fish r there save some for me

You would have to be pretty dam stupid to be out surfing with a group of seals seals are the whites main food group when surfers get attacked by whites it's due to the shark mistaking it for a seal being around seals in the water is just asking for trouble

LINK HERE yeh just read that too i wonder if hes still going to do the interview with chan 9 now they got a nice pair of chompers on them and from memory the teeth are curved backwards

going to respool my jigging outfit does any one no where i can get my hands on a spool of Daiwa Saltiga Boat Braided Line can only find it in the states or on online in 150lb spools