netic Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Just received my newest outfit......Have been tossing up wether to get it or not for 4 months and decided it was about time....with the wife so busy with the baby she wont notice the 1k + missing. A Stella 20000 spooled up with 550 metres of Jigman 70lb IGFA rated braid, all ordered directly from Japan. Researched the braid for a whole month and the pro jiggers in Japan swear by Jigman as the best along with Varivas braid. Hopefully she well get used for YFT, Big Kings and even hope to catch a marlin with it.....now that will be fun. Match her up with T-curve jigstick 400 he's some pics of it, No 1 alone and number 2 with her fellow Shimano outfits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Thats one awsome setup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1990 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 dribble dribble dribble. Mate u got some sexy ass gear. cheers james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Fanatic Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 NIIIIIICE Netic! Look forward to some photographic evidence of the official christening! Great setup mate PF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) nice bit of gear netic She will notice the money as mine does Edited May 21, 2007 by johnno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Nice outfit Netic,I hope your 1st fish caught on it is worthy. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 Hopefully Penguin...but it will more then likely be a rat king as im not planning on targetting YFT for a couple more weeks....am dying to get out for a fish...only been once since the baby was born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Oz looks like your turning into a tackle rat i know how you feel i have a 9 month old but wouldn,t change it for the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 NICE out fit mate with all the expensive gear mate i think for future fishing trips we gotta start attaching lanyards to the reels whilst in the rocket launchers... better to be safe then sorry.. steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 nice outfit mate. Hope it serves you well. Double check all your rod holders hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 Mate its all insured so if i lose one..no sweat...get a newy Oz looks like your turning into a tackle rat i know how you feel i have a 9 month old but wouldn,t change it for the world Mate when i first started fishing seriously 4-5 years ago i bought a penn outfit that cost me $200...i thought it was so much and i treated it like gold.....That outfit is now in the shed somewhere and each outfit ends up costing me a minimum of $800. I realised soon enough that the gear you fish with is very important.....Only try and use the best...Tiagras for Game....all others with the exception of Penn Internationals are crap in this range..... And top quality shimano overheads and Spinning reels...Stradics, Stellas, Tekotas and Torsa's My wife knows how much this stuff costs me but she also knows fishing is a big part of my life so she lets it slide....all she says is....Pay the bills....put money into my Keycard and im happy.... You have people like Big Steve and Sammy who have also poured alot into their hobby...Steve has a DIawa Certate, SHimano Stella and a Torsa...... Sammy is a major junky.....god knows how many reels he has and whole set of custom rods to boot... I did a rough estimate of just my game fishing stuff i purchase over the last 12 months and including Rods, reels, Lures, Crimping kits, traces, braid game belts etc i have spent just over $6,000....and im still to boat my first marlin........although i did have a tussle with one the other day but lost him. Fishing is a great hobby and i dont drink or Gamble so the way i think about is that i would rather buy fishing gear then gamble or drink the cash away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 You can't go past the old TLD's buddy! Personally I buy the best gear I can afford and look after it like its gold. At the end of the day you can only have so many rods in the water at one time and I find a few outfits for each type of fishing is more than enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 You can't go past the old TLD's buddy! Personally I buy the best gear I can afford and look after it like its gold. At the end of the day you can only have so many rods in the water at one time and I find a few outfits for each type of fishing is more than enough. Anthony, i used the rate the TLD's highly till i was on board a mates charter and he got onto a marlin with a tld....after 2 good runs we could see smoke actually coming out of the reel.....after the whole fight the reel need a rebuild....it was 1 month old and the marlin was only 60kg est.......after that i invested in tiagras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 (edited) I'd say it was a bad one out of a batch. I service all my reels after a few trips to ensure they are in top condition. I stick with what works, and so far they've done the job I love to own quality tackle, but I can't fathom having 50 outfits at one time. At the end of the day you can only have one rod and reel in your hand. Edited May 22, 2007 by Big-Banana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 I'd say it was a bad one out of a batch. I service all my reels after a few trips to ensure they are in top condition. I stick with what works, and so far they've done the job I love to own quality tackle, but I can't fathom having 50 outfits at one time. At the end of the day you can only have one rod and reel in your hand. I dont have heaps of outfits.....my whole collection consists of 6 outfits....1 Stella, 2 x Tiagras, I x Tekota, 1 stradic, 1 aernos, 1 sustain...thats it... According to my charter mate the TLD series although good would not last after catching marlin consistently...the graphite frame bends under the pressure and it will start smoking....i didnt realise how much speed a marlin pulls with until i fought one...they leave YFT for dead when it comes for the speed they pull with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Just as well I don't catch many! Its a ripper outfit either way mate, YFT would be a ball on a threadline. I just got a Tekota, can't wait to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiko Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 One day, one day IFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, mabe I may have to upgrade my Rex Hunt eggbeater and rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I have clicked in this thread about 14 times today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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