djmac Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Hi Guys, Gonna be boatless for a while when i sell mine so might do a bit of good ol beach fishing for a few noahs etc in between a bit of lbg. just wondering what you guys use. i know theres the good old alveys but what threadlines do you guys use? and what rod do u use braid? anyone been using the kite method to get ur bait out far? i think ive got a 9 or 10ft rod somewhere there but need to chuck a new reel on it. cheers, Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 For mine you cant go past the Alvey for beach fishing. Threadlines and sand are not a good mix. I also use a large Daiwa overhead (SL50SH I think??) for fishing large baits off the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 used an alvey for years,- never failed, though now tend to use a shimano speedmaster 4 eggbeater, just have to make sure it's cleaned after use. Oh a 11ft silstar power tip. The beach is always nice after dusk,- good luck! enjoy The other good thing is if you're not driving you can have a few beers as well. simple things in life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted April 18, 2005 Author Share Posted April 18, 2005 thanks for the info guys! see how i go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I use a 12' wilson beachmaster rod with an okuma epix eb-80. A lot of people talk down these reels, but I've never had any problems with mine fortunately. Spooled with 20lb mono. I tried fireline off the beach once, and ended up with a massive clump of weed caught up in it and had to cut it off, so I won't be doing that again, too expensive. The other setup I have is a 13.5' wilson live fibre graphite rod with an alvey 650c & 20lb line. Both good setups but I find myself using the spin combo more often than the alvey, mainly because I can do more things with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefin Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 We mainly fish with Beach Worms for Bream and Whiting, and Pilchards for Tailor. Barbara has a Wilson Live Fibre 10 1/2 foot 6 kg rod, Shimano 6500 Baitrunner, 14 lb Fireline and 15lb Vanish leader. Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!! So sensitive! Casts a mile! Mine is the old 650 C5 Alvey, Butterworth 7144H and Platypus Super-100 15 lb line. This line is expensive for mono, but is very thin and supple, the best I have found! Tried Fireline, but threw too many loose coils, useless!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluecod Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 In recent times I beach fish with either a MT7144/650C5 combo or MT6144/600C5 combo BUT I formerly had a Sportex 904 that broke some years ago and it was one of the best beach bream/tailor rods I have ever used. Recently I acquired another one [sportex] and I'm happy again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Custom MT7144H with either a ABU 9000c (10kg)or ABU 7000c (6kg) ................. what do you want to stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I have at least 10 beach / rock outfits, everything from luderick rods, to overheads, and broomsticks for groper, its all there and it all gets used. My 7144 / alvey 650a gets used most though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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