South Coast Morning Session

[steze]

Sorry in advance as I have no photos. Me and my usual mates went down the coast this morning for a morning session. Water and weather was perfect. Gentle Winds and small swell. First 3 hours was very slow. Just as the tide turned, it picked up very well. We were getting salmon non stop, We threw all of them back as there was just too many. I have to say the Salmon here are on steroids, they are all monstrous with the smallest estimated about 2kgs. I manage to land one about 80cm. On a 4000 reel it was magical. After a few hours of Spinning, baiting, using lures, I decided to change to lighter gear to break in my new stradic ci4 2500 reel. Spooled it up with 10lb braid and fished the bottom with a small sinker for trevally. There was alot of trevally around ranging from all different sizes. I have to say I am very impressed with the Stradic. It is just so smooth and I can cast so far. I was using a small Mustad Penetrator hook with a little slice of yellowtail on it just chasing the trevs. I somehow managed to hook a big salmon and it gave me a heart attack when it striked. Fought the fish for about 5 minutes, they are literally on steroids I tell ya. Anyway 5-7 minutes later I managed to bring it up on the side of the rock ledge, little did I know that a wave came and washed it back down. In this quick 4 seconds my rod snapped. I couldn't believe it, It buckled at maximum capacity and because I was holding it too high i just heard this loud bang and the top part of my rod snapped completely. With the broken rod i still manage to land the fish, unhook it and chucked it back in. Overall it was a very good session as I haven't been out in months. Good to get that nice feeling back with your rod buckling and your screaming on light gear. With one of my favourite rods broken I am now in search for a replacement :)

[Little Hooker]

Sounds like good fun steeze! What rod did you break and what are you goin to get??

[steze]

Sounds like good fun steeze! What rod did you break and what are you goin to get??

I broke my Okuma Precision X Tournament Rod, 7Ft rated I think 4-7kg, Seriously, I am having very serious considerations about the NITRO . It is a bit pricey but you know how Sex the nitros are. Lifetime warranty... hmmm..... :)

[hnsgeq]

Mate, the new light Shimano T-Curve rods are great guns and worth looking at. I don't think you can go wrong with one of them.

Sounds like you had a lot of fun and to sacrifice a rod is sometimes worth the entertainment.

Well done!

[disturb3d]

lol...unlucky, i've learned my lesson of highsticking =)

IMHO, i wouldn't use really light line class rods off the rocks. It may seem fun to catch your odd salmon or even king using light gear, however you need to worry about landing the fish (unlike boat fishing).

btw i had a look at the new t-curves and personally, i'm not a fan. Aesthetically, they look better than the old ones, but the components they used on the old ones are of better quality.

Personally, im sticking with Daiwa for Rods these days

[IVZ350]

go the nitro for sure mate

[luvbigfish]

Sorry in advance as I have no photos. Me and my usual mates went down the coast this morning for a morning session. Water and weather was perfect. Gentle Winds and small swell. First 3 hours was very slow. Just as the tide turned, it picked up very well. We were getting salmon non stop, We threw all of them back as there was just too many. I have to say the Salmon here are on steroids, they are all monstrous with the smallest estimated about 2kgs. I manage to land one about 80cm. On a 4000 reel it was magical. After a few hours of Spinning, baiting, using lures, I decided to change to lighter gear to break in my new stradic ci4 2500 reel. Spooled it up with 10lb braid and fished the bottom with a small sinker for trevally. There was alot of trevally around ranging from all different sizes. I have to say I am very impressed with the Stradic. It is just so smooth and I can cast so far. I was using a small Mustad Penetrator hook with a little slice of yellowtail on it just chasing the trevs. I somehow managed to hook a big salmon and it gave me a heart attack when it striked. Fought the fish for about 5 minutes, they are literally on steroids I tell ya. Anyway 5-7 minutes later I managed to bring it up on the side of the rock ledge, little did I know that a wave came and washed it back down. In this quick 4 seconds my rod snapped. I couldn't believe it, It buckled at maximum capacity and because I was holding it too high i just heard this loud bang and the top part of my rod snapped completely. With the broken rod i still manage to land the fish, unhook it and chucked it back in. Overall it was a very good session as I haven't been out in months. Good to get that nice feeling back with your rod buckling and your screaming on light gear. With one of my favourite rods broken I am now in search for a replacement :)

hey m8 heading down to ulladulla in 3 weeks , how far south were you?

[steze]

hey m8 heading down to ulladulla in 3 weeks , how far south were you?

Before Jervis, around Kiama.

I checked out the new T Curves today, they are supposedly not as good as the old ones. The blank is good but the guides are the same guides they use on the starlo stix, which are known to have problems. The rod is going to cost me 75 buks to replace the tip so gonna do that. However the Nitro is still on my mind for when I come back from Vietnam.

[Little Hooker]

I personally love nitro and have 2 my self which are great rods and warranty on them is very hard to turn down. My mate has snapped my viper once and knowing it cost 70bucks to get a brand new section was super. The tackle store at villawood had a sale which you can get them for $300 normally whould be 330ish.

[steze]

I personally love nitro and have 2 my self which are great rods and warranty on them is very hard to turn down. My mate has snapped my viper once and knowing it cost 70bucks to get a brand new section was super. The tackle store at villawood had a sale which you can get them for $300 normally whould be 330ish.

Yea I checked it out but I figured it would be more feasible just to get a new tip for 75. Im leaving for Vietnam next week and don't have $300 to spare. Either way its supposed to be my estuary rod and I agree with the post above that Its not really advisable to bring that sort of gear onto the rocks.

[sanger]

Either way its supposed to be my estuary rod and I agree with the post above that Its not really advisable to bring that sort of gear onto the rocks.

But damn its fun catching 3 kilo salmon of the rocks with 2 kilo bream gear!!!!