UFR sighting

[DexterCatt]

Hello everyone I have a question. I was down at Rose Bay when I happened to see a couple of fellas fishing. Although language was a challenge, they said they were after blackfish and confirmed by showing me a pouch of weed they were using for bait. 

They were using an unidentified fishing rod. At a distance I thought they were using a plain pole of about 10 or 12 feet. Closer, I saw the setup involved a small (1000 size?) threadline/spinning reel. What was strange was that the line guides looked very small, and almost as though they were partly recessed into the rod itself. I didn't want to ask more because they seemed a bit awkward talking to me, possibly language related. 

Does this outfit ring a bell for anyone? If it's any help the fellas looked East Asian. I mention this not to discriminate, but to help identify the equipment by regional preference/origin perhaps. 

I've done some searching this morning  and I don't think it was a Sabiki rod, if that helps. 

Regards and thanks, DC. 

[Rebel]

They may have brought it with them from overseas.

[DexterCatt]

...or ordered from overseas. 

[Little_Flatty]

Probably an ISO outfit. Popular in Korea and Japan. There’s a few good retailers in Sydney who can give good advice. It’s quite technical but seems to be highly effective.

[masterfisho7]

12 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said:

Probably an ISO outfit. Popular in Korea and Japan. There’s a few good retailers in Sydney who can give good advice. It’s quite technical but seems to be highly effective.

Have to agree 

[mrsswordfisherman]

Anyone have a good pic of the ISO outfit? 

[Little_Flatty]

11 minutes ago, mrsswordfisherman said:

Anyone have a good pic of the ISO outfit? 

This is a rod collapsed (most are telescopic):

This is a pic of one in action:

I'm not an expert but I do patronise a couple of shops in my area that specialise in this. I haven't got round to giving it a go yet (the equipment is exceedingly expensive).

[mrsswordfisherman]

8 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said:

This is a rod collapsed (most are telescopic):

This is a pic of one in action:

I'm not an expert but I do patronise a couple of shops in my area that specialise in this. I haven't got round to giving it a go yet (the equipment is exceedingly expensive).

Thanks Mike very interesting

[DexterCatt]

10 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:

Probably an ISO outfit. Popular in Korea and Japan. There’s a few good retailers in Sydney who can give good advice. It’s quite technical but seems to be highly effective.

I went ahead and browsed a couple of sites on ISO fishing. That's exactly what I saw. Well done and thank you. 

[Little_Flatty]

8 hours ago, DexterCatt said:

I went ahead and browsed a couple of sites on ISO fishing. That's exactly what I saw. Well done and thank you. 

No problems. It’s a whole new world compared to conventional Australian techniques. Good help is available in Sydney if you are curious…no language barriers in at least a couple of the shops. You probably already found the relevant business, but if you haven’t, send me a pm.

I haven’t dared to venture down that route yet, other than a couple of floats and shot. It’s too deep a rabbit hole (says the guy who ordered his first fly rod the other day🤣). But from what I’ve seen, ISO brains the bread and butter species, all the way up to rock species and kingies.

[DexterCatt]

2 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:

No problems. It’s a whole new world compared to conventional Australian techniques. Good help is available in Sydney if you are curious…no language barriers in at least a couple of the shops. You probably already found the relevant business, but if you haven’t, send me a pm.

I haven’t dared to venture down that route yet, other than a couple of floats and shot. It’s too deep a rabbit hole (says the guy who ordered his first fly rod the other day🤣). But from what I’ve seen, ISO brains the bread and butter species, all the way up to rock species and kingies.

Cheers to you LF. That's a rabbit hole for some future date. I'm still honing my conventional skills and knowledge...