lhan Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Hi all, I'm interested in getting a baitcaster for BFS. One thing worries me is that it seems they're mostly designed for freshwater fishing except a couple of expensive ones and mechanically more exposed to saltwater from my understanding. So my question is 1. is it a bad idea overall to have a BFS setup for Sydney harbour estuary? 2. if I got one, what kind of maintainance should I carry on? For my spinning reels I only give it a good spray and wipe until I send the fancier ones in for a service (preventative honestly I didn't have issues with any of my Daiwa/Shimano reels). Sth off topic but if anyone could give me some insights on land based bass fishing (I'll try Lake Parramatta first), I would really appreciate. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowjigger Posted Wednesday at 05:31 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:31 AM You could give them a spray with silicon after a gentle spray with water. PS they are very low in line capacity - this might cause a problem in the saltwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhan Posted Wednesday at 06:19 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:19 AM 44 minutes ago, slowjigger said: You could give them a spray with silicon after a gentle spray with water. PS they are very low in line capacity - this might cause a problem in the saltwater. Thank you! do you have recommendations which spray product I should use? Just spray over the surface or I need to do it on shaft/lines specifically? The spec I've check generally have 100m capacity of pe0.4/0.6 so it should be more than enough for bream/whiting/flathead/bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowjigger Posted Wednesday at 06:28 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:28 AM (edited) Could be a problem if you hook a jewfish or kingfish, especially if you are land based. Generally you want at least 200m of line for saltwater fishing. Like I said silicon spray. You definitely don't want to get it into the internals as it will affect the oils and greases and stop them doing their job. It's just to stop the external surfaces corroding. Also take the braid off periodically and rinse it with freshwater and dry. It traps saltwater and tends to cause spool corrosion. Edited Wednesday at 06:39 AM by slowjigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K Posted Wednesday at 06:40 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:40 AM (edited) Hey mate, I recently watched a vid from another raider, goldenhourfishing. He was bass fishing, however, I think at some point in the video he mentions he plans to have a crack in the salt. I watched it like a week and a half ago so don't quote me. I think there is some decent Aust Bass up your way at Lane Cove, a quick google/youtube should have some results, you might have to do some bush bashing though. Cheers, Peter Edited Wednesday at 06:40 AM by Peter K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted Wednesday at 07:17 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:17 AM Just rinse them with light spray water with drag tightened and allow to dry It's importantly to store them with drags loosened right off I get mine serviced every 6 months or so 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted Wednesday at 08:28 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:28 AM I had a Daiwa Pixy ages ago (go back to my posts in the mid-2000s) and that was a magnesium strictly freshwater only reel. I fished that thing to death in salt and it was just fine, treated the way @dirvin21 suggests. Eventually it got stolen. The Pixy was the original BFS reel before BFS ever became a thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhan Posted Wednesday at 10:43 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 10:43 AM Thanks all @Seajigger @Peter K @dirvin21 @Little_Flatty. I'm gonna give it a go anyway. It's not good for wallet but I love to try different things. Pity for that pixy. I can't seem to find the reel now but surely a magnesium reel from Daiwa is asking for quite a premium. I'm actually pretty surprised magnesium reel was already a thing back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K Posted Wednesday at 10:48 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:48 AM 1 minute ago, lhan said: Thanks all @Seajigger @Peter K @dirvin21 @Little_Flatty. I'm gonna give it a go anyway. It's not good for wallet but I love to try different things. Pity for that pixy. I can't seem to find the reel now but surely a magnesium reel from Daiwa is asking for quite a premium. I'm actually pretty surprised magnesium reel was already a thing back then RIP @slowjigger, mistaken identity for seajigger.....haha PS. That daiwa pixy yellow goes for like $300-600 which says a lot, a yellow reel, not something you see everyday, perhaps something I'll try and track down in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhan Posted Wednesday at 10:49 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 10:49 AM Just now, Peter K said: RIP @slowjigger, mistaken identity for seajigger.....haha PS. That daiwa pixy yellow goes for like $300-600 which says a lot, a yellow reel, not something you see everyday, perhaps something I'll try and track down in the future. LOL my bad. A dedicated thanks to @slowjigger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastworm Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Don’t get a reel that has magnesium components or frame/body. Best bet for salt water is a Curado BFS or SLX BFS (from the Shimano line up anyway). Strangely enough the lower end reels tend to be better in salt because they use aluminum bodies and plastic side plates. I’ve fished BFS gear for years and blown a heap of coin on rods and reels. It really only comes into its own for finesse presentations in close quarters fishing, tight creeks, overhanging snags etc. not much point in going BFS to fish open water or cast from the bank out into open water. Edited 18 hours ago by lastworm 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhan Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago 3 hours ago, lastworm said: Don’t get a reel that has magnesium components or frame/body. Best bet for salt water is a Curado BFS or SLX BFS (from the Shimano line up anyway). Strangely enough the lower end reels tend to be better in salt because they use aluminum bodies and plastic side plates. I’ve fished BFS gear for years and blown a heap of coin on rods and reels. It really only comes into its own for finesse presentations in close quarters fishing, tight creeks, overhanging snags etc. not much point in going BFS to fish open water or cast from the bank out into open water. Thanks @lastworm. I'll just get one for my tackle addiction and most likely only use it occasionally. There're some tidal/non-tidal creeks I've been eyeing for a while so will give it try at those places first. Also I find topwater could benefit from some accurate cast presentation so maybe will do some topwater using it too. But yeah, I just wanna try it out 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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