yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 08/03/2023 at 3:50 PM, Des said: Always inventive Yeah although the soy sauce bottle lure worked - it wasnt because it was a good idea Basically had to burn it through schools of ravenous redfin and hope one didnt look at it too long before deciding to strike So those lids were begging to be repurposed Softy and Des 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 The rigging foam arrived and it’s too skinny for my needs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 The fake ZMANS arrived - looking forward to giving these a spin bjorn2fish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 The arrival of those fake Zmans has coincided with a bit of a dip in fish activity - both the Eps and red fin are being a bit fussy. I was throwing around some unweighted sand worms at both species this evening. That seemed to perk them up a bit. But my standard mojiko worms are too thin to be durable enough to use on species with so many short strikes. So I searched for some more fake ZMANS in a sandworm style. The swimming action on these is bound to be better than stuff Ive used before https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003280088891.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.14.21ef1802FYSdPq Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 apologies for the above link in Portuguese - Heres one in English https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000768596517.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.21.4fdb43c86XjQZN&algo_pvid=dbbb35a2-cf8a-4787-9242-fb3168f3b6dc&algo_exp_id=dbbb35a2-cf8a-4787-9242-fb3168f3b6dc-10&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000027223563400"}&pdp_npi=3%40dis!AUD!3.65!3.31!!!!!%4021224e9b16792719760316003d074d!12000027223563400!sea!AU!892774111&curPageLogUid=SRpUoqJp6elk I did buy what appears to be the same product from 2 different sellers - this was the more expensive of the 2 - but the video of them being handled got me fired up - soooo slinky - I havent seen a vid of them swimming yet https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003280088891.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allProduct.8148356.25.219d29b4YWCmLP&pdp_npi=2%40dis!AUD!AU %2410.60!AU %244.24!AU %244.24!!!!%402103255a16792722859548151e2876!12000024998676903!sh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 and they're floaters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Dammit - just found a seller that does 50, 8cm, tpe worms for about $6.35 delivered https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...8daM514WE&mp=1 Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 What kind of idiot buys a cheap inflatable kayak to fish out of - This sort of idiot Ive already fished out of an inflatable belly boat without putting holes in it - so I figured with the temps dropping, I may aswell get a yak aswell. Foot room sux bad but the seat is super comfy. I was chucking big lures for the first 2 hours without a hit - So I swapped down to a 1.5 inch paddle tail. That didnt do much but at least I got a little reddy - Then I decided to troll the 1.5 inch for the last 50m back to the car - thats when the yella scoffed it bjorn2fish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 bjorn2fish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,258 Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 nice fish yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmck 639 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 I'd be too stuffed from blowing it up to go fishing!!! I admire your stamina... can I please have some? yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 8 hours ago, Kelvin said: nice fish Thanks Kelvin - yeah I get less and less surprised when Yellas eat tiny lures after ignoring my big ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 7 hours ago, dmck said: I'd be too stuffed from blowing it up to go fishing!!! I admire your stamina... can I please have some? Haha - I take the wimps way out - I even take a seat while the 12 volt pump does all the work. I saw a bloke with a cordless usb rechargeable pump the other day - he reckons he can blow up 3 kayaks off one charge - the thing was about as big as a pack of smokes So theres plenty of options out there for the lazy man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Sometimes it can be a wild ride on the bog and you need 2 hands to hang on Surfing strikehook on the job just got a whole lot easier. I cut my groove on a 22 degree angle Des 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Impressive... Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Softy said: Impressive... Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk Yeah the creative juices were flowing today - Just shaved a couple of mins of my inflate time and also added a nose plate to stop my toes from getting crushed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 The new fake Zman sand worms arrived - very impressed with strength, flexibility and best of all, the tail wiggle on the pause Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Heres the white one swimming bait fish style Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 While I wasnt too concerned about the reddies smashing the worms - (They did smash them) But I figured they needed a tougher test Turns out the bream dont mind them either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 As my new worms are made from the same stuff as Zmans and Im not using jig heads designed for Zmans - they can benefit from a dab of super glue to hold them in place. And while I had the glue out, I figured Id put some eyes On the heavier heads I planned to retrieve like bait fish. One benefit I hadnt thought of is they act like stabilising arms when the lure is paused on the bottom - hope fully the hook point will ride up more often Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 New Kayak anchor with break away Zip tie - even this little fella got over 25kg of pull and didnt snap - i might have to go thinner Going to attach it to a retractable dog lead. and my nose cone expander slipped - so thats been sorted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 Glad I tested that - there was no way I was going to break those zip ties with out pulling myself over board- even the smallest most flimsy ones I have break at an average of 10kg of pull. The others were getting to 30kg and still not breaking so I stopped trying So I'll use those the little fellas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 Just opened it up to see how it ticks and apply a liberal coating of Innox to all metal parts. Yeah theres no stainless in mine The are basically a plastic drum - with a wound up, thin flat steel coil, to retrieve the line. If you could store it vertically and drill seepage holes to let the water out - the drum could shed the water without touching the metal parts. But if you laid it on its side and the water pooled and could access the base of the flat spring - I imagine saltwater would eat it pretty quick but one full dunking in salt would probably end the fun - thats why its good to have a plan B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 Hypothetically - this discovery may have its uses out in the field - I wasnt expecting this to go so well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 On 03/04/2023 at 3:57 PM, yellow door 1 said: Glad I tested that - there was no way I was going to break those zip ties with out pulling myself over board- even the smallest most flimsy ones I have break at an average of 10kg of pull. The others were getting to 30kg and still not breaking so I stopped trying So I'll use those the little fellas If you are going to use zipties as the weak link - just make sure they are a "Weak Link" I originally went with the thicker red one in the middle - that was the one holding on passed 30kg - the short red ones are the ones that break at around 10kg - Id be scared to think what it would take to break the black one Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 Well that was fun while it lasted. I was always going to measure this Kayaks worth, in hours of fun versus cost price - so at 12 hours for $80 - thats $6.66 an hour until my first puncture. But all is not lost - the real reason I bought the gorilla glue was Kayak repair - and within a day of the glues purchase I get a hole. After seeing how well it worked on wood and cement - I've got high hopes for another 12 hours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 ok that didnt work - sometimes instructions are important Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2023 Ok so thats 2 strikes on the repair - Ive been told a product called "stormsure" is what I need Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 When the big old town bridge trout ignore every lure in your kit. Time to change plans and hit the estuary Plectropomus and Des 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Those Trevor's would put up a good fight Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Softy said: Those Trevor's would put up a good fight Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk Yeah it’s been a long time since I’ve hooked a Trev. They’ve definitely earned their rep as a fighter I was chasing salmon at the time and I was glad I had 10lb leader on when he started head butting the rock wall. Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,841 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 I’m down in Warrnambool for a bit so I’ve been bouncing around like a blue arsed fly, trying to find after work spots worth hitting twice. found one last night. A little bay jam packed with 2 inch bait. Little eps and bream were whacking them in the darkness at low tide. Hopefully their bigger bros show up when the water isn’t ankle deep Softy, Plectropomus and Des 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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