AquaticResearch1

Yep, as everyone has said its simply more fun, more challenging and more comfortable of the little 1000 sized reels. I've landed near 3ft carp on a Symetre and 2-6lb rod. Was great fun and a challenge. The only difference I find is if, say I was fishing in the Onk or Coorong or similar and I caught a just legal ST. If I had my 1000 and 4lb line I'd be nervous if a metre plus mulloway steamed off to say the least, while if I had a 2500 with 200 yards of 8lb I'd still be sh!tting bricks but I'd be far more confident in landing it.

 

In summary, if you have two combo's for inshore fishing, have both and use the 1000 most of the time. If you only have 1 combo, a 2500 is probably more versatile even though it does feel like your winching in <35cm fish.

 

JMO

I think the theory behind 2500 reals being better than 1000 is that they

A) have greater line capacity incase you hook a monster

the greater the spool width the less loops of line have to come off to get the same length of line off. That means less friction and fractionally longer casting distance.

 

I still use the little 1000 reels where I can, they are so much fun to use and are nice light.

 

Don't know about the rods mate sorry.

At Cape Jervis the other day. More seals around then I remember since last time.

Come on people we can't let some filthy noxious things win the photo comp.

SA Water? Pretty sure its a French company. Pretty sure if they read this they'd be more like "They have CARP, CARP I TELL YOU! THE HOLY GRAIL OF FISH AND THEY WANT TO CATCH SOMETHING ELSE!!!!!"

 

"That is it! Lock up there waters 'till not a soul can look at a creek without trespassing, 'till the people can no longer access public land and until we own the rain itself from the moment it has fallen! mwahahaha"

I've heard of a few callop from Clarendon. Again, Mt.Bold probably holds some serious beasties

Alrighty then.

 

Tried a new spot this arvo for couple of little fish, though this one didn't look bad.

Is there a certain amount of entries per person or unlimited photo bombing?

Dam....and here I am trying to lose weight....actually I lie....I only think about losing weight.

 

Food of the Gods = Sausage Roll and Farmers union Iced Coffee

Amen

I tend to take minimal bait if I'm going by myself. If figure if the bite is hot enough that we are losing bait thick and fast, I'll be able to use what we catch as bait. Exceptions being whiting and snapper sessions.

Love it.

 

Bloke tells group of fisherman he has an addiction and a problem......

 

And we all actively encourage it haha

 

If it was anything but fishing it would be bad

You can never have enough 2-4kg rods. They just start piling up everywhere eventually, then you go try and snap them on big carp and hardly ever do

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I've got a light spin rod from Rapala with a similar, albeit better looking, Ferrell system. I am pretty sure I read that it is designed like this so that after the graphite wears due to intensive casting you can give it a lick of graphite paint or similar to bulk it back up.

That pop... Normally I can handle pain and a bit of gore but that just, eh.

Don't do it, it tastes like sh*t.

 

If if you want greater culinary analysis just ask.

 

Heavy stuff I've been using

Bimini>Ducknose>Leader>Solid ring>Hook trace

Light stuff

Braid>Albright>6ft mono>swivel>hook trace

Sinker always running above the swivel but on mono as opposed to braid as I'm paranoid

 

What sort of knot is that? "Duck knows".

 

I had to look that one up. I call that a Bristol Knot from netknots.com. I use that on heavy gear as well to a bimini some of the time. I mostly use a Yucatan knot as "supposedly" it is the strongest bimini braid to leader knot. Both the Bristol and Yucatan are dead easy to tie as well. Slim beauty and albrights are way beyond my capabilty to tie, especially in a rocking boat in the wind.

 

Yeah I sometimes use a Yucatan as well. I find the ablrbight, Yucatán and Ducknose are relatively similar and I haven't compared the knots to one another thoroughly enough yet to determine which is smaller and stronger. Although the ducknose is very thin so travels through guides well.

Heavy stuff I've been using

 

Bimini>Ducknose>Leader>Solid ring>Hook trace

 

Light stuff

 

Braid>Albright>6ft mono>swivel>hook trace

 

Sinker always running above the swivel but on mono as opposed to braid as I'm paranoid

What's Bear spray?

 

Here I was watching movies and documentaries, thinking that Wolves and Bears are some relentless, unstoppable, blood thirsty man eaters and there has only been 1 fatal wolf attack?!!? And you can ward of bears with spray.

 

Bears always play in the back of my mind when I think about northern north America.

Yeah sharing fish around is always great. Love taking some up to the grandparents, friends or others. Fish is always appreciated it seems.

How many people do you employ to clean the squid?!?!?! 1/2 a dozen is enough for me to clean, bugger doing that many.

 

Really like the look of the pickled squid though, great write up.

Wow, nice looking place. That does look bloody cold, could deal with that for a bit but if the wind came up I'd be in the car pretty quick.

The massive fall in competition from the carp alone should allow natives to grow way faster and hopefully a far greater number of eggs survive rather than being munched on by carp.

 

Honestly I would love it if the Eastern states and SA could by example and maintain the "correct" environmental flows until periods of drought occur and then we can close her up. We've got to remember the Murray would never have been an overly hospitable place to survive and reproduce due to the highly varied rainfall in Aus. If we can naturalise it just enough then maybe we will see the return of the 250lb cod and 30lb callop of old.

It will be interesting to see, should the virus remove 70% or more of the carp, what species fill the space left by them. Expecting a big boom in Silver perch and Catty numbers first and foremost.

As long as it is guaranteed to not harm any natives.