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Best way of knowing if you are going the right direction in purchase is to youtube or google the info and decide from that..

Some i got with RH & LH some not used yet.

Soobs..switching across to a totally different style of reel is at first challenging but can be a fun experience getting there and getting better at it.I still use both in spin and BC depending on wind conditions or species,but once you start mastering a BCaster your fishing experience changes but you have to do it to get there.Most of my BCaster use is at Happy Valley Reservoir or fishing the flats.

Mike..we know you enjoy fishing the flats,so why not buy the Fuego and the MGX and have some added fun with them.

As TL explains most long term casters find a happy medium with spinning reels,but after going through hundreds of casts in a day i just found it easier to switch to low profile bait casters.Light weight no wind knots,and having shoulder and upper back issues i switched from RH to LH winding using light weight rods and reels which are pricey.Now depending on species i can cast 3 to 4 casts per minute,just gave me a longer trouble free run in continuing fishing.

I had the 3000,Mag seal not really known for being water proof for a quick dunk.Mag seal more for stopping rain and sand blast on a beach.The Exceler LT and legalis LT have the same body as Fuego without Mag Seal,all nice and light reels but all have stem flex.

YD1..Yes i did see that B4 in one of your posts and considered that self made spear.But i had this $50 BCF gift voucher burning a hole in my pocket and $40 later walked one out the shop instead.And I did remove the barbs.

No one locally had a flounder spear for sale so i knocked one up and adjusted the prongs,plus some night underwater recording

Giving this one a go..2600Mha lithium battery..84-leds..5000lux..High light 2.5 hours..Mid light 3.5 hours..Low light 5 hours..Waterproof: 164ft(50M)

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Forgot to mention best using shallow slow sink jigs

There is a cafe on Marine Parade called Marino rocks social,just park out front in the public car park and walk down to the water.There is a YT video with guys fishing off the rocks which will give you some idea of the area.

What are you using that's light weight

40 years ago when starting  a lawn mowing service we only had the choice of wearing a shirt,polo shirt or T shirt,20 years on the polyester shirts came out as pictured above and they made a huge difference.Working at 8-10 homes a day in 30+ deg heat and walking an average of 10ks a day during summer anything that made a difference was a benefit and todays franchise mowing contractors wear those micro vented shirts in there daily jobs because it's cooler.

Vented like this

On 17/08/2022 at 5:19 PM, MAH said:

Any recommendations, anything you have been particularly happy with?

For several years I've worn Columbia long sleeve shirts when fishing and any outdoor activity. They have been excellent, lightweight, quick drying, roomy allowing free movement; but they are getting pricey. Cheapest I've found is $75, which is bit of coin when you want to buy 2 or 3.

If I can't find anything else, I'll just buy the same shirts again, because even if it's pricey, it's better than sunburn and the risk of skin cancer.

The only problem with shirts is when it gets hot humid day shirts get wet and stick to the skin and doesn't breathe,what does work better is a polyester shirts the one's that tradies wear with the cool dry fabric which is micro vented and loose fit.You can find a variety online in colours to suite or something from the BCF vented cool range.

Either reel the shallow spool Emeraldas  or Shimano Sephia squid reels i run 20lb X8 150m spool fits on either reel.Japan Dangan braid 0.13mm dia PE1. 

This subject on line twist and swivels has been covered by different forums over time that swivels on braid is a waste of time but the view here is swivels work on braid ? some catching up is still required.

I think it all depends on how one fishes the braid,if i'm casting 2-4 lures per minute on braid and that lure comes back in up right then the lure doesn't cause line twist so no swivel is used.If i were casting a spoon or spinner bait then i'd expect to get some serious braid line twist,i'd switch to using a mono or FC line with a swivel because i know the swivel will take out line twist.If i was dropping line straight down then the set up would be different again.

People get so use to fishing there own style/way that they sometimes can't see what others are doing.

Nah not wrong,no swivel no issues

When using braid on a spinning reel i don't use a swivel and only get wind knots when i'm not paying attention to what i'm doing.The braid twists onto the spool,line twists off coming off the spool but no wind knots and that can be from two three or four casts per minute depending what i'm chasing.

Surprising to read so many think swivels will undo twisted braided line no matter what size or brand of swivel is  used it won't work.Yes on Mono or Fluorocarbon line but not on braid.

7 hours ago, yellow door 1 said:

Only problem with artificially creating a line lay is - the first long cast with a deep drop you make - your reel will have to take all that line back in.

If your shims were out of whack - its going to lay the line back on the way it wants to. Depending on how out of whack - you may end up with 20m of line that wont go back on.

Ive had reels where I've hand laid the line on with a bottom taper because I know it will be reversed and even out with a long cast into deep water.

Getting the shims right is the best way to fix line lay issues

The spool below was the first time I put line on with a drill - looked great until I punched out an 80m cast into 10m of water  - then it went back to the wavey mess that bait runners are famous for and not all the line would fit back on the spool

 

But Des is not using a Shimano bait runner reel

To get even line lay you take the spool off,remove the drag washers and fit a narrow nut and bolt through the spool.You attach a variable speed drill to the bolt and let the line go on evenly at a desired speed,this way isn't much different to a shop spooler.Once the spool is back on the reel you can spray some line conditioner or i use Johnson baby oil as it works just as good.

Every cast you manually flip the bail wire over by hand then lift the rod tip to take up any slack line before starting to retrieve,make sure the line looks to be in place before turning the handle.