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Just split an order through plat.co.jp with another Strike Hook member.
Including shipping and conversion fees worked out to be $10.60 per Flash Boost jig!

Just split an order through plat.co.jp with another Strike Hook member.
Including shipping and conversion fees worked out to be $10.60 per Flash Boost jig!

Your right. I've seen other shirts that are less expensive, but I'm not sure they will last as long. I've accepted that I'll need to pay the $75.

The Columbia shirts are like this. They are also vented at the back to help stay cool.

The Columbia shirts are like this. They are also vented at the back to help stay cool.

I have an Emeraldas LT 2500 which is supposed to hold 200m of PE 0.8. I have Platypus P8 10lb which is meant to be equivalent to PE 0.8 and I only fit about 100m. Initially it didn't bother me, but I've noticed on long casts I get a lot of drag on the line when the tide is running strong.
I've just bought some Diawa Emeraldas Durasensor PE 0.8 and it is noticeably thinner. I have no doubt I'll fit the full 200m.

I promised in another thread I'd post the guide. It's covered in these 2 videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wQ66LXFFJw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR3iW2dvai4
As previously stated, really it's the high end reels/rods that make most sense, those items under $300 here won't be any cheaper usually. But over that they can be half the price.
However, braid/leader can be way cheaper, so can most terminal tackle. If you do buy a reel it's often free freight, so always buy a reel with line.
And that's the main point, freight can kill the prices, so buying with mates might be the go or buy a lot at once.
I've had good results with digitaka.
Be warned though, there is no warranty, however Japanese shops are typically very honest and will try to help if they can.
I'll post a few of my prime picks later.

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

For most of my adult life I lived in the CBD in townhouses so I didn't have a garden. Six years ago I moved to just south of the city, renovated the existing house with a bulldozer and started afresh. One of the key aspects was a big veggie garden and 2x 20 thousand liter rainwater tanks (there is no storm water runoff from the site into the local waterways).
I'm not worried about the price of lettuces!

And when I'm not growing vegies, we go foraging for food.

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

Corten steel edging. Loads of different suppliers.

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

I have two raised beds and 5 ground level beds.
The raised beds are great for things like lettuce, spring onions etc.
The ground level beds a good for tomatoes, cucumbers, beans etc.

Having multiple beds means I can rotate different crops in different beds, particularly important with tomatoes. Everything is irrigated and I run it off a B-hyve irrigation controller; which is wifi enabled, so if I'm away fishing for several days and the weather changes, I can login via my phone and increase or decrease the watering as needed.

For most of my adult life I lived in the CBD in townhouses so I didn't have a garden. Six years ago I moved to just south of the city, renovated the existing house with a bulldozer and started afresh. One of the key aspects was a big veggie garden and 2x 20 thousand liter rainwater tanks (there is no storm water runoff from the site into the local waterways).
I'm not worried about the price of lettuces!

And when I'm not growing vegies, we go foraging for food.

I have two raised beds and 5 ground level beds.
The raised beds are great for things like lettuce, spring onions etc.
The ground level beds a good for tomatoes, cucumbers, beans etc.

Having multiple beds means I can rotate different crops in different beds, particularly important with tomatoes. Everything is irrigated and I run it off a B-hyve irrigation controller; which is wifi enabled, so if I'm away fishing for several days and the weather changes, I can login via my phone and increase or decrease the watering as needed.

For most of my adult life I lived in the CBD in townhouses so I didn't have a garden. Six years ago I moved to just south of the city, renovated the existing house with a bulldozer and started afresh. One of the key aspects was a big veggie garden and 2x 20 thousand liter rainwater tanks (there is no storm water runoff from the site into the local waterways).
I'm not worried about the price of lettuces!

And when I'm not growing vegies, we go foraging for food.

I like to make spaghetti vongole (cockles). I'm sure there are plenty of places to collect the small mud cockles, but I've found them abundant at Port Vincent and Stansbury.
This year I'm going to give pickling a try with squid

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

Depends.
Tommies and garfish I sprinkle salt and pepper, then dust in flour, before frying quickly in a lightly oiled fry pan.
YFW I like to crumb in panko crumbs before shallow frying.
Crab, I like to make serve with spaghetti.
I also like to make tommies into fish cakes.
In summer, when I catch most of my fish, I have loads of home grown tomatoes, cucumber, basil, chillies etc. for the salads. I get a lot of satisfaction from serving a meal that is mainly made from what I've grown and caught.

Makes sense to me. If you have only one or two reels it may not be worth it, but I have 6 reels and use 3 different diameter/strength lines. If I save $10 per reel it's worth the effort.

Yeah my braid shopping is all online these days - and I tend to buy bulk spools and break them up into 100m top shots to stretch the dollars a bit further.

So all my spooling is done at home - the lengths Ill go to, to save a few bucks, sometimes doesnt even make sense to me😉.  

 

I have some old braid and mono that I keep to practice knots with and while trying the knots mentioned in this thread, I also decided to tie a couple of line to leaders using the surgeons knot. I tied a few 3 turn and few 6 turn knots. I forgot what a good knot this is. Very quick and easy to tie, which raises the issue of repeatability. The best knot is often the knot "you" can repeatedly tie correctly. This is why the surgeons knot is such a good line to leader knot. If you can tie an overhand knot, you can tie a reliable surgeons knot.

I have some old braid and mono that I keep to practice knots with and while trying the knots mentioned in this thread, I also decided to tie a couple of line to leaders using the surgeons knot. I tied a few 3 turn and few 6 turn knots. I forgot what a good knot this is. Very quick and easy to tie, which raises the issue of repeatability. The best knot is often the knot "you" can repeatedly tie correctly. This is why the surgeons knot is such a good line to leader knot. If you can tie an overhand knot, you can tie a reliable surgeons knot.