MIKECATTS

Wow... Nice way to wake up..... Yes please... I do need a new charger. Thanks ALL ABOUT BATTERIES.... Great service, great products and a nice guy as well...

Thinking of getting one.. I like the longer rods.. suits my fishing style... and for the price.. Its worth a try..

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Yep I agree.. Ive set up markers on my property.. I have 1 hector.... have practised to get the best cast... Ive found it goes further if the leader to braid knot is past the last eye... But tends to ware out the braid.. I use FG knots.. With knot before eye.. about 30-40metres.. I use super thin 6lb braid/12lb leader... The thinnest braid I can find... and making sure the braid on the spool isnt to full. A little wind behind also helps .. with no wind or very little I still can get easily 40-45 metres consistently.. using 2-6lb rod.. not as good with the 4-8lb rod around the 30 metres..

My Samaki Archer... 2-6lb 6'9" long casts a 4g lure about 40-60 metres using 6lb braid.. my other Samaki Archer 4-8lb 6'11" doesnt do as well.. But the heavier one is way better to get "walking the dog" action better..... I prefer the lighter rod... Suits my fishing style... I use it for hours at a time and its soo light/balanced.. doesnt fatigue me at all.. I use a cheap Shimano $30 1000 reel.... Its held up well, but have to keep up the maintenance with it, especially the bail arm/roller.. gets tight...... It was best/cheapest way for me to get extra spools. I bought 3 when on special f

I use flannelette jarmy bottoms., thick wool socks. I get some strange looks when dressing for a wade...

What gets me is why does Coles send the fish to Asia for processing, then send it back to us for sale? I wouldn't trust ANYTHING, especially food stuffs from Asia...

Nice spot... Is it full of people? will be cold though..... Good luck....

I was on Pt Wakefield rd yesterday arvo... Bloody mad.. Im glad I decided to stay away.... One good thing.. Plenty of burley going in the water this weekend... Might head down that way Tuesday for the week..

Check this out.. Would work on most small fish....

Yep.. As I thought.. Smart people stay away.... Will be a mad weekend.... If the weather holds.. I might go to Yorks Tuesday for a few days.. Crowds should of gone by then.. Wind/weather looks good for the bottom to try for this years first winter salmon... and the mullet should be there.. And GKW off the beaches at night in coming tide as its a full moon.. Its coming off the land.. The west coast looks good, I couldn't be bothered driving there just for a few days.. Ill do that later.. Mike

Hi all.. Im curious to know where people are going this weekend? If any are that is.. Im not going anyware as I suspect its going to be mad, ignorant people every ware..... and very cold as well. I was going to do a few days with the missus, filled the bus, packed and ready to go... But we pulled out, don't want stress.... One good thing.. I got diesel @ 1.02 litre.. Filled the bus and 10 x 20 litre drums for future use.. Pitty as the winds/tides/moon look good.... Coming off the land.. Yorks looks good on the Western side... Ill do my fishing when no one is about

Good luck.. hope it works for you... Might have to get together one day and work this drone fishing thing out together..

Let me know how you guys go... Im looking forward to my drone.. Hope its what I want.. Very expensive bit of gear... Mike

Hi all.. I decided to give a new reel a miss.. Ill use what I have initially, then go from there.... My thoughts about the baitrunner is that the baitrunner drag might be too loose, and will get dragged about.... I have a decent overhead reel.. Might try that if I need BIG distance.. Ta for the input guys..

Dinga Aus have them on special with a spool of 300yards of 8ply braid for $233 shipped? has anyone used Dinga before? I liked that the Penn has a machined brass gear as to a cast alumin one... Its water tight... Cheaper than the shimano with a good capacity.... But having a preset baitrunner? I wonder if I can tighten the baitrunner drag.. After doing a bit of reading.. I see that the Shimano's have an adjustable baitrunner tension.. where as the Penn has 4 preset settings I like the Penns features, But Im tending to like the Shimano as I can adjust the baitrunner tension....

I just had a look at the Penn.... It has the line capacity, has the drag weight of 18kg.... It has a slower retrieve of 4.7:1.... Will that matter? they are roughly the same price, to the Shimano C14+.. But the baitrunner is preset on the Penn? Is the Shimmano reel baitrunner preset? Ide like to be able to set it to the weight I want. Im going to be fishing high, over the waves.. so hopefully the wave wash wont matter to me... and I used to have the older Penn gold reels 30+ years ago... brilliant reels.. Are the new generation of Penns the same quality?

Thanks for that Kelvin.. Im after line capacity/set and forget features... I was going to use my overhead reel, But It has a slow wind speed and will take ages to wind in.. I have a BIG threadline real... I was watching a vid of someone using a BAITRUNNER reel and thought that that is what I need..... I realy like how it works as a baitrunner….. I will be using off beaches.. Im care full with my gear.. and when set with the drone.. I will be up high in the dunes. well that's the plan anyways.. Im a lazy fisherman.. Who likes to set and forget... Hence why the baitrunner? Th

In WA they are smashing the snappers off the beaches.. Ive pre ordered the Gannet Pro water proof fishing drone.. Got it at an intro price.. saved $100... Yet to arrive due to the Coronavirus crap.. Should be here by the end of July, fingers crossed... Its a new design, water proof, has a bladder, can land and take off from water, live feed on controller.. Can carry 2kilo.... with the tried and tested DJI circuit board/software.. I ordered the camera as well.... Just hope it works as promised.. was this or a yak... prefer to keep my feet dry.. LOL..

Hi all... Im thinking of buying the Shimano Big Baitrunner Long cast real C14+.... to use with my drone.. Why this reel.. I reacon a baitrunner is better than a standard spin reel for this type of set and forget fishing.. It can hold 500+ yards of .35 50lb braid... Has 20kg drag... 5.3:1 gear ratio.. fast retrieving. Is a bait runner for the long drops chasing BIG stuff. Fishing around 200-300meters from shore. On special... 20% off Shimano quality.. To be mated to my Samaki Xtreme Surf rod 120SXH-12" long, 20-40lb line, cast weight of 3-6oz.

Hi all.. I recently got a Watersnake PFD jacket from WA on special for $69 + $20 to post.....In red so its easily seen. Arrived today. Tried it on and its comfortable to wear.. Fits well.. way below half price..... Im getting old and not as strong a swimmer as I used to be.. so I thought that this would be a great idea... Had to try at that price... Hope I don't have to use it, but you never know.... Also got the new Storm Biscay minnows soft plastics to try on salmon this year for something different.. Not cheap but looks the part.. I got the 90mm and the 120mm.... Should

Hi all.. Ive been trying to find out if this lockdown includes stopping us/me form going camping/fishing? I was planning to go to the west coast for 2-3 weeks soon... Not too sure what applies now? I still want to go.. Will stay away from people.. (which I do anyways)…. Mike

Fg knot..... Never had issues.. Use it on 6lb braid to 10lb leader all the way up to 80lb braid to 120lb leader.. I cheat though and use the FG knot tool.. works for me.. Landed a ray, held up no probs.. 50lb braid to 80lb leader...

Your a talented man.. They look good.. well done.. Post pics of the catches..