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cut a lap of the local micro reddy pond the other day - got a few more salted baits to trial next time the weather is kind

19 minutes ago, Plectropomus said:

moon phase maybe??

yeah plenty of blokes on facebook saying the same thing - found heaps of schools - couldnt get them to bite.

Usually if we found the schools we found on the weekend - it would be a frenzy. The fish werent big - and the little guys are almost always hungry.

That moon could have put them off - the bite was slow enough for both of us to agree it was weird

The little fish we found were bighting very poorly - even on locally caught calamari baits

we anchored on a few schools and could barely get them to bight - its about as bad as Ive seen them bight in many years.

So the Jury is out on Reddies as bait - they will still hit them - but they arent a miracle bait

Bait to the right and scraps to the left - gonna check if reds like redfin

2 hours ago, dmck said:

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It was a remote area, so our drinking water was still too important to waste on getting soap out of someones hair"

 

reminds me of a Ronnie Barker tv skit.

 

He  was a Britsh Officer serving in India.. bemoning that they nearly died of thirst...

" All the beer was gone, no gin left, whiskey finished weeks ago... we were down to our last 2 bottles of brandy"

" Sir... didnt you have any water...?"

"Of couse m'boy... but the situation was too serious to be concerned with cleanliness...."

Haha - I remember watching those old classics on the ABC with the old man as a kid.

A few days before the water rations were put in place we spent a good 2 hours in the blazing sun, digging the 4wd out of the side of a sand dune.

It was a good reminder that when you're in a spot thats a long way from the nearest mechanic and has a rep for being tough on cars, you may be out there a bit longer than you had planned

17 hours ago, dmck said:

Rubbing them in your hair isnt going to clean it.........

Haha - I was trying to get a bit cleaned up before heading back into civilization.

Didnt quite work out - just coated all my hair in lard and I ended up looking like "Young Einstein" until I rinsed it out at the next Servo we came across.

It was a remote area, so our drinking water was still too important to waste on getting soap out of someones hair

Thats a ripper  - thanks Rybak

Heaps of pro fisherman swear by red head and white body, from Mackerel to squid, its a colour combo guys who do it for a living use.

Might have to dip a few of my $2 whites in some dye


 

Great pics

I don’t pay over $2 a jig

im not what you’d describe as a serious squid fisherman

my cheapies have no problem penetrating squid flesh. A jigs effectiveness seems entirely based on who’s line it’s tied to in my limited experience. 
 

3 blokes using the exact same $2 jig. 1 guy gets none - 1 guy gets 3 - and the last guy gets 8 over the same time casting at the same water. 
 

so the guy who got none will go out and buy $20 jigs the next week because the $2 dont work. And he will get better over time and start attributing the suckers to the new jigs.
 

But the guy who got 8 about as quick as you can catch squid can stick with $2 jigs because it would be harder to catch squid faster than he already catches them

21 hours ago, Rybak said:

Just dip measure into water beforehand quickly or use a rag wet to handle without measure. Simple enough to have a bucket with clean water in it beit fresh or saltwater. I always have a bucket filled with clean water.

A good call about fresh water - I remember making a mistake while camping at the beach. I got my hair wet and rubbed a block of soap all through my hair, to wash out a weeks worth of slimy fish hands running through it.

That day I learnt that alot of soaps dont lather or dissolve in salt water

5 hours ago, Rybak said:

Just dip measure into water beforehand quickly or use a rag wet to handle without measure. Simple enough to have a bucket with clean water in it beit fresh or saltwater. I always have a bucket filled with clean water.

Thanks Rybak - Ive got a 10litre bucket that will be perfect for hand washing and ruler dipping

My mates get a bit weird about me cluttering up the deck with all my contraptions - and Ive always wanted to include a bucket full of water for washing hands - but if I can convince them its absolutely necessary for fish care  - I reckon that will get it approved

32 minutes ago, Rybak said:

Good try but a bit stressful for the fish..Was the PVC wet & not hot/warm before hand - Just saying..

All very good points Rybak - yeah my fish handling in the vid could have been better. I'll make sure its wet in the future.

The smooth PVC is probably better than rasping away on dry carpet or dry floors but there is definitely room for improvement in technique.

I would never have attempted the aerial stuff but the Camera man was complaining about his sore back, so I was trying to avoid him having to bend over to film.

Once the filming was over it was done on the floor - but the floor was dry aswell - might have to rig up a rectangular landing tub with some water it and just leave the measurer in that

Thanks for the suggestions

4 hours ago, Des said:

Judging from the response to your FB post you will have to go into production to meet demand    

Haha yeah it’s been a bit  better received than the other junk I come up with

3 minutes ago, Softy said:

That flatty looks a bit anorexic.

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yeah Ive got concerns about them fitting in but I wanted it to be a snug fit - I'll give it a trial on the weekend and open it up with the heat gun if it isnt wide enough

Yeah I was just trying to get my head around how greenies could even come up with the notion in the first place - It seems like such a far fetched idea to a fisherman.

From an anglers point of view, the percentages of a chance hook up, are so low, that it seems ridiculous.

Its like banning kites because an Emu could run past, close by and get tangled up in the string.

But if you're a Greenie - If it might save one dolphin, then it must be done.

My initial reaction was - Dolphins are too smart to take lures and baits with hooks in them. Maybe they were getting Jagged?

So I googled it - turns out people have hooked them on live baits and lures, a few mentioned dirty water and bait frenzies -  and the young ones are the most likely to hit a lure.

My brief bit of googling suggests its not common but it does happen.

24 minutes ago, Plectropomus said:

I read a lot of debate online about the use of drag washer grease (a "wet" drag system).

One school of thought was that "wet" washers (greased and then grease squeezed out/wiped off) were the way to go for smoothness and lighter line. Another opinion was that "dry" ungreased washers were better for a heavy drag setting, but sometimes the "take-off" was not so smooth. Then a common opinion was the carbontex dont need grease!!!

The comment I liked best was that the old Blue Shakespeare Series spin reels had the smoothest drag out at that time -- and they were made from felt! I wore out a Blue Series.... fond memories.

 

Yeah I was getting my hand held throughout the process and was just blindly following advice. I didnt really know why they were suggesting this versus that - I just did what I was told

I was hesitant to reply because I didnt have alot to add.

I went down the replace with carbontex route -  but I'd already done way too much damage to save my lightly built diawa freams



0.5mm sheet of carbontex was recommended to me for my 3000 freams - the little black rectangle on the left was about $20 - just be very particular about cutting out your disks - I tried to just get it done quick and wasted a bit of the sheet due to not staying inside the lines

Sorry I cant be of more assistance as I only got half way through the fix before realising my reel was too far gone

http://www.downriggershop.com.au/car...g-washers.html

yeah if your drags are going through heavy settings its important to check that all the grease hasnt beeen squeezed out - other wise stuff gets bent and scratched when you just keep cranking the knob instead of regreasing the felt

Free whiting measurers for days

1 minute ago, Des said:

Yes  ... Rod, Line, Lure, leader Knots introduce a whole lot of different factors for the cast distance of lures.

My preference is to use a 7' 6" rod for mainly 4 to 9 gram lures.

However I am focussing only on the variables with the reels/spools here.

Ahh gotcha - I was told wider spools cast further - so I jumped up from 1500 to 2500. I cant remember ever actually testing it but I got the impression it was true. And my experiences with Alvey reels made me think the wider the better.

The less the distance between the line and the spool lip - the easier it slips over that lip while casting. So a larger spool means more line has to slip off before it starts bumping hard on the spool lip.

Im sure theres a limit to how wide a spool can be before it starts bringing its own problems. But i havent had issues with 2500's

The park never lies as long as you are asking a fair question