yellow door 1

Now also available in “rubber float stop friendly” set up

like a new born giraffes legs😉

I did want some thing sturdier but I had to be able to push them into dirt by hand - so I had to keep them spindly. The only sturdier steel i had would need a hammer and that would send shock waves through the shallow little pond I made them for.

I stuffed up some strikes and missed some fish last week due to my unco rod removal from the low to the ground holder - the raised holders were a reaction to that.

I used them today and the extra height is great - unfortunately only one eel showed up to annoy me - the lake was teeming with decent reds last week before the rain

 

Haha Thanks mate - Yeah the one that's self cocking, had 3 split shot embedded into the glue end cap as it dried. I like the idea of self cocking floats.  Less chance for tangles. And I looooove the way an unweighted bait  drifts slowly to the bottom in still or lightly flowing water. They can also be jerked back to the surface so they slowly fall again which Ive found is good for triggering hits. So they suit my style

With the end plugs and a pair of scissors, I can change the buoyancy by cutting the straw a bit shorter - or the more traditional way of adding split shot to the line.

So your suggestion of end caps make them a much more versatile float👍

Yeah I should have dropped 2 worms into water - one in fresh rain water and 1 salt water solution - 35 grams of salt, in a litre of fresh, is supposed to be the right recipe for ocean water.

But I got side tracked with the salting process...... 

The scrubby I dropped into dry salt stopped moving very quick
 


 

Soaked them over night with no noticeable leaks and just did a test
took 6.8kg of pull and the swivel still held - the straw actually snapped in half first😉

https://www.kmart.com.au/product/active-mens-outdoor-parka-puffer-jacket-s151607/?selectedSwatch=&size=

If you do have to stand still and fish in winter - this $50 Kmart puffer jacket is a game changer. If you havent tried puffer jackets before - give em a go - Ive forgotten what cold is since I bought one this year



 

I like a burley float with a short dropper to keep them around the hook

Yeah I should have dropped 2 worms into water - one in fresh rain water and 1 salt water solution - 35 grams of salt, in a litre of fresh, is supposed to be the right recipe for ocean water.

But I got side tracked with the salting process...... 

The scrubby I dropped into dry salt stopped moving very quick
 


 

will do👍

Bit of shrinkage and they toughened up a bit
 
but I think I’ll stick to fresh and alive

Yeah I should have dropped 2 worms into water - one in fresh rain water and 1 salt water solution - 35 grams of salt, in a litre of fresh, is supposed to be the right recipe for ocean water.

But I got side tracked with the salting process...... 

The scrubby I dropped into dry salt stopped moving very quick
 


 

Just as the title reads, this is a video I put together on the rewards one can get from fishing small streams and it doesn't have to be in Tasmania either. 
As most of you know it was in South Australia where I first started out chasing trout in small streams back in the late 60's. I hope you enjoy the video..👍
cheers
Adrian
 

I have tried garden worms in salt water and was a waste of time - die very quickly and became soggy.
Although many years ago I use garden worms in the Patawalonga  between the lock and 1st bridge and hooked up Bream. Maybe due to some fresh water in the Pat helped the worms to live a little longer.
Also tried Catchall Crawlers (good for Sea and fresh water) - wasn't impressed with them either - died quickly.
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I have mucked around with garden worms. They seem to burst easily & obviously die quickly in saltwater.  Have tried salting & brining as well. Not much luck really so gave up on them. Just get salted tubies now. 

actually if you chose the 35mm option you get 50 for $3 - so I went with the pumpkin seed and the white.

I reckon they'd be good on the little drop shot rigs I use aswell

I suck at gars on lures - the guy who caught that one said it was "  a mebaru oboro plastic and a small ecogear jighead unsure of what size tho. Cheers"

The guys who use these lures fish ultra light tackle and tiny lures - the style is referred to as "Ajing" i believe

 
 

Yeah when I asked what lures to use for gars, there were plenty of blokes listing all the lures they have got them on - but very few photos.

Ive mouth hooked one on a little thin metal lure while chasing salmon. But when I burleyed them up and tried lures, they werent effective for me. So I just whipped out the chicken hunks and started landing them quite freely.

If I was going to target them again with lures I'd be using something very similar to this

I eventually drilled straight through and added foam  so there would be no line hanging outside the cage to catch my hook while casting

I like a burley float with a short dropper to keep them around the hook

and the way I usually tie them gives a more laid back presentation  - good for long distance casting or shallow presentations

Here they are side by side

I have tried garden worms in salt water and was a waste of time - die very quickly and became soggy.
Although many years ago I use garden worms in the Patawalonga  between the lock and 1st bridge and hooked up Bream. Maybe due to some fresh water in the Pat helped the worms to live a little longer.
Also tried Catchall Crawlers (good for Sea and fresh water) - wasn't impressed with them either - died quickly.

One innovative use of plastic that never fails is the old dust pan worm collecter - just head to the local car park and start scooping em up - got about 80 from this stretch - some big boys in amoungst them

One innovative use of plastic that never fails is the old dust pan worm collecter - just head to the local car park and start scooping em up - got about 80 from this stretch - some big boys in amoungst them

Plastic drinking straw Hot glue end caps with a swivel shoved in Red heat shrink indicator