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Soobz

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  1. I'm willing to make one for half that price
  2. Sadly they can't, because they can only go by what's printed by the manufacturer, which we know is largely inaccurate in AU.
  3. In the interests of science I tried to measure some braids on a digital microscope. I don't think it's too accurate at measuring so don't take the numbers on face value, and I'm very new to this camera so it's not great imaging at these zooms, so, these are not under any significant tension which may affect diameter a bit. But here's some photos for ya. white = Tasline 12lb, supposed to be 0.128mm yellow = Sufix 832 8lb, supposed to be 0.18mm green = Sufix 832 30lb, supposed to be 0.29mm silver = 0.35mm solder. I put this in as a ref because it was measurable by cal
  4. Yeah, his site is up but not showing the results. But you can see the archived versions ,they are out of date and are missing some of the modern favourites. Also he was sloppy with filling out the table accurately, eg. .he says Sufix 6lb is 1.8mm, he probably means .18mm but that's Sufix 8lb - which he tested at 24lb but measures it at .22m (I get .18 on my 8lb which is it's spec) and the 6lb should be 0.13mm, so I do wonder how he came up with his numbers.
  5. That's the thing, the knot strength is usually way less than the braid strength. FWIW, I've broken 20lb FC rock at the clinch knot before I broke the alberto braid/FC knot with 0.128mm braid, but that's a tiny sample size. The thing is that's trying to un-snag, I look forward to a fish that I can do that with :).
  6. I keep having to look this up so I thought I'd produce a guide I can refer back to, and maybe it helps others. Many would know braid labelled strength vs diameter is all over the place in AU, with seemingly no consistency. The reason for this is the US market decided they would label braid based on the mono equivalent size rather than it's true breaking strength, except they didn't really do that and it's a seemingly meaningless number. In Europe they generally label with the actual breaking strain. Australia seems to have gotten a mishmash. eg. JBraid x8 0.13mm (from the labels
  7. Thanks, very interesting. In some ways the headlockz look more natural like a prawn defending itself.
  8. I have a hate love relationship with Amazon . Someone at TT needs to explain why ordering 3 packs of Crawz shipped from Canada is more than 20% cheaper than buying in AU. This is interesting: Though you need the same slightly buoyant SP mix for nedrig use.
  9. I reckon take the SP off and both are going to lie flat, especially with Nedlockz having weight down the shank, so I suspect it's the SP being slightly buoyant that makes it stand up. Would be curious to see a TRD craw on both jig heads in a glass of water if anyone has both on hand. At the price and rarity of cockles, something else needs to work
  10. The nedrig seems to be the go, but despite research I can't quite see why the nedrig jighead works any different. eg. surely the flat on the nedrig has little effect? ie. why wouldn't any lighter jig head with smaller hook work exactly the same?
  11. Saw Lubin have some luck on KGW with SPs but anyone else have any tips?
  12. Tackleworld Adelaide, Sportsfishing Scene Cavan, are generally good but does depend which salesperson you get. Also member @Kuerschie at BCF Richmond won't lead you astray. Honestly though, stick to a budget and reels these days are damned good even at the cheap end (well except for some of the really dodgy Chinese brands). You are mainly paying more for smoother, lighter, better sealing, durability, rather than functionality.
  13. Really need to match it with a rod. At $150-200 there are some very good reels. Penn Spinfisher VI for robust and well sealed Daiwa Fuego a tad more refined but not as well sealed At the cheaper end the Shimano Sedona might be worth a look. Check out what this guy uses, he punishes reels: https://www.youtube.com/c/EliasVFishing
  14. Finding the brain/spinal column is the hard part on smaller fish
  15. Sunline FC Rock for me. Berkley Vanish is more supple but also the knots break easier. I'm not 100% convinced that FC is better than mono for leaders, though it does seem a lot tougher when roughed up.
  16. Soobz

    Reel sizes

    The sizes are not interchangeable in Australia, a Daiwa 2000 can be close to Shimano 1000. You have to compare capacity and weight, and well, just hold them. If you want a small Sienna 1000 sized reel look at the Okuma Ceymar C-10, way better than the Sienna in quality terms and possibly a tad smaller, and just as cheap. Meppstas put me on to Okuma, I'd like to try more of their gear but not easy to find locally.
  17. Probably attracted to the oils and gunk that we remove
  18. So instead of it being a nail knot it's a nozzle knot?
  19. 82 fines, $25k, so $300 per fine? Probably less, cos some would have gotten extra fines for running. Seems cheap to me at the cost of snapper.
  20. Sure, but there's no weight saving or any other benefit I can see. Whilst less line is cheaper, some super cheap mono or 4 core braid as backing gives you options to use it for other tasks - yes that backing has weight but pretty low. Mind you, Abus idea of their high end reels giving you 2 spools, 1 low, 1 normal, is a winner.
  21. Yeah I don't get those low capacity spools.
  22. I thought she be a bit on the plain side, and quite retro looking, not that looks matter too much. But, that does not appear to be the new model based on this https://fish.shimano.com/ja-JP/product/reel/hanyouspinning/a075f000035yx1uqaa.html It's a quite different reel all around, less capacity, higher gearing, more weight, another bearing, but specs mean nothing really. For historical reference : Wonder if there's any serious discounting of the FB.
  23. Might not like metal as it might react with the acids or alkalis on their bodies. I know snails have that problem.
  24. Bored in lockdown, so some brag posts showing me lurid lures (tm) landed fish. This is a nice vibe, I don't know if or what it's a ripoff of, but casts very well and vibrates really nice. Shit in weed though as the nose rakes it up. The pished pilly colour was lost to rocks. A bit less vibration on this guy, more suited to deeper water than the surf I think where you can teabag a bit and really work it. Was really interesting that the fly rod laded bigger fish easier because the entire length of the rod is taking load compared to the top half of the spin rod, which w
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