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The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun.

What a surprise that we get fleeced.

What do you pay at online Japanese stores? Probably a bulk S&H purchase is worth considering

I tried Rui, no more resilient than the $5 jobbies, after 1 session the cloth needed to be glued back on. At $13 for Daiwa Emeraldas or Rui I reckon Rui aint in the running for my $. Bought the last lot of jigs from tackledirect168 on evilbay, very cheap at $3, and seem decently made compare to 'Neptune Tackle" crappies, but we'll see how well they last/perform. Recently out squidding had a lady in white bikini on a yak circling around me, I know I am pretty irresistible but she proceeded to tell me she'd lost her new (expensive I assume) squid jig and she was not stalking me :), she padd

Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty. A bit lighter and smaller These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales And some gold for variety

Ready to test. Blank lures with my paint jobs.

Not a clue. The bib is a tad small for my liking but they claim it's a sinking lure - which is not what I'd want. My other plan is to remove the sinker from a squid jig and replace with a bib

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000224009534.html

Linked in my post

I bought these a while back, yet to fit any to a lure but I plan to, due to the number of squid chasing my hardbodies plus they should be more snag resistant if you pick a lure of the right diving depth. Based on today's weather I might do it very soon

Time to get the yak and fly rod out!

The professional's choice. I really like the new Daiwa Emeraldas nude range, at around $13 (Tackleworld Adelaide) much cheaper than Yamashita/Shimano. I like that they sink slower because they are designed to allow you to use 3g or 5g weights (or none). They look quite impressive IRL too, and the abalone saddle is a nice touch. To be honest I've caught more squid on $2 jigs than the expensive ones but they fall apart faster, mostly, but they also don't bring tears when you get a bad snag.

Yeah 6wt for bream would be about right, a 1-2kg salmon would be a very long fight plus the 6 wt would have trouble with a decent sized surf fly. I hope no wind lol, but the spinning gear is going as a backup.

Sinking and an 8wt.

Apparently Clousers and Deceivers are the go for this trip, possibly surf candy, or so I am informed by those much more knowledgeable I'll be happy if I can cast into the zone.

Wait till you see my smile if I catch a salmon on fly in a few weeks.

Interesting that it seems to be France only?

Been regularly testing out rods but pulled the trigger today with Tackleworld having 20% off everything not already on special. A new Samaki Zing Egi Gen3 8'6 - this is the replacement for their Inked. Hard to compare rods in store, the Emeraldas was nice but I thought perhaps a tad too light for an all rounder and $80 more. The NS Black Hole seemed good but not a brand I was familiar with. The Okuma Egi rod was cool, I want a white rod, but at 8'2 shorter than fit the needs and not all that cheap. I almost went with the AirdX 9' which was a bit meatier than I was aiming for but I reckon

I can't peddle fast enough for that.

Have a look at the 2020 Daiwa Infeet.

Just watched Korean cook's video where she used rock salt to 'grind' out the tentacle cups. This will be tonight's dinner, with some smoked ST for entree. I spoil my wife.

Pretty green.

Interesting question. I would have said no, but I did 2 trips up the river in 2 weeks which was 4 days plus 3 days fishing, then another fly fishing for 2 days, plus Seacliff, so I did at least 10 days in a month so if I keep that up that it exceeds 100 days for the year.

Vibe in redfin pattern, lost to a nasty snag before it caught anything lol Colourshift paint on the spine, hard to show in a still

Was just looking at these for the yak, PVC for toughness, (Anaconda and BCF seem to have the thinner nylon style ones); $13.50 delivered for 5L https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/292940781660 I ended up buying a full backpack dry bag as weight is not an issue. https://www.amazon.com.au/Active-Dry-Bag-Waterproof-Backpack/dp/B082WSFZ63