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So what does membership get you?

This may help http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7795583/

One thing to consider highly when purchasing an Egi rod is the size of the jigs you will be using. Usually you will find specific rods for the smaller jigs and then ones for sizes 2.5-3.5.So decide what your preference re jigs is and factor that in to your decision.There is also specific Egi braid and then Egi reels.Take a look at these rods. I have heard good things about them.http://www.sportfishingscene.com.au/products-page/s-w-labhearty-rise/hearty-rise-egi-force-ec-862h/

Nice Bream Rick.

I am without speech.... :boat:Is that your R/T ?Does your dad own a brewery ?

looking for a new reel? try this http://www.reelfishingdeals.com/index.html

Here ya go mate. Adelaide Boat Show in 2011 adelaide boat show 2011Thursday' date=' 23 June 2011 to Sunday, 26 June 2011Happening at adelaide showdrounds The 50th anniversary Adelaide Boat Show in 2011 will be presented in an exciting and enlarged new format!, offering something for everyone.There will be boats of all types and sizes, from the basic tinny to sophisticated cruisers, half cabs, reef runners, ski and wakeboard boats, personal watercraft, electronic equipment, fishing and safety gear.Presentations from the Farmers Union stage area include latest boaties’ fashion gear; fishing and kayaking info, filleting and cooking tips, weather and safety info and you can sit for your boat license, once again a bargain at $30A variety of door prizes are also up for grabs!

Here ya go mate. Adelaide Boat Show in 2011 adelaide boat show 2011Thursday' date=' 23 June 2011 to Sunday, 26 June 2011Happening at adelaide showdrounds The 50th anniversary Adelaide Boat Show in 2011 will be presented in an exciting and enlarged new format!, offering something for everyone.There will be boats of all types and sizes, from the basic tinny to sophisticated cruisers, half cabs, reef runners, ski and wakeboard boats, personal watercraft, electronic equipment, fishing and safety gear.Presentations from the Farmers Union stage area include latest boaties’ fashion gear; fishing and kayaking info, filleting and cooking tips, weather and safety info and you can sit for your boat license, once again a bargain at $30A variety of door prizes are also up for grabs!

June CompetitionThis month we have the Australian Fishing Collection Volume 3, 4 DVD set for you to win.All you have to do is send us an email with 'Fishing DVD' in the Subject Box and your name in the Text Box. Entries close 30th June 2011.Email wallaroo@compleatangler.com.au or moonta@compleatangler.com.auAustralian Fishing Collection Volume 3Extreme Jigging Techniques - See and understand how to use the modern deep water jigging tackle including doubles, leaders, rigging knife jigs, assist hooks, knots plus jigging and fighting techniques.Soft Plastics Tactics - Steve 'Starlo' Starling has all the basics of productive soft plastic fishing.Surf Fishing Tactics - Join Bill Classon, Larry Vanderwaal and Shane Mensforth as they take us through surf fishing tactics for around Australia.Fishing Knots & Rigs Volume 2 - Volume two, Line to Line & Rigs, from best selling authour Geoff Wilson shows how to tie all the knots you'll ever need.Over 3 Hours Of Fantastic Fishing Action & Information.Good Luck

Any answer i'm likely to give here will end in my door getting kicked in and raided by some Gov Nazis, so i'll say i'll smoke some killer herbs, drink the very best bourbon i can score and do things to my missus i wouldn't do to a farm animal.

Any answer i'm likely to give here will end in my door getting kicked in and raided by some Gov Nazis, so i'll say i'll smoke some killer herbs, drink the very best bourbon i can score and do things to my missus i wouldn't do to a farm animal.

I hadn't planned on going myself, but i have it on good authority that SA Sea rescue will be doing something like half priced memberships as a show special, and as i was thinking of joining anyway, the savings will be well worth it for me.

I hadn't planned on going myself, but i have it on good authority that SA Sea rescue will be doing something like half priced memberships as a show special, and as i was thinking of joining anyway, the savings will be well worth it for me.

Excellent, love those rig and knot books, gonna grab the dvd combo. Thanks alot for the heads up.

I thought i'd hit up Borders as they are closing down so books are 50-70% off plus another 10% off the final price.Walked away with...1) Rockfishing Secrets and Ocean Safety $9 (was $20) I've only had a quick flick through it but it seems like an interesting book with a few tips in it that i should find helpful. It has many chapters on reading the water, dealing with dangerous situations and heaps of general fishing info all related to rock fishing.2) Geoff Wilson's Fishing Knots and Rigs + DVD $15 (was $33) I own an old smaller copy of a knot book by Geoff Wilson but this new book is bloody awesome! It is really easy to read and has very straight forward instructions and diagrams on how to tie around 50 different knots as well as a section on how to make up rigs for different types of fishing. The book came with a dvd too but haven't checked it out yet. What I've found most handy about the book is it has a very high quality zoomed in picture of the knots when they are finished so you can see VERY easily what they should look like and to see if yours is the same. Great book!3) Where the fish are: An Angler's guide to fish behaviour $15 (was $33) I don't know how i've lived without this book! It is written with anglers in mind so it doesn't get too scientific but it explains all of the priciples that effect fish and their behaviour. Possibly the best and most useful book i've ever purchased for fishing purposes!!!Last week I also purchased Steve Starling's "Fishing with Soft Plastics". I already own his previous book "On Soft Plastics and how to use them" but found the new one to contain a lot more information that was very useful. If you are keen on starting out with SP's do yourself a favour and grab yourself a copy of this book as it explains EVERYTHING and is laid out in a very easy to read manner. If you've had a fair bit of experience with SP's you will still get a lot out of this book too.I'm always on the hunt for new books so if anyone thinks of anything they've found useful let me know :)CheersSquid

Thought I would put in my 2 bobs worth as I have been quoted here and been called a liar by some.I am sure that no one is aware but it was me that did the seminars in the Melbourne tackle stores along with 2 egi (squid jig) designers from a company called Gan Craft in Japan.In part I agree that you should not get caught up in the hype that is egi, many Australian distributors have tried to jump on the bandwagon by selling egi rods, however, to date I have only been able to find 6 egi rods available in Australia and none have been mentioned here. This leaves us with the problem of anglers picking up a so called egi rod and not being able to find a difference in feel or response to a bream rod. The reason for this is that there is no difference in the so called egi rods branded by many companies in Australia other than low ride guides.Egi rods have upwards or 3 separate tapers in the rod to give the rod a whip action, as you know with a whip you need to get the tip of the whip to move faster than the handle to get the whip to crack, the same goes for egi rods, they are designed to make the tip speed faster than the but section by combining tapers that will gear the tip to a faster speed with the action imparted by the angler. So dont be sucked in by marketing.Egi (squid jigs) has only been in Australia for approx 40 years, it has been in Japan for 400, how dare we question if it is a hype or fad, as far as the true egi market is concerned all fishing in Australia is a fad or hype as it has not been going as long as egi fishing itself, also one of the biggest reason why it is hard to get a lot of stock out of Japan, Australian fisho's are ignorant to new methods and styles, we call people idiots and liars when we dont understand something. Can any one remember 15 years ago when plastics came on to the market in Australia, every one said they were a fad and would not last and they dont work, I remember as a kid on the pier casting plastics around and being laughed at, now whos laughing, the very same people who would have been laughing at me prob have a few packs of placcy's in their fishing arsenal.Why in Australia do we dismiss something new as crap and hype??????????????Anyway thanks for posting up the info from my talks in Melbourne I am sure that some will get something from it, those who reckon its crap and are still fishing with handlines will always say that new stuff is crap and will always fish bait for snapper too, you can lead a horse to water but you can not make it drink.As far as a person (egimaster) being able to outfish a person with a normal (bream outfit) I do not consider myself an egi master, but using the newer techniques I have learned from fishing with lure makers from Japan (Yamashita, Ecogear, Gancraft and megabass) I can now with confidence out fish most of my mates who do not fish with the techniques I fish, it is not a rod that makes a difference, it is the many combined items that make a difference and no I can not do what I do the same with a bream rod as I can with an egi rod, I have tried this and have broken 1 T-curve, 1 Samurai reaction and 1 nitro but trying to fish the same action.

You're absolutely right 4thalove, the poster didn't ask for our "opinions" on squid fishing but about two Egi rods.To the original poster, take a look at http://www.squidfish.net/. It's a dedicated squid fishing forum, the admin is run by an Aussie, a really nice guy by the name of Glen.Every possible question regarding squid has most likely been covered on that forum and it really is the best resource re squid.Cheers,Just Me.

Well went out yesterday with a friend for some squiddly diddly, drifted for about 3 hours and caught some nice ones plus a couple of huge cuttlies.Leather jackets everywhere destroying the tommies on jags and teaser though.

Well done mate,at least something is better than donuts and enjoyed the day out. :clap: :woohoo:

You're absolutely right 4thalove, the poster didn't ask for our "opinions" on squid fishing but about two Egi rods.To the original poster, take a look at http://www.squidfish.net/. It's a dedicated squid fishing forum, the admin is run by an Aussie, a really nice guy by the name of Glen.Every possible question regarding squid has most likely been covered on that forum and it really is the best resource re squid.Cheers,Just Me.

i bought one of these vacum sealers for $60 including 2 x rolls of free bags + i bought a few extra rolls of bags too. URL removed upon request of url's webmaster it has 2 x pressure sealing modes and does a great job, the biggest "whole" snapper iv'e done with it is 97cm. done approx 50 whole snapper with it this season and quite a few fillets too. i also use it for whole fish baits i catch, and agree it keeps baits a lot better and fresher even slimeys come out usable.best $60 bucks iv'e spent in a long time...