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Yes its true.A blank can have a number of "backbones" and when building a rod it should be built on which ever one is the most dominant.Easiest way to test for the bone is to load the blank up if it is not aligned on the bone properly it will want to twist in your hands to a position where the bone is at the top edge of the blank.When building your own rod, the runners are placed on top of the blank / bone for use with overhead/baitcasting reels & below the rod for use with spinning or Alvey reels.Using a spinning rod with an overhead or vice verse can be done, but is not adviseable on acc

Well done Daz!Nice fish indeed.Am yet to lock horns with them to date

Thanks for the tips on keeping them cool chaps, have the same probelm with them dying in the heat. The place they are kept gets no direct sunlight, but there isnt a lot of airflow through there either. Will have to try the methods described above.SS, I understand that well fed & undisturbed, the number of worms will double every 6 weeks. Depending on how often you intend to harvest, the store bought $5.00 packet would possibly be enough.Interestingly, I've tried having tigers and the common garden variety in together. Have never managed to find the garden variety in there after putting the

Agree with the sentiment above. I know you wouldnt have expected it Ranger, but still a nice little surprise all the same. Spend it wisely now wont u

fullysikwog wrote: depends mate, used to be able to walk in freely to one place, a hat being the only requirement. Now however I have to leave my tub / buckets with them. Not real keen on this as I could pick n choose what I wanted as opposed to taking pot luck. Tends to lend its self to a lot of waste to ahve to dispose of :S

Easiest way we've found to tenderise squid is to freeze it first. Obviously u defrost it before cooking.

@ SamanticAMEN brother!

Nice one mate.So u know all that stuff I told ya about lures :dry: Ignore it :S just buy loaves of bread instead :laugh:Looks like a great place and the canoe provides another option for you

well done Mickyj.Spent two hours wading this morning for pretty much zip also :S

Whether they be big or small, they have to be better than donuts. Keep plugging away mate

Congratulations Tyke. Bet these ones taste better outta ya own boat too

Rousing stuff there!

I'm with Del & softy, would agree with Bundy I'm sure, but havent used or played with a DA yet. Hard to beat an exceller for value I reckon. I have three in fact.I would also look at a 2000 - 2500 size in the diawa, shimano sizing is a little different so check these, but the larger diameter spool of the larger size reels will undoubtedly aid in casting distance with the lighter lures.

tythataussieguy wrote: Mirrored ceilings where u stayed Ty? :woohoo:

Good call Coight.Civility will reach wider than ramshackle or mob type actions

wes80 wrote: Interesting comment Wes. Are there various types in that range? I ask because I used some of that stuff, all be it in 15lb, and found it to be the worst stuff. It was wirey, had far too much memory and was almost impossible to tie good knots in.Admittedly, this was around 4 years ago and there may have been an improvement in the stuff over that time or the two braids we were using may not have been the same type :dry:

coight wrote: Now there is a gig I could seriously be involved with

Have used fireline for a number or years and will continue to for a few more yet I expect. Like Ranger says. If it 8nt broke dont fix it!

Excellent point Moose. You are very right and I will appologies if my comments seemed to have suggested that I thought all SLS'vrs shared the views of one or two outspoken Presidents. However, it is up to the membership to ensure that if comments made by the president are not shared by the majority, that that voice needs to be replaced with one who is more in tune with the realities of the subject or polititly told to remain quiet on those same topics.Its a valuable service SLSC's provide to beach goers around the state, in deed, the country, be a shame to have the regard many hold for the

exaclty Coight & thats the point I'm trying to make in the above thread. These guys get heard, preying on the fear of beach goers when the reality is teh sharks will be there regardless of whether they are fished for or not. Hence why I say that some of the (how do I put this?)"more organised" fisho's need to band together and lay down a few truths to the media in regard to this.

Another nail in the coffin of the LB shark fisho.I know this comes around every year, but the thing is its the same voices being heard with little or no contradictory evidence. Think some of you better, well informed & well read types put pen to paper to dispell some of the mistruths and hype put up by the Surf Lifesavers. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26578382-2682,00.html

No, but I've never had a reason not to use anything other than the plano. Always my first choice on account of the lifetime warranty which admittedly I've used a few times in the 20 something years I've had their gear. The current box would be around 16years old & had the latches replaced twice. Not because they are of poor quality but just general wear n tear and each time its NEVER been a problem.

Cal is on the money. Hard to go past the feel of graphite in any stick. and if u want the ultimate, go the GF540. Light & powerfull. Used to cast unweighted squid heads almost as far as the weighted ones with it. Matched to an ABU 7000 it was my fav stick till it was lent out and made into two peices.

TOP WORK Ashton!Almost 3 huh. Mines 3 already, but no way he's having a go with dads gear. I'm too affraid of him letting go!Plenty for me to consider there.Good on you Weaver & Cara too, dont think u can ever start them off too young

Ok, I'm no expert on this, but I think the thing to remember about the East coast & SA Oyster Leases is the fact that unlike our Eastern cousins, our oysters are not grown in estuary's and as I understand it, healthy bream populations are centred around areas that have fresh water entering the estuary's that support those populations. Dont know alot about how leases are set up either, but could the fact that the bottom composition here may also be different to those in the East and that ours are not in "recognised" bream areas?