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Has been awhile and with the economy not looking so good I thought I best do my share to help it out (and also beat the inevitable price rise :icon_e_wink: ), so a round of the tackle stores was in order :icon_e_biggrin: Got a ZIpbait Skinny Pop from one on Friday (Colour - L-011(whitebait)) and lost it to a Mully (scared the proverbial out of me when he smashed it) on Saturday, so a couple more were added today. Definitely going to be my Go To surface lure this season :icon_e_biggrin:Size: 70mm, Weight: 3.6gCompared to a SX40A few others that followed me home to help the Economy Luck

I'm with Lazy I throw away the split rings and use a size "0" lure clip as this weighs about the same as the split ring so you not adding anymore weight that might change the buoyancy of the lure. I find the Decoy clips quite good and have not let me down

Arrived today at one of my locals the first of the ZipBait Khamsin Jr in Australia only colour How could I leave these on the shelf Deep and Shallow version

Have been feeling miserable for awhile as I did my ham string at work so to make myself feel better I have been doing some lure therapy and here are the results from a couple of sorties Jazz Vib lures.Jazz Bokum - 1/8oz, 35mmJazz Sonic Boom – 1/4oz, 43mmEvergreen Little Max – 1/4oz – 45mmDamiki Vault lures50mm Yo-Zuri pin minnow I did the silly thing at one of the tackle stores and asked if any new lures had arrived as there weren’t any new ones on display and was pointed to a box that came in earlier that day and hadnâââ€

Someone has been snooping around the Japanese EcoGears site :icon_e_wink:Its most likely a variety of bream from Japan, Black Sea Bream / Black porgy or locally known as Chinu / KurodaiAcanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii

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@ crocka79 Have a read here to see if you can change you handle http://www.japantackle.com/Tuning_parts/Change_cork_knobs.htmLet me know and well see about the T handle as I have a couple that have never been used

I have never liked the "T" handles on my Airity 2500 and Caldia 4000, so when I spotted some great Daiwa RCS EVA round foam knobs, they just had to follow me home to be fitted to these reels :)Airity With the Old "T" knobCaldiaShould be a lot more comfortable in a fight [me=Buff][/me]

Had some time on my hands Saturday and dropped into a Tackle store only to find all lures 10% off :icon_e_surprised: :icon_e_confused: :icon_e_biggrin:Smith Mebapen Mebaru (baby squid)My favourite colour Camion in a DredgeSmith Jade.Bassday Crank-BSWith a little luck the Northern Bream will take a liking to them this coming weekend

For my small lures when I don't use a small clip I'll use the Rapala knot and yet to have it fail :icon_e_smile:I haven't used it for any larger lures as yet but will be giving it a go with some bigger ones very soon :icon_e_smile:

Had too much time on my hands over the last few days so a few more lures got added to the collection.Got a phone call from Fisherman's Paradise letting me know that the ZipBait Metal Beat Vibs had hit there shelves.1.7g and 30mm should be a nice mouth full for a bream. Ecogear VX35 for comparisonDoesn't show up but the top one is SilverPassed through a sport/adventure store at Mile End today just to waste some time not really intending to buy anything (there just too expensive) and nearly fell over when I did find a couple of bargains.Yo-zuri Area Fish and a Chum Crank (sx40 for comparison)Als

Just put a post up about the livewell I didhttp://www.strikehook.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=78&topic=1654.msg13893#msg13893Hope it helps :icon_e_wink:

Ever since he put up the post about them I have been on the hunt for one :icon_e_surprised: :icon_e_biggrin: With an up and coming trip to PT Augusta with a few fellow crazy kayaker’s looking to chase some Kingies I decided that at the speed (or lack of) trolling a lure behind the yak "just in case" might be a good idea but with no Big lures in my collection this needed to be rectified ZipBait Z System Minnow 11cm floatingRapala SXR-12, Suspending X-Rap 12cm in Blue SardineJackall DD Smash Minnow, 10cm Suspending in Half Mirror WakasagiJackson Qu-on Katana, 13cm Suspending i

Most Good tackle shops will stock them :icon_e_wink:For what they cost in the shops, buying them on the net the postage would negate the savings

You don't say what size split ring/lure you trying to change but if its bream size lures most are fitted with size "0" or size "1" split rings and I have found a pear of SMITH Split Ring Pincette http://www.australianangling.com.au/products/acce/index.html work very well and are quite easy to use.I have a pair I take with me all the time as its easy to change trashed trebles when I'm shore basing or out in the kayak :icon_e_smile:

Have finally finished my live bait tank and I used a 12v camping shower.Pump, hoses, water resistant switch and the shower head makes a good spray/aeratorAnd at $19.95 ($17.50 with discount :icon_e_biggrin:) from JCar a bargain.Will put up some photos in the next few days in the kayak section :icon_e_biggrin:

I know I'll hide my head in shame But it still gets me fish :icon_e_wink:

You spotted my horrible secret :icon_e_confused: :icon_e_surprised:Yes I'm a Right hand cast - Right hand wind :-[ :-[ just a silly cacky hand fisherman :icon_e_sad: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

Just noticed what rod you plan to match it to, I have had a IMX S842-2 ( 7' 2 piece) Blank made up for my dream bream rig with one of the 2506's lives on as a match made in heavenIMX S842-2 Blank with a up locking KFPSD16 Quik-Lock Foregrip on a Skeleton Reel Seat with Cork inserts and gold winding checks.The Guides are Fuji Silicon Carbide Ring Titanium Frame Concept Guides.All up without the reel it comes in at 85g add to this the Airity 2506 at 195g it's a comfortable 280g :icon_e_surprised:Stripper guideCan lose a little more weight when I like to have a ultra short butt for twitching SP's

By the looks it may have gone to QLD Have been looking at this one for awhile and I have a PM ready just in case my Airity family decide they need a little brother :icon_e_wink: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:Would work well on a nice 5"6" rod for close in work around piers and wharfs with locked drag :icon_e_biggrin:Let me know if you decide Not to get it as I will hang off if you do want it :icon_e_wink:

The sale might have taken a few people by surprise as it wasn't a "Post" but a notice on the Strike & Hook front page not the Forum :icon_e_surprised:

And the collection got smaller today as I gave a couple of offerings to the Bream Gods or was that a Snag Monster :icon_e_confused: :icon_evil: :icon_e_sad:

To follow on from Spratrats great link about HB's you might like to look at the Pure Fishing "Armchair Anglers" web site as it has some great footage on how to rig and use SP'shttp://www.purefishing.com.au/armchair/

With the Fantastic Offer of 20% off at Salisbury Dive & Tackleworld for today only, and me being a hopeless lureaholic it was an offer too good to refuse :icon_e_biggrin:So a tackle run was in order.Owner Captiva Makaze (SX40 at bottom for size comparison)Smith's Towadi and CamionJackall Chubby (Shallow)The worst thing was I Had to go past several other tackle shops to get there :icon_e_wink:Zip Baits (SX40 at top for size comparison)Had too many Squid following my lures so a couple of small Yo-Zuri's (SX40 at top for size comparison) :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool: