keenfisho

Pretty cool, but that’s a lot of rods, who needs that many for a trip

2 hours ago, Softy said:

Nothing but quality there... can't wait to get on the water with you!

Will be relying on you to teach me the ressies mate

43 minutes ago, SurfcaztR said:

Is that 20lb braid i'm seeing ?

Yes, gone light for up the warren and will also take this combo in the boat for coorong mullies if I need a bit heavier than the normal light gear I throw down there

Been thinking it’s might be time to spend more time chasing natives on the Murray and ressies. Have not fished the fresh except some creeks since I was a kid

after picking the brains of a couple on members on here I decided I needed a new setup to chase natives

here it is with a few bits of candy

Painting and house work

Amazing mate!!!

Thanks Banga, they look amazing, the quality looks exceptional

That looks awesome mate, bream would like it too

I really like that, thanks

Looking sweet mate, keep the pics coming they are feeding my lure addiction perfectly

FG knot for me using the Knott Assist 2.0 if I’m doing it at home

if I break a leader while wading (like last trip that cost me my favourite lure you can not buy any more) then I revert to the double uni

prefer the FG how it is smooth and does not catch on guides but too lazy to tie while out fishing

Looks amazing mate, great work!

Nice work mate, they are looking good

8 hours ago, Territory Lad said:

Yes Doobs, your over complicating it. Haha

Each of the methods, as with the others outlined, will work - its just some work better than others depending on the species your targeting.

With YFW you can use swivels and clips / loop knots and still catch fish. But your strike rate will increase significantly if you ditch them, instead tying your braid directly to the leader and your leader directly to the tow point of the lure with a tight knot.

This is because it improves the presentation of the lure in the water.

Personally I run the below:

Braid > FG Knot > Mono Leader > Uni knot > tow point of lure.

I've run other options and settled on the above. I have also fished along others who run clips / swivels and the disparity between the success rates of each option is highly visible.

At the end of the day, choose an option that works for you.

I second this

yes clips work but I’ve always found direct tie to pure results in better strike rate 

I also hate the little clips and I find them fidly and can tie quicker 

There used to be a guy in the industrial estate at Parafield around the corner from the old no air and ROH wheels factories that sold in bulk, not sure if they are still there but work a look

Bloody hell, that’s crazy

23 minutes ago, Barramundi said:

Obviously none of you know how to finesse fish I would suggest you are working these crab imitations too fast.  A slow drag along the bottom aa pause a very subtle hope and a slow drag again, I catch plenty of fish on these great crab lures, learn to fish a lure before criticising it.

Welcome to the forum barramundi, great first post on a topic from nearly 4 years ago

I still don’t rate the savage gear crabs, I have caught many bream and mullies in many different crab lures and plastic just don’t rate the savage gear crabs near many others, other savage lures are great

Yummo, been awhile since Ive had a feed of gar or even targeted them

they were the bread and butter fish my grandpa used to teach me how to fish 

spent many a trip out in the boat catching them, nan can butterfly fillet them better than anyone

Looking great, they should attract a bit of attention 

Looking really good so far mate

Happy to help you out mate, you know where and how I fish for them. I don’t get out as much as I used to but have helpers these day with my older boys always out there with me

I was dry wreching just watching the video

think I will stick the buying them

Well done for giving it a crack, but yuck!

the smell must have been disgusting 

27 minutes ago, keenfisho said:

Don’t buy much these days

i have a collection of hardbodies from my bream days 

a collection of poppers and stick baits I still use heavily for YFW and tend to only buy when I lose one or on a work trip to Lincoln where I always buy one when getting advise on what’s biting where

have loads of plastics but tend to only buy and use demand and gulp turtlebacks these days

would buy turtlebacks every time I go to Kmart (when they have them) or a tackleshop 

Lol auto correct that was meant to say zmans not demand

Don’t buy much these days

i have a collection of hardbodies from my bream days 

a collection of poppers and stick baits I still use heavily for YFW and tend to only buy when I lose one or on a work trip to Lincoln where I always buy one when getting advise on what’s biting where

have loads of plastics but tend to only buy and use demand and gulp turtlebacks these days

would buy turtlebacks every time I go to Kmart (when they have them) or a tackleshop