Knackers

16 hours ago, gregtech said:

Jeeez.....What would it cost Shimano to fit shielded bearings from new? .0001 Yen? I'm a Shimano fan from the dawn of time but this one is disappointing. Cheers for the heads up Knackers.

I think the non shielded run freer for casting.

Just picked up a new 200 calcutta. Because I couldn't tie a decent knot to the tiny spool I ended up pulling the spool out. These reels have non shielded bearings and these ones appeared to be only slighty oiled. As I will be using the reel in my very wet boat I gave them a dab a grease. Found the same on my TLDs and Tyrnos. The TLDs have frozen up once each but cheap to rebuild.

I agree with Rod. Once on the bite they will eat anything. But I've never used hard body lures before. Only skirts for BFT. Caught heaps of longtail and yellow fin up north on hardbodies though.

12 minutes ago, southie THE BANGA said:

Im refering to if you are wanting to use the daiwa custom project spools or rcs spools you cant use them on the new range of LT reels as they aren't compatible as i am aware. I could be wrong but just what i heard. Those custom project spools and rcs spools are only compatible with real 4 reels. That's all i was getting at. Some people like spare spools. So was more of a heads up really.

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No worries.

With other manufacturers you can do the same thing. Lots of ABU 7000 and 9000 parts are interchangeable. Lots of my Shimanos same-same. Just doesn't have a fancy name. And they do it because tooling is cheaper. It is not for you, it is for them. But it still is a good thing and I suppose this fits under the "custom" thing. What about the other 3? Not trying to be a pain but what do they mean. All this says to me is that the reels were designed to suit their intended purpose. Does that mean that the non reel four reels weren't?

Real engine, Real control, Real endurance

On 12/18/2017 at 12:19 PM, southie THE BANGA said:

They do look the goods, they are super light with decent drags on them. When they were released at the Afta trade show they were apparently going to be around the $400 mark. 

The reel sizing is certainly smaller than Daiwas previous reels. For example an 3-6kg rod would usually take a 2500-3000 reel, however with the Sol rod it balances well with the 4000 sol purely because of the lightness of the reel.

But all in all they are certainly a tough reel on face value. Only down side i see with them is that They aren't compatible with the custom preject spools or RCS spools as they aren't Real four reels.

Ill probably end up getting a 2500 myself.

Real Four is just marketing hype. This is Daiwa's take on it:

In 2004 we introduced the Real Four Concept in the original Certate – Real engine, Real control, Real endurance, Real custom, setting the new standard in spinning reel design and innovation

What does that mean exactly? Nothing. Just like Shimano's Hagane.

Don't fall for marketing hype trying to get you to pay for a reel that is more expensive rather than one that does the job perfectly.

23 hours ago, Rod said:

Bought a couple of commercial quality knives and an iki jime spike.  Victory 220mm and 250mm blades.  I found it hard to get this quality locally, MBSA doesn't have much stock to choose from and couldn't find any elsewhere of brands I would seeking.

The spike looks good, I had bought a hookem version but it's not straight and not really to my liking now I've tried it, this one is a chinese one but looks solid

Cheers

Rod

 

Did you get them online?

On 12/8/2017 at 7:42 PM, archerfish said:

Dunno whether this comes strictly under the heading of "Latest Fishing Purchases", but I'll go with a fairly tenuous connection anyway! Picked up one of these when I was down at Homewares Direct today:

http://www.homewaresdirect.com.au/swissmar-shucker-paddy-universal-oyster-knife.html

Will be interesting to compare it to what has always been my "Go-to" (i.e. Dexter-Russell Boston S120), but the dude who designed this one has "form", as you might say:

 

Cheers

af

Now there is a solution looking for a problem!

On 11/13/2017 at 1:14 PM, gregtech said:

Off topic Knackers, but how do you find your scallop beds. Passed on info or skilled sonar reading? Love my scallops but never had any luck metro.

On scuba or hookah tow a diver behind the boat on a ski rope at idle. If the water is clear the scallops usually sit on the silty banks that run between white sand holes or runs. Generally speaking you won't find them where there is a heap of tape weed. Have a dive around semaphore reef. They are around the tyre reef as well but that from memory is 50 - 60 foot deep.

Once you find a patch you'll be able to recognise the bottom they prefer.

Pick quite a few of them up scallop diving all the way from Brighton to Outer Harbour.

Thanks. Is that the leader mono or just straight mono that you would spool a reel with?

Yep, pretty much, that and heading over to the FWC soon. Casting with big baits and braid is tough on the fingers. I only use top shot in the same breaking strain as the braid. I find it hard enough to break 50 lb line in mono or braid if stuck on the bottom. My bigger lures for Marlin etc have 5-8 metres of 150-300 lb leader on them anyway.

Jinkai do specific top shot mono but only in 100lb and up from what I can see.

I also back off the drag a heap when just using braid trolling without a top shot and maybe a metre or so of leader on the lure. It would be nice to find a good mono topshot that doesn't fly off the spool, plus you can use a decent drag setting rather than backing off the drag to get a good hookup. 

So I suppose I just want maybe 2-3 metres of topshot so the reels are still good for bottom bashing/drifting in deep water to maintain the feel of braid and less drag in the water.

What do you guys top shot your braid with on spinning reels. I've used all sorts of mono but haven't found one yet that doesn't have a lot of memory, eg when you open the bail arm it just flies of the spool. Maybe it is just a issue with the small diameter of spinning reel spools? Using 50, 65 and 80 lb braid, 5500 and 8000 size Daiwas and 8000 and 12000 size shimanos.

On 11/6/2017 at 7:28 PM, hooklinestinker said:

As a part b'day present from my fiancé and a present to myself I went out and got a new toy on the weekend, it's a thing of beauty so I had to share 

13 Fishing Envy Black 7'1" with 2500 Stradic Ci4+ running 8lb Daiwa TD Sensor braid. It's a pity I'm working this Sunday or I'd be trying it out down at Onkastompa! 

Bloody nice. I have an older 3000 CI4 plus a new 1000 CI4+. Love them. 

On 11/4/2017 at 8:13 PM, archerfish said:

Clam and Mussel Chowder?

 

Cheers

af

Yep. Saved the the remaining broth/bisque for another seafood dunking

4 hours ago, doobie said:

nice Knacker - would you like this joined with the other post, for some flow

The other one isn't paella. You'll have to guess.

Other ingredients 

Live Coffin Bay mussels and mud cockles

1 hour ago, adamibinfishin said:

Hi knackers. In overhead mate. Managed to find one today mate.

15kg to 24kg wilson livefibre. Kind of sold me seeing what my mate has put his thru so pretty happy I found one. Thanks in anycase bud.

Cheers

I got one of those too in a fetching blue colour.  Nice rod as well.

On 20/10/2017 at 2:23 PM, adamibinfishin said:

Hi fellas. Just noticed this older thread. How are the Wilson landbased rods holding up?

Thinking of grabbing one. Looking at the 9ft model. 15kg-24kg version. Cheers

In spin?

Cheers knackers! Bought a few reels based on his reviews and been very impressed with each model I've selected through reading his analysis

I bought a Daiwa BG SW 3000 size as well on his recommendation. Sturdy little reel. 

It is up now.

Alan Hawk will be posting his ^what reel 2017^ article soon.