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Just wondering what you have against ebay. I just got a shimano symetre and a 300 yd spool of power pro braid to fill it with, shipped from the US for less than the reel alone would have cost here. I know that items purchased from overseas aren't covered by warranty, but I only buy reels from proven brands and I've never had an issue. I like to support local shops and I spend a fair bit on other items, but at the same time, money's tight and if I can get a deal then why not?

That's the best way to join braid to a mono or fluoro leader in heavier tests, in my opinion, in the surf or anywhere else. For braid of ten pound or less I'll use a slim beauty knot.

I wouldn't think you'd want to use the same rod fishing Goolwa and other surf beaches and also in West Lakes. You don't really need a 10-12' rod in the lake, but you could certainly use the same reel and swap rods. I personally like overheads for fishing with bait in the surf and elsewhere. My beach mully setup is a Daiwa sensor rod with a Sealine X 50 reel loaded with 30 pound mono. I have yet to catch a mully however, so I'm not qualified to give you any advice on how it's done.

Thanks for the replies, I may look at getting on of those little battery operated aerators, but for now I think I'll just work on finding and pumping some and using them straight away. Hopefully I'll have a few good reports to make soon.

Hey guys, after striking out on the yfw a few times and reading some of the very informative posts on here lately, I have been inspired to get a bait pump and source some of my own bait. What's the go for keeping nippers alive, can you just keep them in some damp weed like worms or do they need to be in oxynegated water? Obviously the best way to go would be to pump them right before a fishing session, but I was thinking of some sunrise fishing around the high tide and would like to get some nippers at low tide the day before.

You can change the units on Willy Weather to something your more familiar with, instead of knots you can see the data in kph or even mph.

I recently bought a Shimano Dynamix (exclusive to R&A's) that is 9' and rated 3-6kg, it's meant to be a good bream or yfw rod, I've only used it once and caught some medium sized salmon on it, but I intend to use on anything and everything on the small side that can be caught from shore. The best thing is the price!

I think the idea behind the scents is to get them biting when they're not already.

I was reading an article online about a range of squid specific scents that are made in Japan, they're called Egimax and Glomax and they come in spray cans. Does anyone know if these are available at any metro tackle stores?

My first mulloway, any size would be fine, but I would love something that puts a good bend in my heavy beach rod!

I was thinking the same thing as borryking and salty, I had a squid head sitting out on the edge of the fresh and salt for awhile but no action. I brought the flick stick along and was really hoping to pick up and st or two for livebait, but no luck with that either.

I was down at Southport yesterday, huge brown plume of muddy fresh water coming out of the mouth and heading out to sea, I fished the edges but got nothing, although birds were picking heaps of small things out of the stained water.

Here's a link to a lure used in the Northeast US for catching striped bass, absolutely deadly, they're made to imitate needlefish which are basically the same shape as garfish. I've got some I brought with me and I've used them a few times but with no luck, although nothing else was catching either.http://www.saltybugger.com/images/ow25n.jpgYou fish them similar to an sp, lift, drop, repeat (they sink slowly), or they can be retrieved slowly on top creating a nice vee shaped wake.

Bimini Twist on the end of the braid then attach the leader with an Albright. Both those knots will seem quite hard at first, but they're both easy to tie, the secret is to snug them down slowly and evenly. The Spider Hitch is a good knot to know as well for times when you need to tie a quick double line and it's not convenient to do the Bimini.I prefer Spectra based braid to the Dyneema stuff. Colour is personal preference, whatever you chose it will fade with age, I like something hi-vis like yellow or pink for the surf, but for jigging I don't really care.

penthrox wrote: That rod is only rated to 6 ounces, so throwing a big bait with a sinker as well would probably be overloading the rod, you could always get away with a bit of a lob, but it would be tough to really put anything into the cast.

There's no real answer to those questions, different spots will fish better at different stages of the tide. Also, different species of fish prefer different amounts of tidal movement. The fishing is usually better around the bigger tides associated with the new and full moons, but that doesn't mean that fishing around the quarter moons when there is little or no tidal movement is a waste of time either. The moon affects the tides and therefore does affect fish activity, there are also thought to be other effects from the moon and that's where the solunar tables come into play.The best thing t

I've got a Carhart heavy duty zip hoodie that has been my main fishing garment for a few years when I know I'll stay relatively dry. When fishing the surf in nasty weather I use a Grundens top that is awesome, the Sund 763 pulloverhttp://www.grundens.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=27I use some black synthetic knit gloves that have the rubberised fingers and palms that are nice and warm even when wet, I've got two pairs, one with the left thumb cut off for casting overheads and the other with the right index cut down for casting threadlines. I found them when I was working construc

The seajigger is super light and the extra length is nice for keeping the line out of the shore break and will give you a little extra on the cast as well as a bit more leverage fighting fish. I doubt it would cause any wrist trouble. It can be had for a little under your budget.

I've got a 9 foot Wilson Live Fibre Trophy Estuary rated 4-6 kg. I bought it instead of the lightest Seajigger, which seemed a bit too dear for a rod for chucking lures to small to medium sized salmon. The Wilson works well at throwing lures up to 55 grams and is also a good rod for soaking pillies in light surf. If you want something for bigger salmon or to throw heavier lures then get the 10' sensor surf.

Even better than Dyneema based line is line made from Spectra. You can get a 500 yard spool of 40 pound Power Pro from the US ebay shipped to Australia for about $45 USD.

I personally like overhead reels for fishing with bait and also for fighting bigger fish, the Sealine X-50 is what I use on my heavy beach rod, great casting reel with a excellent drag and it's priced very well. The Sensor rods are great, I've got one with a Sealine X-30 for my medium beach setup.

mrballs wrote: The old Abu drags were shocking, a little bit of moisture in there and they'd just lock up, the new carbon drags are a thousand times better!

I also use the slim beauty for lighter line, ten pound braid or less, and for heavier line I tie a bimini and use an albright to attach my leader.