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They even come with a hook keeper!

Is it as nice as one of my custom hook keepers?

I don't have any experience with either rod, but I would suggest having a look at the Daiwa Gen Black rods as well, awesome rods and good value too.

I brought mine with me from the US. They're LL Bean breathable waders with the stocking foot, so you need wading boots as well. Back there we fished from the rocks mostly, so proper lace up boots were much safer and comfortable. I know many people prefer boot foot waders on the sand, but I have to say that the stocking foot/lace up boot system is very comfortable if you want/need to walk a bit. The lightweight breathable waders are awesome too, not sure what's available around here, but if you can find some I highly recommend them.

There used to be a warning painted on the ground as you walked onto the jetty about no crabbing allowed, but it's been years since it was legible and I'm not even sure it's still there. If the government wants people to understand and follow the rules then regulations need to be clearly and simply stated with prominent signage. And people representing PIRSA need to know the regs with complete accuracy.

Just a reminder that this is on today. Come on up and have a go, landbased or kayak, lures or bait. Bring some cash to enter the comp and the raffle or get a drink and something from the bbq. Don't forget your brag mat and camera.

Good luck!

Wow, that's not very reassuring. Was it Fishwatch volunteers or actual fisheries officers?

I think Ill team mine up with a Diawa Aird 1000 they are on sale now also.

 

They seem that bit better equipped than the Symetre.

The Symetre is a much nicer and better built reel than the Aird IMO.

looks like a tarpon, awesome looking fish and great fun to catch, even when you have to resort to using a rod and reel

Some brilliant shots there Southie, thanks for sharing.

That's great, it's a good shop with good service, but the location was a bit out of my way, I'll definitely be visiting them more often.

I would definitely recommend the Symetre, I have four, two 2500 and two 3000, and they are great reels.

Awesome, should be able to make this one!

Haven't fished the lake in yonks, looking forward to doing some livebaiting from the kayak.

PIRSA has proposed increasing the legal size limit on mulloway taken in marine waters, which I have no issue with, but they are leaving the minimum size and bag limits within the Coorong as they stand.

It seems like poor management to allow immature fish to be removed from their nursery area, and at a rate 5 times greater than that in other waters. Ideally I would love to see a slot limit introduced, where anglers can keep a fish that has had an opportunty to breed at least once, but also protect the really large breeders that will insure the future of the species.

I would also like to see the end of netting within the Coorong, but that's a much more difficult battle I fear.

My fingers are too fat and my eye sights not that flash anymore,and frustration creeps into the equation a little earlier than it used to as well!

 

Sounds just like me.

I bought them aswell mate...

 

I hate them...... for the exact reasons mentioned.

 

Good, at least I know it's not just me. Too bad as they looked like a great idea.

 

Fishing Wholesalers have ones similar aswell but I prefer the Decoy ones!

I bought some of the Daiwa figure 8 snaps you guys have, but they're so small and strong I can't get a lure on them.

Anyone used them and had better luck than me? Is there a trick to using them?

The little Decoy snaps are great, never tried them on blades but I do use them for other small hardbodies, I reckon they'd work fine.

It's the cuteness factor, nobody would care if a cull of the rat population was suggested. Most people don't care about facts, only emotions.

Glad to hear it worked well for you, those weed monsters can be tougher than actually fish.

A review would be great, and to be honest it's been a couple years since I've had a play with any of those Shimano reels, sort of wrote them off. Maybe it's time I had another look.

I think I'm turning into and old guy, cranky and too set in my ways.

Sorry I'm not to good at explaining but have you adjusted the speed of the line coming off by doing up the knob on the side of the reel?

You do it up tight then hold your sinker off the ground, release the line & slowly undo the knob until the line starts to peel off. You only need a bit of tension on it & you adjust it with different sinker & bait weights

It will shorten your cast but as you get better at it you can loosen it off more.

Once again sorry for lack of correct names & poor explanation.

Hope this helps

Cheers

This is the advice that Abu gave in their owners manuals several years ago. Unfortunately this can damage many newer style reels, including Abus.

The side tension knob should be adjusted so you feel what is called "perceptible float" which means you notice slight side to side movement in the spool. Some reels have tension knobs on both sides which are used to center the spool, but should still be adjusted so you feel that perceptible float.

Using those tension knobs to control the speed can damage the spool shaft and bearings.

Some reels have magnetic braking which is controlled by a knob on the sideplate, sometimes by a sliding switch. Many reels have centrifugal casting control which consists of small plastic brake blocks which sit on metal spindles alongside the spool. This can be adjusted by adding, removing or changing the size of the blocks.

Some reels are better casters than others. Some overheads are designed more for trolling or just dropping stuff straight down. That doesn't mean you can't cast them, it just takes more practice. I've seen guys surf cast with Penn Senators.

The key is training yourself to use your thumb to control the spool. If it starts spinning faster than the line is leaving the spool then it will blow up, often in spectacular fashion. You also need to stop the spool as soon as you bait/lure hits the water.

Best way to practice is to load the reel with some cheap, heavy mono and have a go. Use a fair bit of thumb pressure at first and slowly back it off until you're getting close to a birdsnest, then practice repeating that amount of pressure until it becomes second nature.

If your casting with a lot of force, like in surf casting, you'll want to apply thumb pressure on the flange of the spool instead of directly on the line, otherwise you'll burn the crap out your thumb.

What's the reel you bought?  What test line are you using? Might be able to give you some more specific info if I knew a bit more.

Fair enough Knackers, to each their own I guess. I actually think the TLDs are the toughest feeling reel they make. It's the more compact overheads like Torsas and Toriums that Shimano tries to make look all blinged out with cheap looking and feeling plastic and metal parts that I'm talking about.

I don't have any experience with the Talica, but I reckon I'd rather buy an Accurate or Avet, now they're some sexy looking reels!

I do agree that the Tyrnos are good reels, basically a metal TLD.

You're also spot on about Abu making the only levelwind that can handle being on a beach.

And yes, anyone even remotely interested in overhead reels should have a look at Tani's site, an incredible wealth of free information.

I've seen that Seriola Sea rod and have been tempted to get one, but I don't really need another surf rod right now.

It was a Saratoga, unfortunately they don't sell that model anymore. I contacted them about it and they said it was being replaced with a newer model, but it hasn't shown up on there site yet. Too bad as it's a great rod, it's actually the one I use with the Squall 25N.

http://www.tacklemania.com.au/

Funnily enough i have just got a penn squall also, 30ld model, however i am a bit nervous with it only having 6kg of drag pressure max?

Whats the drag rating on the 25n plankton?

Penn says it's 9kg.

I also noticed that Daiwa is selling a version of the Sealine X here again, although it's a bit more expensive than the models I have.

http://daiwafishing.com.au/products/sealine-xg/