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If anyone wants to go halves or similar I'm happy to pickup. Only 10 mins from me.

Mostly shore fishing so I tend to swap and change rigs alot to suit, I run a swivel and snap on the line so I can quckly change rigs which have a swivel as well. I use the snap that has the single opening and can be spun 180 degrees. When done I use the snap to clip onto the guide bracket. 

I haven't noticed any draw back from running this setup but interested if anyone else has pros/cons with this.

Fishing book? Someone on here mentioned a while back there are some good books written or based on SA fishing.

Fishing magazine subscription.

Backpack......best thing I ever did was get one to fit my tackle box and gear in (I used an old one but you can get a proper fishing one). Makes fishing light work and gone are the days of not enough hands!

I'm keen to know others thoughts as well. Bought an Air Edge just recently and price was really good for quality, the Gen Black was on the other side and a really nice feel to it as well. Just went on price really as the edge was on special.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, plenty to choose from...

Ended up getting a 7'6" Diawa Air Edge and Aird 2000 (comes with 1500 spool as well). Probably a good thing as I can use it to run some braid and quickly changeover when I turn it into a birds nest. Not what I originally had my eye on, but its a case of $ and what is in stock as well (also what sizes are there). I was going to get the cheaper Shimano reels but this one felt so nice and light I couldn't go past it. Don't think I could go wrong with any of the suggestions, all were an improvement on what I had.

Now to give it a work out!

So not just me. Squid only now!

Do the pilles get smashed to pieces by small bream etc like west lakes? I've given up for that exact reason.

I have a Trion 2-4kg and a 2500 excellor i use.... But i only use cheap stuff for YFW as i usually wade out to the sand bar and fish both sides of it and it always gets a good dunking lol

Guilty of that. Nothing better than picking up the rod for next use and having a crunchy reel! Probably why I'm reluctant with reel choice. Though I've got better at pulling them apart.

I could go the Symetre, but maybe something cheaper like a Sienna would do the trick and accommodate my occasional gravel rash and sand skiing?

Seems to be a lot of choice out there...to be honest I've got no idea. Something nicer than what I've got but able to cop a dunk. I haven't looked at the Daiwa reels, how do you find the Excellor in terms of ending up in the water every now and then?

Time to get a new rod/reel as the gear I have is probably a little too heavy for the smaller stuff and to be honest as I've improved ...cough cough...I've actually started to notice this.

Mainly for summer YFW, flathead, tommies and gar, squid. Am I better off dividing this two different rods?

All land based.

Not looking to spend BIG $. I was thinking 1-3kg rod but unsure what length. Plueger Trion Spin? Symetre 1000 or 2500? That's about my budget and even then I'm probably eating caviar with that quality!

So what's the hot tips?

Live bait? Mullet or tommies?

Guess there no excuses now to try for a first one, lose bait to microscopic bream, try to stay awake and meet a few winos.

Caught a fair few tommies the other day for squid bait, and not having a fish meal for a while decided to picked out a bunch of bigger units to cook up for a feed. Whenever I clean/gut meat/fish etc I always smell the meat and the gut.....just a habit and it tells me if something funky is going on. One of the tommies gut cavities stunk! That was after it was cleaned and washed out, caught same day.

Now it was caught out of the Port River near yacht squadron haha. I figured it was relatively close to fresh sea water.......

I take it that it could just have been a 'crook' old fish?

Is anyone else a sniffer? lol.

Cheers for that, how do you go for distance land based? Do you find you need something longer or is there more to it than just the rod length?

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a distance casting reel. I use an Okuma Axeon II 80 but its overkill. I'm wishing I got the 60 size. casts a mile, has good drag, smooth comfy handle and plenty of line capacity. comes with a spare spool. around 100 then you have money to buy different braids or a mono if u fish off rocks often.

Just out of interest what rod have you got there?

Ha ha yeah I thought I saw a boat out there with no lights!

PIcked up 30-40 at a rough guess but happy with that.

Guessing might bump into you when it warms up with some YFW!

Looks like a feast you have there, wine and bloodworms.
 
Hey pirate, I was the guy that turned up a bit later and was picking up the suckers you missed just to your left. I saw the pool net and was thinking that was a much better idea. Nice and light and lets the water through a bit better, I'd stick to that. Was my first time out and tried at the yacht squadron boat ramp and surrounding rocks but nothing was happening so shifted to OH. Feeling crook as a dog with a dodgy cold which explained my slipping and sliding on the rocks but I'd been building myself up for this so wasn't going to miss it. My wife thinks it's amusing a grown man wants to catch worms....... Like mentioned it was slow going but once the boats cruised past the length of the banks it was almost all over. I was probably picking up one every 10-15 minutes at that stage. I walked a little further down the breakwater but it wasn't much better so called it a night.
 
Now I know someone from Strike Hook but only by the size of his pole.

I'll head out tonight probably about 930-10. I'm guessing that outer harbour around the breakwater on river side would be ok. Hopefully somewhere around the platform so I don't have to go jumping rocks. I'll write up whether I had any luck or not.

I'm thinking thursday night, never done it so bit of a guess based on other comments. Anyone else heading out?

That's what I do, either that or tie a very dodgy knot to the sinker that will slip under excessive strain.

Bumping this up as a reminder. New moon Aug 25th so I'm guessing 28-29 as ideal dates.

Time to get the processing line setup!

I went out for the first time a while back and learned a couple of things.

You need both hands free, ideally. For balance and to help steady yourself or stop a potential fall. It's a moderate hop out there and you'll be sweating like a pig after rugging up for the cold weather.

If it's dark, a good head torch and be prepared for it to take a fair bit longer. I reckon 30-45 mins to go 2/3 way down from memory in the dark and a whole lot quicker in the day time.

Good backpack that you can fit all your gear into, plastic bags, for your rubbish (which most seem to just leave there) and a couple for your catches. Don't bother with a bucket! Cable ties...I used these to tie small bait esky and bits and pieces to the backpack.

Last time I carried out 2 rods which made it slow going and unless staying for a decent time (and throwing out some big baits) probably not worth it. The rods and reels cop a beating every time you balance and teeter on a bad rock. Next time, if I ever bother, i'll break the rod down and tie it onto the back back tightly. I'm also inclined to take out a couple of hand reels for squid etc rather than a second rod.

Pack water! And don't race out, I'd say a broken leg = helicopter rescue!

I would start with consumer affairs and ask if they have someone they use for inspection/documentation (which you will have to pay for). Let consumer affairs do some of the work for you, however at the end of it they do not have much clout at which stage you will need to try small claims. Look up your local courts website for the process, and keep in mind all this is going to drag on for months. If you go to small claims, make sure you present your case well and have plenty of evidence to back up your claim. It will be a case of your word against the repairer and the magistrate will want to hear/see no bullshit answers. I've been through it before and had a good outcome but it's slow and not really rewarding for the time invested. 

Same, I strip and clean/regrease mid range/cheapies if I need to. I always rinse after use but there's always the odd dunk in the sand etc especially when the kids forget the rod and chase pelicans.....so I end up with the crunchy/jammed reel.

If there's sand inside it can be a real bitch. Needs all the grease stripped off and then regreased - all apart. I've tried cleaning while it's mechanically together and it only takes a couple of invisible grains of sand/salt to make you pull your hair out. No methos, just pull apart on a clean bench and layout the order it is pulled apart. Take a picture with your phone, especially any spring orientations.

Hmmm, wonder how something thicker like Molykote111 would keep it sticking on. It's food safe and designed for orings etc in fluid environments. I'll give it a go, reckon I have a couple of tubes of the stuff.

I'm in!