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Make sure you are bouncing the plastic off the bottom as you are slow hopping it back towards you. I don't think they were getting to the bottom. Had a 3.5 zman minnow plastic with a 1/6 2/0 jig. Maybe too small? Or was I being too impatient? I was flicking the rod up a couple times every few reels...

The micro pinkies can be a lot of fun if you're using very light gear -- e.g. the sort of stuff you'd use on bream or trout.

You can spin for salmon off the Frankston Pier. Might be worth checking out the beach at Davey's Bay, too. Mornington is also a short drive. Balnarring and Merricks aren't too far away if you're interested in gummy sharks.

davek wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:03 pm

I too had heard about the older ones and haven't had a problem with my newer model cod raider. I cast some decent lures and have been expecting something though, cheers davo

Unless I'm able to pick up a replacement top half, I don't think I'll be replacing this with another Raider.

Casting. The lure is within the casting range of the 'egi' model. I wasn't casting a brick, by any means. The break was clean. You'd think someone had cut it. EDIT I remember reading that 'old' Raiders were prone to snapping, but I believe mine was one of the 'newer' ones. For what it's worth. I mea...

To cut a boring story short, I managed to kill a Shimano Raider. I don't think I was doing anything stupid -- indeed, I don't recall breaking a rod before, and my go-to rod is a far more delicate creature -- but there you have it. It snapped right below the bit that joins to the other half. That oth...

Perhaps it's a time-invested thing, but I've had more luck on soft plastics than I've had on bait. My success rate on plastics climbed a lot once I switched to light jigheads -- maybe a 1/12 oz on my Raider, and gram-or-so models on my Itchy Twitchy. The much-hyped Z-Man Motor Oil is very good, but ...

When you say 'light', what do you mean? I do most of my soft plastics fishing with my Gen Black Itchy Twitchy, and I can feel most everything. 4 pound leader. I put my finger on the line out of habit -- all that childhood advice dies hard -- but I don't need to. Everything sloth said is good. I'd ad...

I fish land-based exclusive, and rarely target larger critters. My go-to rod used to be a Raider squid rod, but I'm increasingly using my Itchy Twitchy for most everything. It's 'all round' for my needs.

Try parking your phone in a tub of (uncooked) rice. Google for more specifics.