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by mazman
Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: Hooks, Line & Sinkers
Topic: bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?
Replies: 3
Views: 984

Re: bait casting reel braid, 30 or 40lb?

For something like jbraid or suffix where they list an arbitrary breaking strain either is fine. For something like majorcrafy dangan that lists exact breaking strains bump it to a pe3 or pe4 that says it breaks at 50lb or so. Both are going to be the same diameter and break about the same its just ...
by mazman
Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:28 pm
Forum: Australian Natives
Topic: Cod Opening 2022
Replies: 4
Views: 1011

Re: Cod Opening 2022

nice cod mate, what gear were you using? great dedication by jumping in the water to get on the board. :thumbsup: Outfit is an edge rods black widow bcr705 with a daiwa zillion HD. The plastics I used were castaic jerky j swims and the topwater an imakatsu aventa crawler GT, just stuck with the sam...
by mazman
Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: Kayak Fishing
Topic: Which Hobie??
Replies: 6
Views: 1436

Re: Which Hobie??

What sort of fishing and what sort of locations do you plan to fish? That would be the first thing to decide and from there you can start to see how the pros and cons of each kayak line up with what you are after
by mazman
Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Australian Natives
Topic: Cod Opening 2022
Replies: 4
Views: 1011

Cod Opening 2022

Bit late getting it edited up but heres a vid from my cod opening this year. Hope you enjoy the vid

https://youtu.be/bj_kJPzxrmM


Cheers,

Alex
by mazman
Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:49 pm
Forum: Other Species
Topic: micro trout lures
Replies: 21
Views: 4927

Re: micro trout lures

The best way to get good hards at a reasonable price is to keep an eye Facebook marketplace for the right type of lure. Becomes harder when you want something specific but for trout hardbodies there will be heaps coming up
by mazman
Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Australian Natives
Topic: What Are You Doing To Get Ready For Cod Season?
Replies: 7
Views: 1342

Re: What Are You Doing To Get Ready For Cod Season?

Put some fresh braid on a couple of new outfits earlier this week. Will need a bit of luck with the weather for my cod opening plans to go ahead at this stage though. I was looking on the bcf store today, found this great looking lure that looks like it will go great with the cod, and its pretty che...
by mazman
Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hooks
Replies: 6
Views: 863

Re: Hooks

Not sure how active he is on here anymore but 4L was using rigmaster hooks a while back. Could be worth asking if he's still using them and how he finds them, they are a much cheaper alternative
by mazman
Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: Tackle Store Reviews
Topic: Tackleworld
Replies: 29
Views: 9748

Re: Tackleworld

4liters wrote:
Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:05 pm
Any idea who bought them?
I'm hearing bcf but not 100% sure
by mazman
Tue Oct 25, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: $1,345 bamboo rod
Replies: 13
Views: 859

Re: $1,345 bamboo rod

Theres a good market for artisan bamboo fly rods so I'm sure there's people who will want this too. Personally I don't want to spend quite that much on a rod but can definitely see the appeal to some
by mazman
Fri Oct 21, 2022 11:56 am
Forum: Bream Fishing
Topic: Nelson Estuary Perch
Replies: 1
Views: 891

Nelson Estuary Perch

Hey guys, A couple weeks ago a mate and I packed up the boat and made the trek out to Nelson to dodge a storm that was hitting the rest of the state, conditions were far from ideal but much better than Melbourne and the Eps were biting with some great fish hitting the deck. https://www.youtube.com/w...

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