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bradp wrote:New reel for chasing Murray Cod.
This will be getting spooled with some 30lb Tasline when I get home :banana:

I almost bought the tatula hlc but got a td sol instead. The only difference wAs $100 and the sol had corrosion resistant bearings.. not that it'd see salt anyway

Great buy tho! Paired it with??

MsShimano wrote:

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Love love love this reel. Teamed with my awesome rod.
Hamachi Zenku Nano 7ft PE 0.5-3.. with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 3000 HG FB Spin Reel.. Daiwa J-Braid Multi PE 2.5 (20lbs)

If you're sponsored by Shimano why do you use J-Braid?

Kadmium wrote:

MsShimano wrote:

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Love love love this reel. Teamed with my awesome rod.
Hamachi Zenku Nano 7ft PE 0.5-3.. with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 3000 HG FB Spin Reel.. Daiwa J-Braid Multi PE 2.5 (20lbs)

If you're sponsored by Shimano why do you use J-Braid?

I had a look on the Shimano fishing Australia website and there she was brand ambassador.

BIG GAV wrote:

bradp wrote:New reel for chasing Murray Cod.
This will be getting spooled with some 30lb Tasline when I get home :banana:

I almost bought the tatula hlc but got a td sol instead. The only difference wAs $100 and the sol had corrosion resistant bearings.. not that it'd see salt anyway

Great buy tho! Paired it with??

For the price I paid for the reel I couldn't pass it up.

Got it paired to a T-curve Flight 6-10kg spiral wrap.

So why use Daiwa braid? She should he using Kakiri.

Shake my head.

Kadmium wrote:So why use Daiwa braid? She should he using Kakiri.

Shake my head.

Not sure on the details of the sponsorship maybe it's just a few stickers occasionally.

Kadmium wrote:So why use Daiwa braid? She should he using Kakiri.

Shake my head.

Cause its better hahaha, sorry couldnt help myself.

but im pretty sure with sponsorship you can still use other brands occasionally, lots of bream tournament guys do that with lures

purple5ive wrote:

Kadmium wrote:So why use Daiwa braid? She should he using Kakiri.

Shake my head.

Cause its better hahaha, sorry couldnt help myself.

but im pretty sure with sponsorship you can still use other brands occasionally, lots of bream tournament guys do that with lures

What does it take to get sponsored?

rb85 wrote:

purple5ive wrote:

Kadmium wrote:So why use Daiwa braid? She should he using Kakiri.

Shake my head.

Cause its better hahaha, sorry couldnt help myself.

but im pretty sure with sponsorship you can still use other brands occasionally, lots of bream tournament guys do that with lures

What does it take to get sponsored?

got no idea mate.
but in the breaming world, i know you have to do comps, and do brand promotions, write articles/keep up to date on social media. but that doesnt mean you get sponsored automatically haha, theres quite a bit more to it.
also i know they dont have more than one sponsored angler in the same areas.
so for eg. south east/peninsula would have one, western districts would have one, and CBD will have one (for Melbourne) for the one company. multiply that with the amount of fishing companies around and you have quite a few.
lot of them also usually work in the tackle industry (tackle shops) for a start

Yeah makes sense. Just figured if you're a brand ambassador then you wouldn't use a direct competitor. I could understand having a non competitor brand but it's like being a ford racing car driver and having holden stickers on it. Just a bit strange. Anyways a bit off topic