TwinPowers for $199

[Do$tylz]

Hey all,

I know these guys aren't site sponsors... but Amart Allsports in QLD has Shimano twinpowers for $199. Its the FB model...but whatever....

I've just called my closest one and have asked them to hold a 1000 and 2500 for me....now to decide which one to get

Dammit... spending too much money on this stuff... but my tax return is AWESOME.

I'll have to post up on the latest buys thread... I've bought some good stuff in the last month.

[rayke1938]

Unbeatable buying at that price.Did you check our sponsors to see if they will beat it by 10%.

Cheers

Ray

[Do$tylz]

nah I havent actually.... will give them a call now.

[Do$tylz]

just called Logan Anaconda and they don't have any instock

[reef_raider]

BCF at lawnton are doing price matches on this as well as all t-curve rods for 149

[Terry H]

I thought Anaconda don't stock any shimano gear?

[Do$tylz]

^^ dunno. The guy just said that they would match it but didn't have any in stock.

Yeah BCF Lawnton is too far from me... but t-curvs at 149... thats a good price.

[Funfisher]

Ananconda is now stocking quite a lot of shimano gear has just happened recently.

[reef_raider]

Do$tylz wrote:

^^ dunno. The guy just said that they would match it but didn't have any in stock.

Yeah BCF Lawnton is too far from me... but t-curvs at 149... thats a good price.

dno if its all bcf stores but yeh call up and find out if u want...

amart is selling t-curves for 149 too thats why bcf is to price match them

[Do$tylz]

:blush: man don't tempt me...

I've just received my stradic about half an hour ago in the post at work.... scored this 2nd hand, spooled with 6lb and 4lb fireline for $160.

And now I'm gonna be buying a twin power.... unplanned purchases, but I just can't pass them up.

Do you guys reckon if I spooled one of the twinpower spools with 20 or 30lb it'd work for sharking this summer???? [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/14112008907_AFO.jpg

[kriso]

for river shrks i cant see why not

[rayke1938]

Ihave a 4000 that I use for sharks and barra.

Cheers

Ray

[Do$tylz]

Ray - Do you reckon a 2500 would do ok for the ~1m ones?? Maybe I'll have to get a 4000... considering I've just got a 2500....

[kriso]

i will be using my 3000 sol for them.

[Do$tylz]

sweet. cheers kriso.... food for thought till tomorrow when I pick it up

[flatty_catcher]

yeah bit small, but I know what you mean

with a good 2500 and a good rod you can tackle some sizeable fish

I guess the thing is that if you went a 4000 with a suitable rod and all then you would be fishing overkill 70% of the time, but for the other times when something big hits your prepared.

The law of diminsihing returns

Dan

[Terry H]

flatty_catcher wrote:

The law of diminsihing returns

Dan, not trying to have a go mate.

It could be that I'm just extremely tired.. but

Please explain?

[flatty_catcher]

The law of diminishing returns is like just because you got a bigger reel doesnt mean you going to catch more fish than you would on a 2500.

Like a 2500 might give a lot of good fish for his type of fishing, but the 4000 might catch the same amount but still land a few big ones.

difference is a few big ones.

overall they will still catch a lot of fish but the 4000 wont catch double the 2500 can catch.

unless of course all you hook ups are big fish.

and when fishing in the river they are not always big fish.

so for the law of diminishing returns you may have to trade off a bigger reel just to catch those few extra big ones, but not double, hence a smaller return

but by no means not worth it

cheers

Dan

[Terry H]

All I could think about what marginal cost versus marginal benefit with regards to the law of diminishing returns.

Thanks for the explanation of you usage, now I understand

[flatty_catcher]

Yes the cost difference might be marginal

If you shop around

I was thinking he might get a rod to match which would bump the cost up again.

true

Dan

[Do$tylz]

I think I'll go the 3000/4000 if they have it. Cheers guys..

and thanks for the quick education on "diminishing returns"

[rayke1938]

Do$tylz wrote:

Ray - Do you reckon a 2500 would do ok for the ~1m ones?? Maybe I'll have to get a 4000... considering I've just got a 2500....

I also have a 2000 loaded with 14 lb braid and the drag stood up to it ok but I kept getting 20lb leader failure but I dont know how the drag would stand up with using 30 lb line.