queensland Samsonvale's Receding Tide

[basshunter1987]

The water level at North Pine Dam continues to fall, and is almost down one whole third. This morning Dino and I went for another walk and the drop in water is easily noticeable wherever you go. More shoreline to walk, and more previously submerged surprises are popping up everywhere. The fish were waiting for us again at a few different spots, not in great numbers, but finding one usually meant finding a few more. The morning was a lot warmer than previous walks and if yesterday is anything to go by, then it'll be a hot summer! Dino ended up smashing me by a whopping one fish, so tomorrow will have to be revenge I'm a fierce competitor after all, haha

Here's the fish!

Thanks for reading!

Luke

[Dinodadog]

It was great to see the fish hungry again

Dino

[Dinodadog]

[bersim]

Looks like a great session guys! Love the look of that Stradic Ci4!!! How would you rate it compared to the Rarenium?

James

[Dinodadog]

Its great for throwing heavier s/baits, blades and slugs. Also 10 years warranty.Its a 2500

Dino

[Binder]

Just as well the water keeps dropping Luke, you and Dino keep catching all the fish in the bit near the edge, so you need it to drop to get to the fish that are left .

[Joe K]

Thanks Luke for the report and great pics. I went for a walk around Forgan Cove and Bullockys Rest last Thursday and it's a pity the water level continues to drop so quickly.

[Binder]

Noted the water down at least another foot since I was last there a little more than a week ago. With them feeding water to the sunshine coast from NPD they are going through water very quickly now.

[fenelious]

Looks like a great session guys! Love the look of that Stradic Ci4!!! How would you rate it compared to the Rarenium?

James

I've got the same reel James. I like it cos it's got such a fast retrieve ratio (6:1), which I think helps a lot in fast moving water, like when you're casting upstream and bringing lures back with the current. Most smallish eggbeaters have ratios much less than 6:1. It's a very light reel too. I liked the feel of Daiwa spin reels better, but my wrist used to get tired turning the handle so many bloody times!

I bought 2 spare spools for my Ci4 2500 at about $60 each (another reason I used to like Daiwa reels - they often came with a spare spool), so I can use it for most of my fishing - I've got a spool loaded with 3lb, 6lb, and a 10lb spool. Beats having 3 different reels I reckon. My old Daiwa Fuego 2500 has larger diameter spools and a slow retrieve ratio (4.8:1), so I load those spools with 14lb and 20lb for heavier fishing.

-Steve.

[Dinodadog]

There are a few shimano reels that come with spare spools as well and for the 10 year warranty over 5 years I go shimano most of the time.

Dino