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mangajack last won the day on March 11

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    Petrie
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    Queensland
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    Australia
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    4502
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    Dedicated fishaholic 24 hours a day 8 days a week
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    Numbnut

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  • Lure Types Used
    Softplastic Lures
  • Fish You Target
    Jewfish
  • Fishing Types
    Estuary and Coastal Fishing

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  • Boat Name
    Aspro
  • Boat Type
    Motor Boat with Trailer
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    Yes

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  1. From my experience big fish spend more time a fair way out from you when fighting them. they work big arcs left and right. The problem is keeping all obstructions away from between you and the fish.....almost impossible land based and you rely on luck a lot more. Braid is very very crap when it comes into contact with almost anything that is not water. The upside of braid though is it cuts through the water far better than mono. In a boat I would opt for braid with FC leader, knowing i could manouvre the boat around obstacles during a fight. Land based I would opt for mono all the way.
  2. I've been using it for about 4 years every wash and flush. Had the motor jackets inspected on it's 300 hour service two days ago...absolutely looks like new inside. I was surprised and almost amazed. Zero tarnish on the brass on the thermostat as well. All of the anodes were working normally as well, corroding away as they should, so it does not bother them and some people fear.
  3. Said my bit yesterday. Unusually it is not a bad series of points that all need addressing. Unfortunately it does not have a space to provide any feedback or ideas outside of those points.
  4. Sounds like a good morning to have. Hopefully repeatable a lot in the future.
  5. 70cm of run tides this weekend....time to hit the deepest water in the rivers I think.
  6. mangajack

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    https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2108#summary I thought they had a bit larger habitat area... Very common to get them after a rain period. Aparently they grow to 35cm, the largest I have seen would be about 10cm.
  7. Have you tried handlining sharks with VB cord and shock rings?? Not much compares to hand lining something big as a test of strength and endurance.
  8. How much 80lb mono will the reel hold without braid?
  9. Will you be boat fishing or land based fishing with this setup? I think just going with 80lb mono all the way through would be your best bet. In a boat you can easily follow the shark....you would not need more than 300m of line. Land based you might need more line, but by the time you get that much line out and the shark swims on a radius your line will hit everything between you and the shark as it circles.....most common form of breakoff in my experience....it will come down to selecting a clean environment to battle the beast.
  10. Nylon is one form of monofilament....Perlon is also a monofilament. All monofilaments are single strand, that is what it means literally. There are also hybrid monofilaments where there is two types of plastic formed into one line....then all of the flurocarbons are a monofilament as well. The type of plastic really does not matter as much as the quality of the line.....there are cheap brands out there. Trusted brands would be any of the lines below. Schnieder, Maxima, Platypus, Stren, Jarvis Walker, Berkley, Tortue and quite a lot of others. If you find some perlon it is also a very good cheap line as well. I haven't seen it on a shelf in 30 years though.
  11. 80lb mono would be my choice.....how much top shot will you get?
  12. I use about a #4 titanium hook for lures that size. I bought a bulk lot of titanium hooks from Alibaba some years ago....been using them since....have not straightened or broken one yet. Finding bulk buy spade end hooks is a challenge, why I opted for the bulk buy of titanium hooks in about 6 different sizes from about #6 to about 2/0 size. Got about 100 of each size for somewhere around $60 from memory.
  13. And a good weekend was had!! It always makes me wonder how anyone could name it a silver perch.....I am yet to see one that has a hint of silver. Either too much rum or they had mushrooms for breakfast.
  14. I'd be asking one of the Merimbula or Eden fishing clubs....it is their home ground.
  15. So you haven't done a run from Brissy to Proserpine for a fish for a day before?? Talk about a lack of commitment!! heheh
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