Brodie_S

I will probably get one in the future but I already have the spin reel and the braid is coming in the mail soon . Not to long ago I found a saltist overhead 2010s model on market place in good condition for $20 it was only on marketplace for 20 minutes or so . I messaged the seller 5 minutes after it had been listed but someone already beat me would have been a great to have it but all well you can’t win everytime

Looking for 2pc 6-7’3 graphite rod that’s gonna go well with a 5000 size shimano spooled with 300m of 20lb/PE 1.7 braid. Not really sure what I’m gonna be using this setup for all I know so far is it’s mainly going to be a boat rod and maybe every blue moon a light landbased game rod. This setup is mainly going to be used offshore mid nsw anywhere from port stevens to Coffs Harbour . So basically 1 looking for a new rod need suggestions 2 need any good advice I can get about ocean/offshore fishing 3 need any good advice on lure choice fishing methods , speices and any other helpful information I can get . thanks

bought some tasline 300m of 20lb tonight was gonna buy J braid x8 in multi colour but decided tasline had a very great rep and was thinner then j braid . So I decided to pay the extra $11 for the tasline im gonna spool it on to my Sedona 5000 and see how it goes . if any one uses tasline or knows someone who does . what do yous think about tasline

if your chasing fish like bream flathead and maybe the odd tailor your better off using 10lb braid . If your not chasing small speices such as bream whiting baitfish etc often and are targeting fish like bigger flathead tailor snapper salmon juvenile GT your better off with the 15lb . My setup with 15lb braid on it is a 4000 size reel matched with a 4-7kg rod . I recently bought it and im keen to try it out on some snapper big tailor or whatever else I can catch on it

Yep I use 150m of 12lb braid on mine and suits it perfect

For sport my school has a fishing option cause the school is next to the river when I was 12 I used to go down there when they had sport on I didn’t go to that school back then I used to go fishing with the other school now my current school and catch all the bream and people weren’t catching anything some people got annoyed at me and some asked for tips and advice I usually gave them a bit of bread and a hook and every now and then they would get a decent bream . Although now I wouldn’t choose fishing for sport as my local area got ruined by the floods and washed the jettie among other things away and also the fact back then I had cheap fishing gear and I was just using bread if I was to do fishing for sport now I wouldn’t wanna risk bringing a Stradic and $100+ rod to school and also plastics and jigheads which the amount I would bring would props be worth $40-50 not only is it risky for breakage but if some dodgy kid wanted to steal it they could get a bit of coin for it to. But never less it seems like you had a bit of fun with the handline good job on the baby cod

Yeah I might look into purchasing one to fit 30lb braid the 5000 size but not until atleast a year i got enough reels for now and I already got a 5000 sedona and gonna spool it up with 300m of 20lb . They look like great reels and there price should be around $140-$150 the RRP is always higher on the shimano site usually then new shimano reels come out they are fairly expensive for example I spent awhile looking at my Stradic FL until I saved enough money and I luckily managed to get one for $250 at BCF with their price beat policy I found another one online that was cheaper then BCF but when they first came out and for the first year they were 2019-late 2020 they were $269 at cheapest for the 1000/2500 now the absolute cheapest is like $230-250.

Yeah sure what’s the question

Yeah I looked into the sustains before and I’ve just found they are overpriced. stradics preform just as well in my opinion and it seems it will be the same with the new sustain . This video explains all the differences between the 2016/2017 stradics compared to the 2016/2017 sustain

It should be perfect for baits and plastics hope you enjoy your new setup

So far I’ve found out the nasci has 5+1 bearings it looks a lot better then the nasci FB and the new nasci (nasci FC) is silver and has a screw in the handle like the Stradic FK or Stradic ci4+FB a screw in with a hinge . If they keep it the same price which I think they will it will be a decent upgrade from the previous nasci im pretty sure it has a gear upgrade to I think the gear upgrade is a worm gear oscillation system now instead of the locko motive level wind system that was in the previous nasci although this is not confirmed yet overall pretty decent upgrade . The new nexave is pretty much a upgraded sienna FG unfortunately the new nexave range only goes up to a 5000 no bigger 8000 size reels that was found in the previous series . The nexave features the same gearing system found in the sienna FG has the same ball bearing count but has a non plastic drag knob which is sealed a slightly better drag upgrade to .the handle is the same as the sienna FG but has the same knob as the Stradic the new nexave is also a black and blue reel .overall pretty decent upgrade and would pay the extra $20 for it over the sienna the new nexave looks like it would be good enough for regular lure fishing to. the new sustain is black and gold has 8+1 ball bearings and basically is a slight upgrade from the vanford has all the new silent drive and mirco module And the rest of new technology’s found in the new Stradic/vanford range . It’s basically like when the Stradic FK and Stradic Ci4+FB came out the sustain come out .slightly better then the Stradic series it’s the same case here with the new Stradic/vanford range although it’s a big upgrade from the 2016 models . and finally Shimano brought out another spheros and exsence which I don’t know much about but I assume they are similar reels to their older model just with all the new tech and maybe a added ball bearing or weight reduction or maybe more seals or water protection

Later this arvo/night Shimano are releasing new gear fortunately for me I know Japan already done a release on their gear and I already the know the 4 spinning reels that will be coming to stores in Australia soon . 1 new sustain 2 new nasci 3 new spheros 4 new nexave still have no idea on prices though and better info will come out tonight

The old Stradic ci4 is getting fairly cheap now been seeing a few around $200-$240 but there’s ones are even cheaper

Fish the shallows near those mangroves of the that river at high tide using light soft plastics or hardbodie divers if you wish and you will get heaps . Fishing tight against the mangroves at high tide is a excellent way to catch loads of decent fish you would be surprised how shallow you get em to sometimes you get them in less then 10cm water .but the key is to cast towards the mangroves and fish along the mangrove lines . This is what I done is this sesh I done it was a fairly quick sesh but I landed plenty of decent fish

The greatest session Ive had and also the biggest fish I’ve managed to land will never forget that day

Yeah a 3000 should fit perfectly I have a Shimano Stradic ci4+FB 2500 on mine but my 2500 size shimano is on the lighter side and the rod can definitely handle a heavier reel

Yeah that would be nice hopefully soon enough I can get a nice winter bluenose thks kat

Yes if you can get a hold of that one that should be perfect for your needs that’s the 2pc model the 2 in 270m stands for 2 piece the 70 stands for 7 foot and ML stands for medium light 6-14lb but yeah sometimes you have to wait a few days because the rods are quite popular now

Did get a few but they weren’t as big as the ones you got for this comp so I didn’t enter them I got a few silver trevs today which put a good fight I would have put them up for the Comp but they were just legel 29-30cm so I put them back the first one I got though was so big I couldn’t control it and it just went into the rocks and weed and couldn’t get it out

36cm ocean garfish not to be confused with pike or needlefish it is a actual garfish .caught on unweight bread off a breakwall in nsw . This fish is for category 13

For the price your better off getting a shimano raider or daiwa TD hyper the ugly stik carbon rods feel ok but for the price of $130-$140 it simply isn’t worth it when daiwa shimano and many other brands are ahead in the game for light-medium carbon/graphite spinning rods .at this price point I’d highly recommend you check out the atomic arrowz estuary 6-12lb model great rod for around the same price but cheaper or a bit more expensive depending where you get it from . it’s a 3-5kg rod 7 foot graphite rod that is great for on breakwalls or jetties can definitely handle some big fish great with lures and baits light and sensitive but has a nice strong backbone you can choose a between a 2pc or a 1pc model . Hope that helps

Cooktown jettie/wharf at night there is plenty of Barra .I lost a lot of big fish there and I’m certain atleast one of them big fish was a Barra the people I’d go fishing with had live bait setups and caught plenty of Barra close to a metre I lost a few giants on plastics and a few giants on bait to. And in the river you can get decent Barra and jacks to just watch out for crocs plenty of big cod queenfish GT’s and Mack’s around the wharf to. Cooktown is actually pretty underrated and not over fished would recommend going there I found cairns to be good . But cairns was a little overfished in my opinion to same with Townsville

Well done Kat that’s a very decent sized flathead you certainly won’t be forgetting that catch any time soon great job on flathead your certainty making good progress with your fishing well done.

starting with soft plastics can be challenging but after awhile you get better at it . as for fatties I highly recommend fishing 2 hours before high or low tide that's when I find I get the most I recommend you use the retrieve @Khan mentioned or use a slow roll technique you let the lure sink... quickly reel in for a few seconds and then let it sink again and repeat .I use both retrieves. I find the slow roll technique works best for my local areas but switch the retrieves up every now then. every day is different sometimes flatties might prefer one retrieve over the other id also recommend using the right gear its gonna be very hard chasing flatties on plastics if your using a 5000 size reel and a 6-9kg rod spooled with 20lb mono. a 1000-3000 sized reel matched with a 1-4kg 2-4kg or 3-5kg rod is ideal for flatties on plastics and braid from 4-12lb is good and leaders from 6-15lb is ideal id recommend using at least 10lb leader first just in case a flattie swallows your lure after awhile your reaction time using lures will improve and you can go down to 8 or 6lb leader but I recommend starting out with 10lb leader or even 12lb leader if you wish. As for plastics I recommend 2.5-3.5 inch plastics matched with 1/8-1/4 jigheads you can go heavier if your fishing deep channels with high currents . flatties are not particularly fussy on colours but I usually use whitebait/sardine colours or motor oil/grub colours or even sometimes bright pink orange and green colours . I usually find the natural whitebait or grub colours work best though. as for brands I recommend Daiwa bait junkie and Zman the most after that it would be savage gear and eco gear then after that squidgies and Berkley although sometimes the bargain bin specials/strange unknown brands work better then all of the brands I just mentioned but generally all the brands I just mentioned work extremely well and shouldn't make much difference on what plastics you use . And lastly location and where your fishing is key for flatties .you'll find you'll catch the most and biggest flatties in shallow water 1-4 feet sometimes though they hide out in deep channels . also drop offs and heavy structure but be warned flatties are not forgiving fish around heavy structure. So to sum it up if you fish 2 hours before high or low tide use good retrieves and mix it up use the right gear tackle and lures target drop offs structure and shallow banks I guarantee you'll be catching flatties left right and centre hope that helps make sure to listen to other peoples advice to @Drop Bear @Khan@ellicat and others had great tips to. welcome to the forum feel free to ask any tips on any of your fishing/outdoors subjects there are plenty of great experienced fishers on this forum to answer your questions .

Wow you had a great sesh good job