Brodie_S

15 minutes ago, Hweebe said:

Curious why u don’t just use a swivel instead of the FG which will also help stop the sinker?

Because my leader is just over 2 metres long. I have 2 rods for my heavier style of fishing one is a vintage short Jarvis walker rod though it’s old it’s a great short 2pc rod (slides in above the reel seat rather then in the middle) has ceramic guides and a decent reel seat and a very fast action idk what happend to Jarvis walker but you couldn’t complete my vintage Jarvis walker to modern day Jarvis walker rods the Jarvis walker rods of today are pretty garbage. and my other rod for this heavier style of fishing is a daiwa RZ 6-9kg although towards the end of this year I’m gonna upgrade to a 7 foot atomic arrows offshore instead. So that’s why I use a FG instead of a swivel because my rods are short 7 foot and the Jarvis walker one is up to my nose and I’m 5’7 so I image it would be 5’4 or 5’5 

1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

When I caught one of my first threadies land based, the kind fella helping my land it practically fell in trying to get the sinker off the leader so I could get it up. Lucky he did or I might've lost the fish! I get a fair few tangles like that fishing in general, so I'll be interested to find out how you stop it without crimping anything onto the leader (I think those Split Shot things weaken heavier leaders a fair bit).

Cheers Hamish

Yeah I’ll just use a little bead above the sinker the bead might hit the leader knot sometimes but because it’s small it won’t go over the knot and tangle it and yeah split shots do weaken leaders a bit so I steer away from them . Yeah I’m keen to land a jewie this year so I’ll keep trying hopefully I can go out once a month or every fortnight for a night sesh at this spot 

6 hours ago, christophagus said:

its that exact thought process that keeps a fisherman coming back for more! love it

always exciting when fishing a live bait, no better style of fishing i reckon

Yeah it was my first time fishing with a liveie luckily I knew what I was doing . The only mistake I made was I didn’t add a bead or line stopper above the sinker and my FG got a little tangled cause the sinker kept sliding over the knot. Hopefully next time I go out there I can manage to get something on a liveie it seems like a great fishing spot plenty of structure and bait and good rep there’s also squid and cuttlefish there although I didn’t see any that night I can you tell you the spot if you want Just ask via pm I don’t mind telling people spots just as long as it’s not 20-70 people because I would hate to see a great spot get ruined by a post . 

3 hours ago, ellicat said:

Nice bream, bro. I'm surprised you didn't get more.

A shame setup 3 didn't go off.

 

Yeah I was hoping for a Jew , big tailor or even a kingfish on the live yellowtail but nothing touched it. I rekon if I stayed longer And rigged up a another mullet slab I would have good something 

41 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Good report bro. Glad you still got out and had some fun.

Do you reckon the mystery fish could be an Eastern Pomfred?

Cheers Hamish

Yeah it was them for sure they look exactly the same

Sounds like a decent sesh but yeah shame about the tastes 

What line classes and type of line do you have ? 

What sort of rods/reels do you have I know learning to fish can be overwhelming at first but what sort of fishing gear/equipment  do you have and are there any certain fish speices you would like to catch or techniques you would like to try or are you a complete beginner?

2 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hey lilcman

Welcome to AFO. If you need any advice it's always good to look through the old posts by using the search function.

I would agree with Breaming with bro. I caught one of them when prawning once (forgot to make an ID thread here after I did the report). Someone who was at the jetty told me it was poisonous.

Cheers Hamish

Yeah Fortescue aren’t poisonous they are venomous although I don’t think their venom is strong it’s props similar to bullroat . The difference between venomous and poisonous fish is that venomous fish are safe to eat but are harmful to touch poisonous fish are opposite . Harmful to eat usually safe to touch for example most speices of toadfish are safe to touch but if cooked and eaten you will definitely get ill . Unless your in Japan and the chef is trained to cut certain parts of the toadfish or puffer that are safe to eat and don’t contain the venom

It’s likely a scorpion fish Or a type of fortescue by the looks of it . Welcome to the forum I’m sure you’ll learn heaps feel free to ask questions.

47 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

I hope you can find the issue Bro. Maybe another little bit in the reel was worn, or rubbing on something it shouldn't. 

Cheers Hamish

I’m now pretty sure it’s a worn down plastic bushing as it makes no difference in smoothness if I put my headphones in and put music on and spin the reel I feel no resistance or slowing down when the spool reaches the bottom so it’s likely a worn down plastic bushing and the noise is very minor when I’m fishing I’m not going to be able to hear it anyways I can only hear it when I’m in a quiet room . I will be replacing a plastic bushing or a few to make the reel smoother even though it’s already pretty smooth it could do with a new bearing instead of the old worn down plastic bushing on the worm gear 

Personally I haven’t tried it but I know it’s different to Gliss made by the same company but different line . I know a few landbased GT guys use WFT braids and it seems to hold up alright. I think cavy fishing on YouTube has used this braid before too in a few of his videos 

26 minutes ago, Ed. said:

Not 100% sure on this, but it might be a bearing that is faulty and needs to be replaced or else where the rotor assembly screws on, might be having  have an issue. I have hardly ever pulled a spinning reel apart as I mainly use overhead/baitcasters so don't have much experience with spinners. Did you notice if it was doing it before you pulled it apart 'cause if it wasn't you may not have put it back together properly.

Are all the washers under the spool there?

Sorry I can't be of more help.

TBH it’s very minor so I don’t think I’m gonna do anything about it . It could have had the Issue before I pulled it apart or after i only started noticing it after I pulled it apart I’m %100 sure I put everything back together correctly though as everything is working like it should . It’s very minor and I only notice it when it’s quiet . It doesn’t effect the free spin or performance of the reel what so ever so I think I’m just gonna leave it . I will be replacing the bottom worm gear bushing for a bearing though and I might replace a few plastic bushings in the reel to make it a bit smoother and quieter. My guess is the bearing/bushing like you said it’s likely the bushing under the nut has gotten worn down over time because it’s plastic that’s my guess anyway . I could fish with it now and I’d still be happy but I’ll spend a bit of money on bearings to make it a bit nicer 

I recently bought a Stradic ci4+FB the 2016 model and gave it a good wipe down and took it apart to make sure it was in working order . After that the reel was excellent but whenever the spool gets low to the spool when I’m  reeling it in it makes a sound and I think it touches the rotor . It’s very minor and and barely noticeable and if I lean the reel slightly downwards it doesn’t do it but I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix this minor  problem/issue

40 minutes ago, SuperHans said:

Hi BWB,

it was a long time ago (25 years I guess) and didn't have a clue. I figured I could work it out and failed miserably. I'm now a firm believer in "If it ain't broke don't fix it"  and haven't been tempted to look at a bait caster since- I'll stick to simpler reels

Yes baitcasters are a lot tricker then spinning reels but any shimano reel above the nasci is tricky to take apart and any reel by daiwa above the caldia is pretty tricky to take apart especially the exist LT those reels look like a nightmare to take apart. I think daiwa reels overall are the hardest to take apart and service correctly 

1 hour ago, SuperHans said:

Man I know that feeling. Soon after I bought my first bait caster I figured I would pull it apart and give it an oil. (I had never seen the inside of one before. I had stripped plenty of egg beaters and alveys since I was a kid, so I thought "how hard could it be?" and "giving it a squirt of oil will surely make it work better").

Well............I heard a spring go flying past my ear, which I couldn't find in the thick carpet, and it never worked properly again- I wonder why   So I just stick to threadlines.

Yeah baitcasters a lot more tricky to work on btw what were you oiling on the baitcaster

Shame your not getting anything lately hopefully soon the fishing will fire up a bit. I’m always happy to help with reel issues anytime hopefully once you get another support rod/oscillating guide the reel will be back into working order. 

1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

A bit of a polite debate here - good to read on!

Though I must say some of this goes over my head

Cheers Hamish

Yes tbh politics is very confusing and boring but it can be interesting sometimes 

3 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

Sorry @Breaming with bro, but it is the other way around. The fresh sits on top of the salt water because saltwater is more dense than fresh water, which is why fish, prawns and crabs will mostly move to the deeper holes.

Really I always thought salt sits at the top of the water but it makes more sense that the salt is found in deep hopes I think your right 

The reason fish such as mulloway hang around the edges and shorelines in dirty flood water is because the salt water is closer to the surface then the freshwater the freshwater is midwater to deep but at the top 2 foot of water is salt and brackish