Bob9863

If cast 30gm lead fish with a 10-15gm rod just fine, I have however busted the tips on some cheaper rods doing that.
The trick is to cast with as little force as possible and let the weight of the lure do the work for you. Load up the rod and sort of lob it.
Just except the fact that if you mess up your probably going to break a tip off.
That difference in weight is a bit on the extreme side and will increase the risk, so your technique will have to be spot on, it is definitely possible but not advisable as they say.

If cast 30gm lead fish with a 10-15gm rod just fine, I have however busted the tips on some cheaper rods doing that.
The trick is to cast with as little force as possible and let the weight of the lure do the work for you. Load up the rod and sort of lob it.
Just except the fact that if you mess up your probably going to break a tip off.
That difference in weight is a bit on the extreme side and will increase the risk, so your technique will have to be spot on, it is definitely possible but not advisable as they say.

The rods can handle the weight, it's the shock of flicking the lure that will cause a problem.
Some of the big baits you cast when fishing in a Thai fishing park are enormous, but with the right technique it's quite common. But you can still bust 50lb braid just casting them if it gets screwed up.
Power is not your friend it this case, inertia is.

If cast 30gm lead fish with a 10-15gm rod just fine, I have however busted the tips on some cheaper rods doing that.
The trick is to cast with as little force as possible and let the weight of the lure do the work for you. Load up the rod and sort of lob it.
Just except the fact that if you mess up your probably going to break a tip off.
That difference in weight is a bit on the extreme side and will increase the risk, so your technique will have to be spot on, it is definitely possible but not advisable as they say.

I've got one of the reels, pretty good for the price, I put an oversized know on it and that makes it a bit better.
It's lived on 8kg rods and balances quite nice, not much it won't handle until you get into the really big stuff.
The only way to know for sure is to put the reel on the rod and see how it feels. But I don't think it would be undersized.

I've got one of the reels, pretty good for the price, I put an oversized know on it and that makes it a bit better.
It's lived on 8kg rods and balances quite nice, not much it won't handle until you get into the really big stuff.
The only way to know for sure is to put the reel on the rod and see how it feels. But I don't think it would be undersized.

Pretty decent effort that one.

Goof to see things are turning around, it's like I'm fond of saying, it's always about cracking the code.
Little changes can make a big difference.

No the new ones got a 1.5lt and 15 extra kilowatts of power.

No the new ones got a 1.5lt and 15 extra kilowatts of power.

It would make sense even to let an approved company remove the silt for free.
Growing up on the farm we used to get fellas out that would remove all the sheep s#!+ out from under the shearing shed, they did the work and got to keep the crap.
Much better deal then crawling around under the shed with a shovel, filling up bags and dragging it out.
Especially when it was next to impossible to sell like that.
I think the same should apply to carp, you should be allowed to catch and sell them for fertiliser ect without any licensing, just for the environmental benefits.
If companies bought them like bottles and cans, then we would have the carp population soon under control.

I can believe it, I've been in that same position more then a few times.
That's why I have a few other hobbies, well that and more likely bad weather.

I dontcknow the river but my 1st thoughts are if your only land based then you could be fishing spots that get hammered by other land locked anglers.
But without knowing your rigs and your baits, times you fish and areas that you target it's had to be sure.
I've found if your catching lots of small fish then your usual fishing where the juvenile fish like to school up. The bigger fish usual stay away from the schools, on the edges or they hold better locations or cruise around chasing a feed.
Thats two possibilities.

I dontcknow the river but my 1st thoughts are if your only land based then you could be fishing spots that get hammered by other land locked anglers.
But without knowing your rigs and your baits, times you fish and areas that you target it's had to be sure.
I've found if your catching lots of small fish then your usual fishing where the juvenile fish like to school up. The bigger fish usual stay away from the schools, on the edges or they hold better locations or cruise around chasing a feed.
Thats two possibilities.

I'm just awaiting delivery of one of the new little 5 door Suzuki Jimny 4x4's.
I've been looking at the upgrades I want to put on it and a car fridge is must for me, cold drinks, weekend meals and of course keeping fish cold on the way home.
I was going to put an under seat 60ah lithium system in but while I was at the 4x4 shop today they showed me the Invicta range of under bonnet lithium hybrid batteries.
It works as a normal starter battery but doubles as a deep cycle battery. It keeps a reserve amount so you never have to worry about running it flat. 
But I've got zero experience with something like this, and I'd love to know if someone has tried one or something similar before and what their experience has been like.

I had considered the high temperature which these were built for, but I failed to think about low temperatures.
I'm not to worried about high temperatures, I've followed some long time use (independent) with use in the desert, but not much about use in cold climates.
But another thing to consider is if it's under bonnet then it's not really going to get any colder then if it's under the seat, which is my only other option.
One way or another I have to go lithium.
I know it gets to -5 to -8 at night, but if I know that and expect it then I can wrap it if I'm concerned. But my mate runs a lot of lithium batteries there without much trouble, when we are there to watch them. There has been trouble with them when nobody is there, but a lot of that has to do with the solar.
This battery won't have a problem with the jimny alternator as its 65amp and the battery is built to run on up to large high amp alternators in big 4x4's.
I don't need it to start 1st thing in the morning when its cold, I don't, I put wood on the fire and drink more coffee until the day warms up.
But there will be times that I will, I'm sure. But it won't be often either. And it won't be used as deep cycle often either.
1 positive is its got 1000cca, the usual lead acid battery in the jimny is 480cca, so if it is a little slow it should still be well above what's needed.
But I'm definitely going to ask them about it's performance in the cold, and confirm about the alternator.
Cheers for that.

I dontcknow the river but my 1st thoughts are if your only land based then you could be fishing spots that get hammered by other land locked anglers.
But without knowing your rigs and your baits, times you fish and areas that you target it's had to be sure.
I've found if your catching lots of small fish then your usual fishing where the juvenile fish like to school up. The bigger fish usual stay away from the schools, on the edges or they hold better locations or cruise around chasing a feed.
Thats two possibilities.

I can believe it, I've been in that same position more then a few times.
That's why I have a few other hobbies, well that and more likely bad weather.

That's a pretty decent feed right there, I'm guessing you didn't need to measure that one to find out if it was a keeper.

That's a pretty decent feed right there, I'm guessing you didn't need to measure that one to find out if it was a keeper.

I can believe it, I've been in that same position more then a few times.
That's why I have a few other hobbies, well that and more likely bad weather.

I had considered the high temperature which these were built for, but I failed to think about low temperatures.
I'm not to worried about high temperatures, I've followed some long time use (independent) with use in the desert, but not much about use in cold climates.
But another thing to consider is if it's under bonnet then it's not really going to get any colder then if it's under the seat, which is my only other option.
One way or another I have to go lithium.
I know it gets to -5 to -8 at night, but if I know that and expect it then I can wrap it if I'm concerned. But my mate runs a lot of lithium batteries there without much trouble, when we are there to watch them. There has been trouble with them when nobody is there, but a lot of that has to do with the solar.
This battery won't have a problem with the jimny alternator as its 65amp and the battery is built to run on up to large high amp alternators in big 4x4's.
I don't need it to start 1st thing in the morning when its cold, I don't, I put wood on the fire and drink more coffee until the day warms up.
But there will be times that I will, I'm sure. But it won't be often either. And it won't be used as deep cycle often either.
1 positive is its got 1000cca, the usual lead acid battery in the jimny is 480cca, so if it is a little slow it should still be well above what's needed.
But I'm definitely going to ask them about it's performance in the cold, and confirm about the alternator.
Cheers for that.

Oh one down side, apparently some smart DC/DC charger don't work well with it as they will pump some current in a few seconds at a time every few minutes, but they work perfectly if you run two of them.
So not ideal for many situations, but possibly perfect for others. I'm probably 80% sold on the concept ATM.

That is a concern of mine but I only run a 35-40lt fridge, currently I've been running a waeco 35lt for over 10 years now, I always use a 300w solar blanket, I never just let a fridge run on battery for longer then over night without putting charge in.
I currently run a 100ah AGM and it has dropped to 50% yet.
Even if I have to switch on the vehicle and charge it with the DC/DC system.
The advantage of this is it charges directly from the alternator, so it charges fast. If you do drop it down low enough the BMS shuts it off with 15% charge in reserve. You then either press a button on the battery, or using the app you press the jump start button and it switches the reserve current on to get the vehicle started (I think about what my tiny lithium jump start unit can do) then the alternator pumps the current back in.
I wouldn't use one if I ran lights and an inverter, but for just a small fridge it should be quite good (in theory at this poibt) It's been a hard concept to get my head around after using AGM'S for so many years, but new technology is becoming a bit of a game changer.
This comes with only a 3 year warranty, but that makes me wonder if it might be worth risking as if it proves to be not up to the task I can replace it. I would definitely be taking my 100ah smart battery box system with me the 1st few trips, and on extended trips until I was sure it would work or not.
I'm still looking into it, but it would solve some space and storage issues with a jimny.
It's definitely not a long time or heavy draw option, and they did say that, it's designed pretty much for my situation, but the downside is that doesn't leave a lot of room for error, so it is something you have to constantly watch, although I already do that now.

I had considered the high temperature which these were built for, but I failed to think about low temperatures.
I'm not to worried about high temperatures, I've followed some long time use (independent) with use in the desert, but not much about use in cold climates.
But another thing to consider is if it's under bonnet then it's not really going to get any colder then if it's under the seat, which is my only other option.
One way or another I have to go lithium.
I know it gets to -5 to -8 at night, but if I know that and expect it then I can wrap it if I'm concerned. But my mate runs a lot of lithium batteries there without much trouble, when we are there to watch them. There has been trouble with them when nobody is there, but a lot of that has to do with the solar.
This battery won't have a problem with the jimny alternator as its 65amp and the battery is built to run on up to large high amp alternators in big 4x4's.
I don't need it to start 1st thing in the morning when its cold, I don't, I put wood on the fire and drink more coffee until the day warms up.
But there will be times that I will, I'm sure. But it won't be often either. And it won't be used as deep cycle often either.
1 positive is its got 1000cca, the usual lead acid battery in the jimny is 480cca, so if it is a little slow it should still be well above what's needed.
But I'm definitely going to ask them about it's performance in the cold, and confirm about the alternator.
Cheers for that.