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Despool the reel and wind it back on then your unused line is now on the top.  But of a **** around as you wind off then wind it onto another spool then onto where you want it.  I am sure you can work it out though.

Despool the reel and wind it back on then your unused line is now on the top.  But of a **** around as you wind off then wind it onto another spool then onto where you want it.  I am sure you can work it out though.

Despool the reel and wind it back on then your unused line is now on the top.  But of a **** around as you wind off then wind it onto another spool then onto where you want it.  I am sure you can work it out though.

Why have you gone to singles?  
In response to the OP - mostly they will be #1 in that weight class for the Nomads from my experience.  Some of the Halcos I think are 1/0 once you get up to 60+gm.  
 

Why have you gone to singles?  
In response to the OP - mostly they will be #1 in that weight class for the Nomads from my experience.  Some of the Halcos I think are 1/0 once you get up to 60+gm.  
 

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

Why have you gone to singles?  
In response to the OP - mostly they will be #1 in that weight class for the Nomads from my experience.  Some of the Halcos I think are 1/0 once you get up to 60+gm.  
 

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

Why have you gone to singles?  
In response to the OP - mostly they will be #1 in that weight class for the Nomads from my experience.  Some of the Halcos I think are 1/0 once you get up to 60+gm.  
 

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

Why have you gone to singles?  
In response to the OP - mostly they will be #1 in that weight class for the Nomads from my experience.  Some of the Halcos I think are 1/0 once you get up to 60+gm.  
 

Great trip.  Its epic country up there but 16 days true bush camping is definitely enough for even the hardiest.  Problem with getting older is you want a comfy mattress and a cool breeze at the end of the day.

I was in Anaconda on the weekend at Tingalpa and a damn nice young fellow was there re-sorting all of the Zman plastics.  I stopped and said it must be frustrating and he was just all positive about it was great to do it and make it all spot on again and time flies getting through it.
I have to stop being bitter and twisted about work - nice to see youthful enthusiasm in action.
 
 

Didnt want to take over someone else thread, but the discussion re grunter is and example of discussions I have had with friends.
Winding the clock back to the mid 90’s and we used to hear about the odd threadfin being caught in the northern reaches of the passage but usually if you wanted to catch them you were going to Maryborough.  Now without saying they are now common place there are certainly good schools of them around the estuaries.
Grunter - now there is a fish I thought was really only ever up north.  Its interesting to see the sizes of these being caught - heck a 50cm specimen up north is a good fish and here we are with 60cm fish.
Nannies, coral trout and red emperor…..yes normally just small but are they more prevalent?
So is it just that the internet has opened up more discussion about what is caught and they were always around or is the warming trend of the east coast current bring warmer climate fish further down south.
Or even the reduction in commercial fishing and fairly strict size and bag limits for rec fishers increasing the numbers to the point that they are observable.
As a second point could it that nannies and reds in these southern waters are just a product of the current and as they grow migrate north for warmer waters?
Anyway its an interesting thing.

Just went to a maritime Museum just south of Vancouver.  It is in an old cannery.  They had 25 canneries in this one area (Steveston) and this one cannery would get so many Salmon in a day (this was in the late 1800’s) so using row boats with 2 people and siene net, that the cannery would often throw thousands of dead fish back as unable to be canned in a day.  The older timers said that there were that many fish you could walk across the river ontop of the fish.  Only a 2 month operation but canned some ridiculous number like over 1million cans in that time frame.
The whole industry collapsed due to a partial blockage of the river caused a mass loss of spawning in one year.
I guess my point is that even back then the view of this unlimited resource was being learnt as not being the case.

Just went to a maritime Museum just south of Vancouver.  It is in an old cannery.  They had 25 canneries in this one area (Steveston) and this one cannery would get so many Salmon in a day (this was in the late 1800’s) so using row boats with 2 people and siene net, that the cannery would often throw thousands of dead fish back as unable to be canned in a day.  The older timers said that there were that many fish you could walk across the river ontop of the fish.  Only a 2 month operation but canned some ridiculous number like over 1million cans in that time frame.
The whole industry collapsed due to a partial blockage of the river caused a mass loss of spawning in one year.
I guess my point is that even back then the view of this unlimited resource was being learnt as not being the case.

PE 1.5 Varivas in white is almost impossible to see for my aging eyes in the wrong light conditions.  Sunline Castway is easier to see but it seems thick for PE but it casts nice enough.  Shimano Grappler is also OK, Nomad is ok but thick and course, Shimano Ocea is nice but $$$$,  YGK Pentagram Upgrade is hard to go past in the mid price range braids - never had a problem with it.  Meets all Manga’s points IMHO.

Just went to a maritime Museum just south of Vancouver.  It is in an old cannery.  They had 25 canneries in this one area (Steveston) and this one cannery would get so many Salmon in a day (this was in the late 1800’s) so using row boats with 2 people and siene net, that the cannery would often throw thousands of dead fish back as unable to be canned in a day.  The older timers said that there were that many fish you could walk across the river ontop of the fish.  Only a 2 month operation but canned some ridiculous number like over 1million cans in that time frame.
The whole industry collapsed due to a partial blockage of the river caused a mass loss of spawning in one year.
I guess my point is that even back then the view of this unlimited resource was being learnt as not being the case.

Just went to a maritime Museum just south of Vancouver.  It is in an old cannery.  They had 25 canneries in this one area (Steveston) and this one cannery would get so many Salmon in a day (this was in the late 1800’s) so using row boats with 2 people and siene net, that the cannery would often throw thousands of dead fish back as unable to be canned in a day.  The older timers said that there were that many fish you could walk across the river ontop of the fish.  Only a 2 month operation but canned some ridiculous number like over 1million cans in that time frame.
The whole industry collapsed due to a partial blockage of the river caused a mass loss of spawning in one year.
I guess my point is that even back then the view of this unlimited resource was being learnt as not being the case.

I definitely agree to the fish getting wise on what not to touch…at least the older bigger ones.   
I wasnt fishing down in Brisbane in the 70’s or 80’s, we were in Bundy and havent fished up there since we left so it is great to get some perspectives on things.
There is no doubt there is significant fishing pressure but I imagine the actual take would be less that it was - I mean Dad and I used to bring home 100 whiting or bream in a session back in the day.  It was fill that basket and feed the family fish until next trip, no one even thought the numbers could reduce.  I do feel confident that bag limits and a lot better educated people about sustainability is doing a lot of good.

I definitely agree to the fish getting wise on what not to touch…at least the older bigger ones.   
I wasnt fishing down in Brisbane in the 70’s or 80’s, we were in Bundy and havent fished up there since we left so it is great to get some perspectives on things.
There is no doubt there is significant fishing pressure but I imagine the actual take would be less that it was - I mean Dad and I used to bring home 100 whiting or bream in a session back in the day.  It was fill that basket and feed the family fish until next trip, no one even thought the numbers could reduce.  I do feel confident that bag limits and a lot better educated people about sustainability is doing a lot of good.

Didnt want to take over someone else thread, but the discussion re grunter is and example of discussions I have had with friends.
Winding the clock back to the mid 90’s and we used to hear about the odd threadfin being caught in the northern reaches of the passage but usually if you wanted to catch them you were going to Maryborough.  Now without saying they are now common place there are certainly good schools of them around the estuaries.
Grunter - now there is a fish I thought was really only ever up north.  Its interesting to see the sizes of these being caught - heck a 50cm specimen up north is a good fish and here we are with 60cm fish.
Nannies, coral trout and red emperor…..yes normally just small but are they more prevalent?
So is it just that the internet has opened up more discussion about what is caught and they were always around or is the warming trend of the east coast current bring warmer climate fish further down south.
Or even the reduction in commercial fishing and fairly strict size and bag limits for rec fishers increasing the numbers to the point that they are observable.
As a second point could it that nannies and reds in these southern waters are just a product of the current and as they grow migrate north for warmer waters?
Anyway its an interesting thing.