Peter K

I’ve never caught much on soft plastics except a small zman grub in motor oil with a jig spinner, my favourite two lures for bass are a RMG Scorpion 35 in Golden Green or a Duo Cicada surface lure. I’m sure plenty of different lures would work though. Good luck.

Okay! I've got a Daiwa Tierra 3000 size laying around, spooled with 8lb and have got 10lb fluro for leaders, sounds like a plan!
Any suggestions on a failproof lure/s to start off with. I've got loads of soft plastics, I'm only just starting my collection of hard bodies, perhaps a bait that aust bass like. Thanks for your help.
Peter.

Hi Peter, being a shorter rod I would say it would be better suited to accurately casting lures/baits short distances, maybe in a creek or kayak fishing.

Good Afternoon all.
I have some queries regarding a rod which my old neighbour gave to me after moving out of that suburb. He gave them (a few rods, 4 good nick one) to me approx 3-4 years age. I looked at the first one and it was an old bamboo rod and didn't look good so I didn't touch them for 4 years. Recently I was cleaning up and opened them all and to my surprise were some really cool older rods in great condition.
The rod I'm most intrigued by is the Daiwa Sprinter : Model SP-602 ML           6"0' (1.83cm)      4-8lb line       2 piece rod
Above was the only information I could find on the rod itself. After researching a bit I could find nothing about the Daiwa Sprinter rod range, although I saw some older reels with Sprinter on them.  I don't have a photo of the rod but I can get one if you will need it. The rod is a navy blue and silver colouration.
I'm wondering if anybody knows any more details about this rod or the sprinter range in general, additionally what would be the best application for fishing a rod like this, I've typically only used 7"0'so I'm not sure where its best used, kayaks, structure, narrow creeks??
All assistance is greatly appreciated.
 
Cheers, Peter

Hey Neil.
 
I'm currently making a fishing rod cabinet, out of Tasmanian Oak and Jarrah.
It is going to look similar to this photo attached below.
 
I'm going to incorporate some driftwood I collected from the Georges River, NSW. It is some type of eucalyptus and has been effected by shipworm which have borer out all those holes in the photo. It provides some really interesting textures and appearance. 
 

Hey cool video.
A few things I've notice from my experience in making a pitiful 5 custom rods:
When they are in the stage of apply the sticker or paint for the rod name and specs to then wrapping and epoxying guides there is a step that seems to have been missed. Usually once a blank has been polished the rods need to be tested to find the ideal bending point. I would typically hold the blank about 45cm from the tip and hover the rod butt off the ground, slowly twisting the blank from the tip, the butt will then do an up and down bobbing movement, you will then need to be consistently watching till it is going completely straight up and down not wavering in an oval shape if that makes sense. By finding this bending point the rod will then assembled in the most ideal direction so that when a fish is hook the rods bend can occur straight down not down but with a twist because the rod is out of alignment. 
Additionally, before and after wrapping on guides they should be tested for alignment with the reel seat. You can make small adjustments after the wrapping has occurred, once your sure they are aligned the you should apply epoxy. If you watch carefully (14:50), when he holds the rod up to the lighting and against a white wall he is checking alignment after epoxy, this is dumb because if a guide is out of place it can't be restored and therefore that rod isn't produced to the ideal standard.
Anyway, just my 2 cents, I'm not knocking the video, it was quite good they were just two things I noticed being different from what I would normally do. 
 
Cheers, Peter.

Hey cool video.
A few things I've notice from my experience in making a pitiful 5 custom rods:
When they are in the stage of apply the sticker or paint for the rod name and specs to then wrapping and epoxying guides there is a step that seems to have been missed. Usually once a blank has been polished the rods need to be tested to find the ideal bending point. I would typically hold the blank about 45cm from the tip and hover the rod butt off the ground, slowly twisting the blank from the tip, the butt will then do an up and down bobbing movement, you will then need to be consistently watching till it is going completely straight up and down not wavering in an oval shape if that makes sense. By finding this bending point the rod will then assembled in the most ideal direction so that when a fish is hook the rods bend can occur straight down not down but with a twist because the rod is out of alignment. 
Additionally, before and after wrapping on guides they should be tested for alignment with the reel seat. You can make small adjustments after the wrapping has occurred, once your sure they are aligned the you should apply epoxy. If you watch carefully (14:50), when he holds the rod up to the lighting and against a white wall he is checking alignment after epoxy, this is dumb because if a guide is out of place it can't be restored and therefore that rod isn't produced to the ideal standard.
Anyway, just my 2 cents, I'm not knocking the video, it was quite good they were just two things I noticed being different from what I would normally do. 
 
Cheers, Peter.

Hey cool video.
A few things I've notice from my experience in making a pitiful 5 custom rods:
When they are in the stage of apply the sticker or paint for the rod name and specs to then wrapping and epoxying guides there is a step that seems to have been missed. Usually once a blank has been polished the rods need to be tested to find the ideal bending point. I would typically hold the blank about 45cm from the tip and hover the rod butt off the ground, slowly twisting the blank from the tip, the butt will then do an up and down bobbing movement, you will then need to be consistently watching till it is going completely straight up and down not wavering in an oval shape if that makes sense. By finding this bending point the rod will then assembled in the most ideal direction so that when a fish is hook the rods bend can occur straight down not down but with a twist because the rod is out of alignment. 
Additionally, before and after wrapping on guides they should be tested for alignment with the reel seat. You can make small adjustments after the wrapping has occurred, once your sure they are aligned the you should apply epoxy. If you watch carefully (14:50), when he holds the rod up to the lighting and against a white wall he is checking alignment after epoxy, this is dumb because if a guide is out of place it can't be restored and therefore that rod isn't produced to the ideal standard.
Anyway, just my 2 cents, I'm not knocking the video, it was quite good they were just two things I noticed being different from what I would normally do. 
 
Cheers, Peter.

Nice looking piece of furniture. 

Hey Neil.
 
I'm currently making a fishing rod cabinet, out of Tasmanian Oak and Jarrah.
It is going to look similar to this photo attached below.
 
I'm going to incorporate some driftwood I collected from the Georges River, NSW. It is some type of eucalyptus and has been effected by shipworm which have borer out all those holes in the photo. It provides some really interesting textures and appearance. 
 

Hey cool video.
A few things I've notice from my experience in making a pitiful 5 custom rods:
When they are in the stage of apply the sticker or paint for the rod name and specs to then wrapping and epoxying guides there is a step that seems to have been missed. Usually once a blank has been polished the rods need to be tested to find the ideal bending point. I would typically hold the blank about 45cm from the tip and hover the rod butt off the ground, slowly twisting the blank from the tip, the butt will then do an up and down bobbing movement, you will then need to be consistently watching till it is going completely straight up and down not wavering in an oval shape if that makes sense. By finding this bending point the rod will then assembled in the most ideal direction so that when a fish is hook the rods bend can occur straight down not down but with a twist because the rod is out of alignment. 
Additionally, before and after wrapping on guides they should be tested for alignment with the reel seat. You can make small adjustments after the wrapping has occurred, once your sure they are aligned the you should apply epoxy. If you watch carefully (14:50), when he holds the rod up to the lighting and against a white wall he is checking alignment after epoxy, this is dumb because if a guide is out of place it can't be restored and therefore that rod isn't produced to the ideal standard.
Anyway, just my 2 cents, I'm not knocking the video, it was quite good they were just two things I noticed being different from what I would normally do. 
 
Cheers, Peter.

I purchased the book, Swainston's Fishes of Australia, a few years back for helping me ID smaller fish that I catch on rock walls etc, having spotted the fortescue in the book and reading the info on it compared to the bullrout I've found in my area (Georges RIver, Sydney). 
 
Below is a photo of one I caught, was only about 3-4cm. (In a small display tank). 

Hmmmmm....just saw this, try looking up a 'fortescue' they are certainly a SW fish not FW and are commonly mistaken as being a bullrout, they normally max out at about 15cm although they can be a bit stripy which your fish isn't, however each individual is different and environmental factors too. 

I purchased the book, Swainston's Fishes of Australia, a few years back for helping me ID smaller fish that I catch on rock walls etc, having spotted the fortescue in the book and reading the info on it compared to the bullrout I've found in my area (Georges RIver, Sydney). 
 
Below is a photo of one I caught, was only about 3-4cm. (In a small display tank). 

I purchased the book, Swainston's Fishes of Australia, a few years back for helping me ID smaller fish that I catch on rock walls etc, having spotted the fortescue in the book and reading the info on it compared to the bullrout I've found in my area (Georges RIver, Sydney). 
 
Below is a photo of one I caught, was only about 3-4cm. (In a small display tank). 

Hmmmmm....just saw this, try looking up a 'fortescue' they are certainly a SW fish not FW and are commonly mistaken as being a bullrout, they normally max out at about 15cm although they can be a bit stripy which your fish isn't, however each individual is different and environmental factors too. 

I purchased the book, Swainston's Fishes of Australia, a few years back for helping me ID smaller fish that I catch on rock walls etc, having spotted the fortescue in the book and reading the info on it compared to the bullrout I've found in my area (Georges RIver, Sydney). 
 
Below is a photo of one I caught, was only about 3-4cm. (In a small display tank). 

I think you could be onto something, @Peter K.

Hmmmmm....just saw this, try looking up a 'fortescue' they are certainly a SW fish not FW and are commonly mistaken as being a bullrout, they normally max out at about 15cm although they can be a bit stripy which your fish isn't, however each individual is different and environmental factors too. 

Hmmmmm....just saw this, try looking up a 'fortescue' they are certainly a SW fish not FW and are commonly mistaken as being a bullrout, they normally max out at about 15cm although they can be a bit stripy which your fish isn't, however each individual is different and environmental factors too. 

mangajack, they are quite further south and I don't think they fish this area.
 
Rebel, same thing as mangajack, Snowy is quite a few hours south, very different area there.
 
Thanks for your help though, I'll keep looking around.
Peter

mangajack, they are quite further south and I don't think they fish this area.
 
Rebel, same thing as mangajack, Snowy is quite a few hours south, very different area there.
 
Thanks for your help though, I'll keep looking around.
Peter

I'd be asking one of the Merimbula or Eden fishing clubs....it is their home ground.

A mate of mine goes fishing, I think further down at the Snowy & different parts of the Snowy. He is mainly into trout. Does ok.
Try Google it covers that aera.
Good luck.

@Bob9863 might be able to give some good pointers here.