Winds seem to have died down a little and I was able to get decent casting distance with short snood apollo rigs. Small Mustad circle hooks/fresh squid from Gary's shop plus a little luck got me a total of 6 cat fishes (Duri), 3 sharks and a KURAU... yes folks... lost my very first KURAU when it threw the hook as I was trying to figure out how to lift it out of the water. It was definitely about the 2kg mark because I couldn't lift it out of the water and peeled line from my reel on several... [Read More]
Sorry I had to bring this topic up guys. I've been chatting up with some seasoned pari hunters from my office and they claim that braids are no good for catching bug rays from shore. They would rather sacrifice on casting distance and max line cap than use braids. These guys clearly can afford braid so it's not a matter of cost here. I've gave this issue a lot of thought and figured it might be the fear of backlash when casting that made these guys stick to mono all these years. Lets say I'm... [Read More]
Hi guys.
I'm really need some advices from your guys. I gonna get smith Tokara60 for my popping rod for sure but with the reel I have no idea!!!
And how can i get C-TEX drag?
Or should i go with this Daiwa Saltiga S-Extreme Maverick 6500H Daiwa Fishing
Vertical jigging you need up and down your jigs with a high gear ratio jigging reel. Now there are pro jigging reels but what I have seen is usually fisherman using spinning reels for jigging work. So does that mean a high gear ratio reel will do the work.
I have recieved an email from a member here about howto make your own popper. The following is the detail
Making your own Popper
Popper
Freshwater/ Saltwater
Materials :
1. Hot Dog Float any size 6. Small Metal Balls (Optional)
2. Stainless Steel Wire 7. 2 Split Rings
3. Swivel 8. 2 Trebles Hooks
4. Beads 9. A Pair of stick-on eyes
5. Ball Sinker or Beads
6. Small Metal Balls (Optional) [Read More]
