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Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:40 pm

Insure it for $2,000, and burn it
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I think this is the most sensible post in the thread

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Went out with a few of the boys from work on a charter this morning and seeing as my PB snapper was about 15cm I was hoping to get a PB and managed 2 first a fish about 54cm and then not long after another 62cm.

To me it depend on the situation what you try to achieve for example If I use a surf rod i need braid to long cast, since mono is much ticker and lesser the cast distance but it strong against abrasion while braid it is not, so I'll combine braid with mono, to farther cast and protect against rock w...

This is what I use at St Leonards for all FUSH
Main line 8lb Mono
Hook leader 2000mm long and Sinker loop 200 mm long 20 lb line
3 way swivel
No1 or 1oz sinker 92608 Mustad No4 SS long Shank Hook

Now, an easy quick fire "get you out of trouble" Paternoster Rig, especially good when you don't have pre-tied hooks handy. Ooooow, love you beauties, you gorgeous pre-tied hooks R1.PNG Form a loop in the leader line, with the loop length to be the desired hook leader length R2.PNG Ensure, if a glow...

Hey all Last week I was sussing the weather, and today looked pretty conducive for some nice trout fishing at albert park, so I thought i'd sneak down for a couple hours. It's been a while since I headed to albert park and today's session was more of a suss to see if the fish were biting or not. Fis...

Use a leader if you’re using braid.

If you’re using straight through mono, well, consider changing to braid. It’s a better connection to the lure. Better feedback etc

If you’re just bait fishing mono will be fine

People generally use a leader when fishing braid. Braided line is visible underwater. So to counteract that a short bit of monofilament line or fluorocarbon line is added at the lure end to make things a bit more natural. Also as mentioned braided line is very fragile if knicked on rocks, pylons, ba...