Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
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Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
Now this is customer service.
Having been utterly fisted by kings rubbing me off on old braid on a recent trip west, I decided to respool the my Saragosa 20,000 with 100lb tasline, hoping to give myself a little bit of time to open the bail arm if I realise a king has gone under the boulder.
I'm already using Tasline on the rest of my reels, 12lb on my 5000, 40 on my bio 10k and 60lb on my 5500h expo. I was using a spool of WFT which we got super cheap a while back on the 20k, but it doesnt' have the abrasion resistance or longevity that i've enjoyed on my other reels. For example, the 60lb on my expo actually came off this reel, which I bought from Cam, who had it spooled almost 3 years ago now. It landed me a wonderful hammerhead about 2 years ago which I detailed in another report, and when I turned it around to put in on my expo it's like new.
So with my Gosa lineless I was using an old spinfisher with 51kg WFT on it, which seems to break the moment anything other than air or water touches it.
Not fancying blowing my shoulders out spooling a 20k reel before we went fishing, we dropped into Busted for a chat with Frank and a look at the new spooling machine, which he is designing and building himself. As with all of the gear he makes, his new spooler is absolutely top of the line.
Setting the spool into the machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik_DSaw1I3A
Setting the drag to the level I want it spooled at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCIldIg9JJc
Adding a line counter, so I can buy the exact amount of line I need, charged by the metre, instead of having spools of 60m of braid leftover that i've paid for and are useless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QMpOMMYHS8
On it goes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8_cndJDbx0
The result
A perfectly spooled, perfectly tensioned spool of the best line on the market, paid to the metre and not a cent more.
Cam did his little 1000 strad spool with 12lb while we were at it.
If you're not as interested in the spooler as we were, and dont' get distracted by the pretty lures or other specialised gear he has in stock, you can admire his glory wall while you wait.
I make no secret that Frank and I have known each other for a little while now. I met him on a rock ledge and recognised him from a LBG talk waaaayyyy back when I first started fishing. He showed me some of the ropes and over the course of 5ish years now we've traded quite a few war stories. None of this detracts from the fact that the gear he makes, and in particular the tasline, is absolute top quality and the customer service is second to none.
Cam and I ended up drifting livies at Sorrento to test out some new rigs and slinging some massive kingfish poppers just cos we like casting them, getting some very, very strange looks from the locals, and landing about 7 squid but nothing else interesting.
Having been utterly fisted by kings rubbing me off on old braid on a recent trip west, I decided to respool the my Saragosa 20,000 with 100lb tasline, hoping to give myself a little bit of time to open the bail arm if I realise a king has gone under the boulder.
I'm already using Tasline on the rest of my reels, 12lb on my 5000, 40 on my bio 10k and 60lb on my 5500h expo. I was using a spool of WFT which we got super cheap a while back on the 20k, but it doesnt' have the abrasion resistance or longevity that i've enjoyed on my other reels. For example, the 60lb on my expo actually came off this reel, which I bought from Cam, who had it spooled almost 3 years ago now. It landed me a wonderful hammerhead about 2 years ago which I detailed in another report, and when I turned it around to put in on my expo it's like new.
So with my Gosa lineless I was using an old spinfisher with 51kg WFT on it, which seems to break the moment anything other than air or water touches it.
Not fancying blowing my shoulders out spooling a 20k reel before we went fishing, we dropped into Busted for a chat with Frank and a look at the new spooling machine, which he is designing and building himself. As with all of the gear he makes, his new spooler is absolutely top of the line.
Setting the spool into the machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik_DSaw1I3A
Setting the drag to the level I want it spooled at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCIldIg9JJc
Adding a line counter, so I can buy the exact amount of line I need, charged by the metre, instead of having spools of 60m of braid leftover that i've paid for and are useless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QMpOMMYHS8
On it goes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8_cndJDbx0
The result
A perfectly spooled, perfectly tensioned spool of the best line on the market, paid to the metre and not a cent more.
Cam did his little 1000 strad spool with 12lb while we were at it.
If you're not as interested in the spooler as we were, and dont' get distracted by the pretty lures or other specialised gear he has in stock, you can admire his glory wall while you wait.
I make no secret that Frank and I have known each other for a little while now. I met him on a rock ledge and recognised him from a LBG talk waaaayyyy back when I first started fishing. He showed me some of the ropes and over the course of 5ish years now we've traded quite a few war stories. None of this detracts from the fact that the gear he makes, and in particular the tasline, is absolute top quality and the customer service is second to none.
Cam and I ended up drifting livies at Sorrento to test out some new rigs and slinging some massive kingfish poppers just cos we like casting them, getting some very, very strange looks from the locals, and landing about 7 squid but nothing else interesting.
Chasing LBG and sharing a love for the Martial Arts, everywhere, all the time.
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 91
Longtail : 1
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 91
Longtail : 1
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
As dougie says, genuinely can't say enough positive things about frank or his products.
He treats customers better than any other salesman I've met and he is always happy to makes time to have a chat. Plus tasline is easily the best braid I've used and about a quarter the price of some of the brand's I've tried.
And it's good to know the guy has the knowledge and experience to back up everything he talks about.
On top of that it was also a really nice day to be out on the water and the squid were just an added bonus.
Cam
He treats customers better than any other salesman I've met and he is always happy to makes time to have a chat. Plus tasline is easily the best braid I've used and about a quarter the price of some of the brand's I've tried.
And it's good to know the guy has the knowledge and experience to back up everything he talks about.
On top of that it was also a really nice day to be out on the water and the squid were just an added bonus.
Cam
The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
Franks service and gear is incredible. I'm running tasline on a lot of my outfits as well and rate it very highly.
Basti and I have done the sling kingfish lures around at sorrento because we like casting them and the looks you get are brilliant
Basti and I have done the sling kingfish lures around at sorrento because we like casting them and the looks you get are brilliant
Youtube channel:Hawkesy Fishing
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
I'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
Marto and Frank are sharing a business interest that I can’t remember if it was made public or not. But it should be pretty cool. Keen to see how this injection moulder plays out.purple5ive wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:08 pmI'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
I convinced marto to start making drum smokers so he can add that to the 4000 things he makes. Haha
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
He bid on an injection moulding machine for $9 in Adelaide and won it, then told Frank it was staying at his place. That's what i'm laughing about on FB.ducky wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:50 amMarto and Frank are sharing a business interest that I can’t remember if it was made public or not. But it should be pretty cool. Keen to see how this injection moulder plays out.purple5ive wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:08 pmI'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
I convinced marto to start making drum smokers so he can add that to the 4000 things he makes. Haha
Chasing LBG and sharing a love for the Martial Arts, everywhere, all the time.
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 91
Longtail : 1
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 91
Longtail : 1
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
The 12lb Tas will cut it for almost every fish you're ever going to hook. I just use the super heavy stuff so when I do hook my third fish of a lifetime for the week I might actually stand a chance of landing it. Unless you're kingfishing there isn't much going on in VIC that's going to need anymore.purple5ive wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:08 pmI'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
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LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 91
Longtail : 1
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 91
Longtail : 1
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
Damn. This will be interesting hahah.DougieK wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:51 amHe bid on an injection moulding machine for $9 in Adelaide and won it, then told Frank it was staying at his place. That's what i'm laughing about on FB.ducky wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:50 amMarto and Frank are sharing a business interest that I can’t remember if it was made public or not. But it should be pretty cool. Keen to see how this injection moulder plays out.purple5ive wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:08 pmI'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
I convinced marto to start making drum smokers so he can add that to the 4000 things he makes. Haha
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
Still too heavy for the finesse reels I have. I need the ability to get a good casting distance when using 3gm lures and such, so that's why I have hesitated so far.DougieK wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:53 amThe 12lb Tas will cut it for almost every fish you're ever going to hook. I just use the super heavy stuff so when I do hook my third fish of a lifetime for the week I might actually stand a chance of landing it. Unless you're kingfishing there isn't much going on in VIC that's going to need anymore.purple5ive wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:08 pmI'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
I can run them on my all purpose reel and see how it goes.
What's the pe rating 0.6?
If so can do the other reels I'd say. As i have 6lb on them and should be very similar.
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Re: Spooling a Saragosa 20k with 100lb Tasline at Busted Fishing
I havent heard anything made public yet.ducky wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:50 amMarto and Frank are sharing a business interest that I can’t remember if it was made public or not. But it should be pretty cool. Keen to see how this injection moulder plays out.purple5ive wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:08 pmI'll need to invest in some tasline soon. Everyone keeps raving on about it...
And what's Marto doing in there with all his stuff.
I convinced marto to start making drum smokers so he can add that to the 4000 things he makes. Haha
Will have to stand in line and request a few things