SOMERSET DAM – Over the weekend Somerset hosted the last round of the ABT Bass Pro Qualifying events which saw around 120 anglers hit the water for 3 sessions of fishing over 2 days. It was a great event with many fish being landed with some absolute monsters hitting the scales. One of the anglers weighed in a fish that tipped the scales at 3.53 kg which makes it the largest fish landed in these events. The encouraging thing was that the dam fished well in a few different locations so the fish weren’t all being pressured in one area. The consistently bigger fish came from an area I have rarely fished, if ever, this was a small flat out from the first island when heading out from Kirkleagh in the main basin. This flat is in about 30 feet of water and ice jigs proved to be the killer lure along with the new keitech plastics rigged on heavier 3/8 jigheads. The big fish however came from Poly point where there has been some quality fish netted in the past few weeks. Once again it is around 30 feet and the fish are responding well to ice jigs and blades in this area. Another area that is still seeing fish landed but not to the same quality is Queen Street. In this area target the small number of trees close to the bank with jigs and blades. There is a solid school there but the fish are smaller. The last few areas where there are some fish are off Pelican point in about 6 m of water but they are difficult to tempt and also at the very start of the sticks.

BORUMBA DAM – This dam has seen some good catches over the past fortnight with some quality fish being caught. The 2 yellow marker buoys have fish around them but target the bank ide of these markers as this seems to hold a better concentration of active fish. Across from the boat ramp also has a small number of fish in little patches but some of these fish have been quite respectable even though there are not a great deal there. The best areas to target are at the junction of the creeks in the timber and more recently up in the Borumba arm of the dam. There are some bigger schools of fish in this area and they are much more responsive that fish in other parts of the dam. The use of your sounder is vital as schooled fish can be there one minute and gone the next. Use blades ice jigs and plastics and you should land a few of fish for your trip. The Yabba arm has produced the odd Saratoga of late in the afternoons once the water has warmed through the day. Walk the dog retrieves with lures such as Maria MP1’s and Cultiva Zip ‘n’ Ziggy’s have proven successful along with the more expensive Anthrax lures. Often you can spot the fish in amongst or close to structure such as weed beds, cast to them let it sit for a moment and then start the retrieve, this is an effective technique.

LAKE MACDONALD – This great little fishery has been firing of late with schools of fish being located is different areas throughout the dam. The bubble trail is the go to place of late with the fish schooling up between the bubbles and the bank of runway point. On some days you will find more than one school in this area and it is not uncommon to catch a fish every cast. The Botanical Gardens is also another area of interest where the fish have become more concentrated however these fish can often be undersized and you will have to plough through them to get to some more quality fish. Finally in bass bay at the edge of the weed there is another school there that is active and taking most offerings. The fish in MacDonald are hard fighters and there are some big fish in the dam and best of all it never seems to be busy.

RIVERS & CREEKS – The Bass season is open in the creeks and river systems and if we don’t have any more significant rain then we should be in for a fantastic season. Recently some smaller fish were taken in Bluegum creek near Beerwah on Ecogear sx 40’s and some bigger fish were taken up in the Stanley close to Peachester using spinnerbaits with yellow or brighter colours proving to be effective. The fish haven’t been huge but fun none the less.

Keep your eye out on this page for new products to filter through over the next 4-5 months.

heaps of new reels, rods, braid and lures all been ordered and waiting for delivery.

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Just arrived the new 2012 shimano chronarch 50e and the 200E5

these reels have dropped in price thanks to shimano passing on some good aussie dollar buying.

we have the 200E5 5.5:1 ratio and we have ordered the E6 which is 6.5:1 and its not too far away.

drop in to check out these impressive reels

ben

Freams

The new Freams heralds a giant leap forward in reel innovation. In 2010 Daiwa introduced Magseal in its flagship spinning reels – Saltiga and Certate, this incredible innovation introduced the most technically advanced spinning reel design ever. Though this system is superb it is not that economical to introduce into lower price spinning reels. Daiwa recognized this and developed another system that would suit these reels and called it ‘Oil Seal”.
OIL SEAL

Daiwa’s primary design motivation in redeveloping the spinning reel was to exclude water. Given the spinning reels popularity amongst anglers fishing marine waters, sealing was a major goal in taking these reels to the next level. No leakage would mean no corrosion, longer life and better performance.
When saltwater penetrates a reel and dries, it crystallizes, and then erodes gears and bearings. Although waterproof gaskets and “o rings’ prevent water intrusion in most instances, they have the disadvantage of, producing friction and thus winding inertia.
With saltwater fishing, in order to increase the durability of the reel, Daiwa had to make the waterproof structure an absolute priority. Through years of research and development, Daiwa found the solution, we have placed a new high density cellulose seal impregnated with water resistant oil inside the “capsule body”. This has eliminated water and salt intrusion.
Oil Shield not only prevents water intrusion it also provides smoother revolution to the rotor system and increases sensitivity. Anglers will feel more connected to lures, detect more bites and fight fish with ease. Real design and real technological development for ‘reel sensitivity’.
Freams also uses many of Daiwa’s latest innovations in particular Air Rotor and Zaion but also ABS II and UTD (ultimate tournament drag) to name a few.
AIR ROTOR

The functional beauty of Air Rotor is like no other, it is truly a revolution in sensitivity. The new rotor serves several functions. Firstly the main principle of the rotor is support the line roller, line is pulled instantaneously from the spool to the line roller creating stress and flexing to a concentrated section of the lower rotor. The new arch form disperses pressure to the entire lower entire section of the rotor, dramatically decreasing stress and flexing.
Sensitivity is one of the strongest attributes of Air Rotor. The rotor is made from a high sensitive resin that transmits vibration through the reel more efficiently than ever before. By hollowing out the rotor system, a lighter construction is created with more surface area, resulting in increased strength and greater transmission of vibration. With a decrease in weight the balance has been fine tuned, with a lower centre of gravity and precise centre of axis the rotor spins more efficiently with perfect balance. This decrease in weight, increased surface area and new resin construction transmits lure vibration to the angler like never before.
ZAION

“Zaion” is simply explained as a high density carbon resin. Traditionally Daiwa used magnesium to reduce the reels weight that was until Zaion was introduced in 2008 with the Luvias reels, since then it has spread across Daiwa’s range of spinning reels.
Zaion is a new material, composed of carbon resin and long carbon fibres. This high density material is light, strong and resists corrosion, used in many of Daiwa’s reels, it far exceeds the strength of magnesium in strength per unit weight comparison. Zaion transmits vibration through the reel more efficiently than ever before and it is lighter and stronger than a conventional reel made with similar resins or graphite’s.
Daiwa’s Zaion gives you a reel that transmits ‘feel’ like never before…….The world of sensitive lure fishing is brought to you by Zaion.
The new Freams is simply an instrument to fish, it overflows with innovations and signifies the future of the modern spinning reel.
NOTE. Freams will be available mid winter 2011
Features
Real Four
Digigear II
Oil Seal
Silent Oscillation
Zaion body
Engine plate
Air rotor
ABS II
Neo Cross Wrap
Twistbuster II
Airbail
UTD
Real Stopper
Linear Shaft
Capsule Body
Washable

Model Gear Ratio #Ball Bearings Wt. (g) Drag (Kg) Spool Capacity
Freams 2000 4.8 (63 cm) 4+1 215 4 6lb/190m,8lb/150m. PE 1/200m,1.5/150m
Freams 2500 4.8 (71 cm) 4+1 240 7 8lb/200m, 12lb/150m. PE 1.5/200m, 2/150m
Freams 3000 4.7 (79cm) 4+1 280 7 12lb/200m, 16lb/150m. PE 1.2/350m, 2/250m
Freams 4000 4.8 (85cm) 4+1 360 8 16lb/250m, 20lb/200m. PE 2.5/300m, 3/250m, 4/180m

Saltiga Reels

The 2001 Saltiga introduced unrivalled ground breaking technology…. until now with the introduction of the new Saltiga.
The Saltiga heralds a giant leap forward in design, revolving around magnetic fluid. Developed by NASA to magnetically deliver fuel to space ships, this revolutionary innovation has now been developed for Saltiga.
Mixing a liquid with iron isn’t easy, but Daiwa has mastered it in the Saltiga range. When dispersed evenly through liquid, the iron oxide (magnetite) has a diameter of 1/100,000mm, so small that the surface area of the ferromagnetic particle is around 1/10th of a single influenza virus.
This new metallic grease/oil takes on a new effect, placed by itself it forms a typical liquid helical shape with the introduction of a magnetic force it changes shape similar to the android in Terminator II, attaching itself to any other metal to form a seal. So strong is this magnetic liquid that if placed in a container with a magnetic surface it would retain its shape even if the bottom was removed. Being magnetized this lubrication system avoids any friction and prevents dust intrusion, eliminating oil spray and significantly improving reel life expectancy. The challenge for Daiwa was to utilise the inherent benefits of magnetic liquid in reel design. Instead of it being used to dustproof, we needed something that was waterproof. Innovative design combined new CRBB bearings with a magnetic oil membrane and making it possible. Water intrusion is now a thing of the past.
Not content just with Magseal, Saltiga also introduces Zaion Air Rotor. Zaion material was first seen in the Luvias series, this super strong light material is like no other – a new revolution in strength and sensitivity. This design disperses pressure to the entire lower section of the rotor, dramatically decreasing stress and flexing. Working in conjunction with the Mag Seal the Air Rotor has been hollowed out to create airflow through the whole rotor system. This prevents foreign material such as water, salt, sand and dust collecting inside the reel, the added air flow eliminates moist build up in the reel preventing corrosion issues.
With other designs innovations like Real Four, Hyper Digigear, UTD, Airbail etc as standard the Saltiga sets the standard as the best heavy duty reel available.
Features
Real Four
Mag Sealed
Zaion Air Rotor
UTD – Ultimate Tournament Drag
Hyper Digigear
Twistbuster II
Tough Air Bail
Minimum Offset Gearing
ABS II
Super Metal Housing (body and sideplate)
New CRBB system
Hybrid carbon/forged aluminium spool
Silent Oscillation
Rotor Break
Manual Bail Return
Wide Open roller for heavy shock leader
2BB line roller with rubber seal
2BB oscillating slider
Linear Rotation
Metal drag knob cap
2 piece light weight aluminium round knob
Perfectly matched with
Saltiga Coastal Rods
Saltiga Dorado Rods
More about the Saltiga 2010 Spinning Reels
Fishing World’s, Sami Omari and the Saltiga 2010
New Gear Earns its Stripes

Model Gear Ratio #Ball Bearings Wt. (g) Drag (Kg) Spool Capacity
Saltiga 4000 4.9 14+1RB 440 10 PE 2/450m, 3/300m
Saltiga 4000H 5.7 14+1RB 440 10 PE 2/450m, 3/300m
Saltiga 4500 4.9 14+1RB 585 15 PE 3/400m, 4/300m
Saltiga 4500H 5.7 14+1RB 585 15 PE 3/400m, 4/300m
Saltiga 5000 4.4 14+1RB 600 15 PE 4/400m, 5/300m
Saltiga 5000H 5.7 14+1RB 600 15 PE 4/400m, 5/300m
Saltiga 6500 4.3 14+1RB 820 30 PE 5/500m, 6/400m
Saltiga 6500H 5.7 14+1RB 820 30 PE 5/500m, 6/400m

OFFSHORE – Still a little patchy on some reefs and again some fishos not catching anything, to a few here and there, to the lucky ones who bag out. parrot, sweetlip and squire on the inner gneerings.  pearl perch around the 40-45cm mark on murphys. cobia and amberjack out on caloundra 12 mile. snapper, red throat out on the banks. few spotties around old woman and caloundra 5 mile. sweetlip, moses perch and pearl perch on sunshine reef.

ESTUARY – Blackfish along the calonudra boardwalk. trevally between chambers island and the cod hole. tailor around the motorway bridge on high tide. tailor at the mouths of the rivers around the 40cm mark. school jew and a few bream around bli bli bridge. along the beaches the tailor have showed up in the deeper gutters again around that 40cm mark. also dart and bream.

have a nice weekend

ben

SOMERSET DAM – Well, there is some great news coming from this dam with big fish and consistent catches becoming more the norm rather than the exception. On the weekend just gone 30 teams competed in the bass bounty tournament where plenty of fish were being landed. Reports were that up to 50 and 60 fish a session were being bagged with many of them being over 2kg.  The remarkable catch was a 3.45kg monster. The fish are now heading down the dam with a few spots proving to be worth a look. Queen Street is still holding fish but they are now starting to scatter, pelican point has some patches of fish that are showing but it is now more the far end of the dam that is producing the more and better quality of fish.  The Spit and Poly Pipe point saw many fish landed and the bigger specimens came from these areas as well. The usual suspects did the damage such as blades, plastics and jackals, however with the fish condensing a little the ice jigs have begun to come into their own. Red and green colours along with blue have proven to be lethal especially in the smaller sizes (6g). The fish are not thick in any area at present but there are patches that are large enough to target.  The interesting thing is that when you find a small patch of fish on the sounder it is not uncommon to see the fish rise from the bottom of the dam to take the lure. These fish might not be initially visible on the screen but if you locate some fish just off the bottom there is a high likelihood that there are some others hiding beneath.

BORUMBA DAM – Borumba has been fishing a little quite but there are some signs of a change around the corner. Over the past fortnight the fish have begun to school up in their favourite haunts around the 2 yellow marker buoys.  They are predominately in the deeper water however they can be somewhat reluctant to take an offering. Locals have been casting to the edges in these areas where the water is warmer and the fish are feeding more actively.  The success rate has been quite good with some 50 cm models being landed and some yellow belly also. Use jackals, blades and spinnerbaits as they are great lures for locating fish and are generally well received in this dam.

LAKE MACDONALD – There are a few areas to target in this dam at present with good results coming from all of them. Firstly the weed beds in bass bay have been fishing well using jackals and blades through the weeds and the spaces in between. The botanical gardens have some smaller schools and some good fish within them. A mate went there on Monday and landed some fish in the area with the largest being 47cm. The other place to have a look is on the edge of the weed beds off of the runway.  There is a nice little school but they can be finicky and difficult to tempt at times.

BAROON POCKET DAM – Recently I have written about the intentions of the Ewen Maddock Dam stocking group and how they want to focus on Baroon to get it back to the great little fishery that it once was.  Well things are in the pipelines.  The pleasing thing is that some bait fishos went out on the dam recently and landed 8 healthy mid 40’s fish in between some siestas. Well done lads.

Hope this helps,

Brendan

OFFSHORE – this time last week i said that this week was supposed to great weather wise. that all changed but it wasnt ideal offshore but some fishos still bared a bit of chop and wind and caught some reasonable fish. some boys said fishing wasnt all easy going and many had to move around a bit to get some fish. this coming week looks like what it said last week so well see what happens. still some good reports of snapper and cobia out on caloundra 12 mile. red throat, snapper, cobia and a few pearlies from the top of the banks. cod and sweetlip from murphys. few spotty mackeral on currimundi with the odd squire too. further north on coolum reef theres been snapper, sweetlip, moses perch caught.

ESTUARY – Bli bli bridge and surrounding area have been producing good flathead on plastics. around the corner in the cod hole young super angler joe letcher has been nailing trevally most mornings using soft plastics. few bream and flathead off cotton tree and down at the mouth on the top of the tide theres been tailor and trevally. mooloolah river is still annoying anglers with the hairtail in the system but around the rocks at point cartwright a few bream have been hooked but there usually there all the time along with some chopper tailor at night.

good luck if you flick a line in over the weekend.

talk to you next week….. ben