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hey tripper you can have my strudwick sicstik 7' 1-3kg for $40 pm me if you want. cheers, Byron

HOTRODS is right, they are mechanically exactly the same, all made in Thailand. the biggest difference is that the Kix comes in larger sixes, wheras the others only go up to size 3000, the kix goes up to 4000, and these larger models are made in Japan. cheers, Byron

thanks for the reply guys, I will definitely be doing my homework. cheers, monk

Hey CaineS, Thanks for the response, I think I might take a gamble, and try out a pack or two, they are pretty cheap and if they are any good I might buy some more. Just wanted to check what other people's experiences are like, importing SP's. Thanks again, monk

Hey Guys, I was looking at trying some new types of SP's from an ebay store in japan. I was wondering if it is possible to get soft plastics through customs, as I know there have been a couple of problems with getting GULP in from the US. Has anyone tried this? and is it possible or not? cheers, monk

yeah it will definitely be cheaper, and you will see alot of stuff there that is not available in Australia. Be careful though, because you may have warranty issues. In terms of reels, stick to Daiwa, because most the reels in Japan are available here, whereas shimano have alot of japan only spec reels. Japanese fishing shops are fantastic, the range of stuff they have is amazing. If it were me, I would be trying to get a rod there, as jap spec rods are a work of art, though it might be a little annoying for your dad to cart a rof tube along. Definitely check out some of their lures tho. look at a website like this: http://www.lure.jp/ and look at their range of HB's, write the ones you want on a piece of paper to give to your dad to give to the shop owner and he will get all the lures for you. With the current EXCELLENT exchange rate, you can some great lures (camions, chubbies, towards, mebapens...) all for about AUD$10-13. if you can organise a group buy gimme a PM anyway, enough rambling, hope that helps Monk

I too have got a Biomaster C3000 and it has performed flawlessly, top value for the money in my opinion, much better than the stradic. I have had it for a year now and havent had any problems with it. The only downfall would be warranty issues, since it is a Jap spec reel, it would be difficult to get it reparied under warranty. my two cents, monk

hey guys, just to clarify, is this the Saltiga Dorado A-rounder or the Dorado M-Over 80S? Cheers, Byron

haha yeah i just saw the intro for the story!!

Thanks everyone for their help, I will definietly give it a try coastfisher. They are very nice rods =)

Hey Guys, I am up for a session clifton on thursday, what time will you guys be going, give me a PM so we can organise something. I know there are some squid around there too might give them a shot if its quiet, which squid jigs should i buy? cheers, Byron

Hi guys, Just wondering if any of you other Daiwa Heartland-Z "Saegake" owners have a similar problem with the reel seat. Upon tightening the reel seat down, the foregrip section doesnt allign flush with the rest of the reel seat section. Its hard to explain so I took a photo. Here I have tried placing a shimano sedona 1500 sized reel on it, but I have tried a certate 2000, airity 2000, biomaster 2000 and Sol 2000 reels on it with the same result. Is there anyone else who is having a problem with it? Is there anything that can be done about it, or do I have to just cop it and use it as is? Any help would be appreciated. cheers, Byron (aka monk)

hrmm gee I wonder what that could be

Hey Kingsrule, I thought you looked familiar, though I was too shy to say hello, just in case i was wrong! Fishraider hats???~! WHERE?!!

Thanks for the kind comments guys!