Brad K

Carbatec in Auburn has some sweet little lathes. Pretty sure they sell different types of resins as well. Not a cheap store, but worth a look.

The pre-test water drum is genius, i'll definitely be giving that a go.

I tried a different rig for Blackfish today, and had reasonable success with it (three keepers). Reflecting afterwards I started to wonder about the effectiveness of different techniques and rigs for this humble fish. Now I know that Luderick fishing is a secretive business, with as many tricks and gimmicks as fish in the sea, but I think its time for the weed specialists to spill the beans. The setup I used today was very simple. I put a float stop on the main line followed by the float, then another float stop, then enough lead to balance the float, a small rubber bead, a small swivel, then a light leader finishing with the hook. The whole rig was balanced by the lead just below the float without any split shot on the leader. It was a bit of a challenge to get the balance right, but was very easy to fish with once achieved. So all you float watches out there open up the vault and give us mortals a glimpse into this specialised world. Cheers Brad. .