Good stuff

@@StarloGetsReel Thanks for the decades of sharing your knowledge and passion for fishing with the rest of us. It's a beautiful thing.

@@adamimberti6948 you’re welcome! Tight Lines.

Thanks mate! Tight Lines.

Yep, give it a go!

No worries! It works really well.

Thanks!

I was in the Navy for thirty odd years, we used to do the same with rope. Just make sure you secure one end to something solid, like a bollard - the rope, not the Fluro 😀

@@markmay184 spot on.

I’ve seen it end in tears, and burnt hands 🥵 😀

Yep, Smorgo is a gun. Does great work with fluorocarbon and hard bodies, too.

Thanks!

Thanks Savas! I'm not keen on loop knots in such light line. Hard body action should be fine if they are attached via a ring, split ring or small loop. However, if it's a hard body with just a fixed eyelet, you may still need a loop to enhance the action. In that situation I'd tie a Uni Knot but tighten it in place to leave a very small loop. If this snugs down tight when a fish is hooked, simply re-tie it after landing the fishing. It's good practice to re-tie often in light line, anyway. Tight Lines!

Cheers Steve, thanks for the tips 👍

@@savaspourouti173 no worries!

Hi Scott. The sounder in that Copeton cod vid' was a very flash Lowrance set-up owned by Dean Silvester (check out his Silvesters Freshwater Fishing channel for lots more info on it). I still run a pretty standard Lowrance HDS 9. I'm happy with it.

@@StarloGetsReel I was the owner of the old Howell silver mine for a few years in the early 90’s and never caught a cod in Copten dam, plenty of red fin & huge yellow belly but never a cod. I did however catch one below the hatchery late one afternoon and is still the highlight of my inland fishing. Thanks for the information regarding the sounders, been tossing up between HDS 7 live and the Simrad GO9 XSE based on price! Looking at the HDS 9 I think I’m on the right track in what I’m after and what I can afford. Thanks again mate when is your next video coming to us? Stay safe.

For sure! Lighter, thinner materials of any kind are always more senitive.

I still have some of the old Squidgy Round Heads left. They're the best I've used for this. No longer made, unfortunately. I guess when I run out I'll have to start trying other brands. :)

I've used a few, but that FC Sniper seems really good, as does the FC Rock.

@@StarloGetsReel terrific thanks heaps, I've loaded mine up with the 2lb sniper already... will just have to build the confidence in going that light

@@johnathonLawrence yes, it’s a leap of faith! But I bet you hook heaps. Good luck. 👍

Peter, typical casts are in the 20 to 30 metre range... say 60 to 100 feet.

Yep. You need to set the hook, almost as if you were bait fishing. Lift and wind. I typically react to the first tap but you won’t pin them all.

@@StarloGetsReel so do I lift my rod up when I feel a tap?

@@jzfishing103 however you normally strike. Usually a combination of lifting and winding the reel. Whatever you'd do with bait.

@@StarloGetsReel do you strike as soon as you felt the bite?

@@jzfishing103yep but not on top water lures. If topwater then wait 1 second.