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Bugger - you have a habit of doing that Gerry 🤣 Have you tried turning on all YT notifications for my videos?

Heyyy jacob 👊 no stress on missing it mate. Well be back again next month don't worry.

Hey mate yeah it will work fine. As long as you keep it clean as you should after every use in the salt.

Thanks mate I really enjoyed making the memories and sharing it here. I met Ken through a mutual friend - though i agree he would be one of the better guys to talk to about chasing fish there it wouldn't be right for me to share his details.

Totally understand. Maybe you could let him know that I’m interested in hiring him? At that point we could figure out a way to connect? Anyway, thanks and hope it works out.

That's awesome, Never been over to the states would love to go and chase some species over there👌👌 Solid fish those blackfish you have over there would make for some great fun.

Can't say i have noticed that myself.

Hi mate I'm not 100% sure, However my 1st assumption would be that are mamifactured in China, Bone are a Singapore owned company tho.

@@fishermansoffice no question about the quality of the rod?

All people I have spoken too who have either owned or used them have had nothing to mention regarding quality issues.

@@fishermansoffice Im planning to get the bone heartcore model 862ML hope its worth the money

I just bought another baitcaster. A Drago 67MH - love it. I hope you have a similar experience with the heartcore 👊

Really they aren't too fussy mate. Basically anything you can throw for trout these will eat. Also have heard of them eating small top water lures occasionally also.

That's excellent mate. Really hope you enjoy using it and catch some great fish also.👊👊

They are a massive brand in the states however they didn't really take off here so much. Some of this stuff I no longer own anymore tho.

Excellent mate enjoy it it's a great spot.

Thanks mate, Yeah plenty of spots to put a yak in. Typically in BR I'm running tops 16lb predominantly on the jig setup. 10 - 12lb on the rest mostly.

@@fishermansoffice 👍 Just keep in mind if you get a good one on 10lb you’ll likely get smoked.

Cheers Jeff - legend 👍

Thanks Aaron. Great to see you back in the comments. Thanks for watching 👊

Thanks mate

Thanks mum

I have heard they can be tough at times. Don't give up mate

@@fishermansoffice The bite seems to be off right now they are here but they arent aggresive theyve charged my spook but not commited

Next time you get that sort of reaction switch to a hardbody like a shallow suspending jerkbait or something like the yellow cheek jerk, it might be the difference on that day. We had a tough time on surface lures on these sessions hence why I made the change under ken's advice 👊

@@fishermansoffice thanks i just bought a yellow cheek jerk a while back and havent caught anything a giant gourami swiped it but nothing else

Yeah mate very true not my best by along shot. This was filmed a long time ago, we all learn from this sort of thing.

Absolutely mate. Alot of bang for buck.

@@fishermansoffice absolutely. This rod is phenomenal at a $99 usd price tag.

I Dont see why not mate. As long as you keep the salt out of it by propper cleaning.

@@fishermansoffice Thanks, I just bought that beast, Greetings from Indonesia 🔥

Hope you enjoy mate. What will you be chasing with it??

@@fishermansoffice Use it in saltwater maybe, for castjig, lookin for barramundi or Mangrove Jack

Would be a fun light reel for that sort of fishing hands down.

Hi mate. It would depend on what species you were planning on targeting with it but would handle braids from as light as 4lb right up to about 16lb to 20lb. So if I was chasing trout or bream with it id more likely use a 4 to 8lb braid. For Australian Bass,estuary perch, Flathead and things like that I usually hover between 8lb and 16lb as my mainline. For light plastics fishing for pinky snapper and things like that between 12lb and 20lb would work fine also.

Hey mate, Awesome to see comments like this and discussion around quality/popularity etc. I would put it down to the way Daiwa Australia has done its job from a Marketing perspective getting the product out there and flooding social media by use of popular TH-cam creators and the likes of instagram influencer types also. Having said that they do make a quality product so like anything marketing only gets you so far. Shimano though their range is that of a similar volume and quality or arguably better to some opinions, is not marketed nearly as aggressively in this area. Daiwa also seemingly are always trying to come up with something new and sharing it yet I look at shimano and it sort of feels stagnant to me as far as what is being upgraded or changed (not to say that that is actually the case) but if you asked me if I knew what new stuff has been happening with shimano gear I wouldn't know because I never see shimano come up in my feed with what's happening or what they are bringing to the light tackle market.

@@fishermansoffice Hello. I only reacted and asked after seeing the differences. In most Australian videos, Daiwa reels are preferred over Shimano. I just wanted an answer to why. Maybe we don't know the secret. But thank you for your answer!

​@@achonakin7361I've always been told shimano for reels over the yrs, not that I've ever tried any but only reason I went with Daiwa was just from looks of what I liked. And I hear Daiwa doesn't do any field testing of the new production line they just chuck it on the market and opposite for shimano, so I'd say that's why from marketing stand point they get more attention .

Thanks mate, appreciate the info.

@@fishermansoffice good review man!

Cheers 👊

Noticed was actually plastic after I bought it whilse it's metal on the LTD, and actually switch the spool onto the new one and seemed to work so interested to see how that would go, could have two different lines for smaller/larger species

Sounds like some homework mate haha. There are quite a few really good quality budget spinning reels out there.

The JDM Legalis LT and 23 Exceler is the same reel, different look. Both are very good budget reels

​@danielwutfisho - didn't know that but cool to know, thanks

Spot on mate, all comes down to personal preferences beyond that, you get alot for your cash in this reel.

Buy spending more the more anxious I get by using my reel for its purpose😂, get the shits enough when sand blows on'em or from a wave ect

Haha I can say the nervousness does increase using gear like that. However it wears off over time lol.

I think it would definitely mate. If I buy a new daiwa spin reel I'd probably say I'd be on a Certate, that's just me tho.

@@fishermansofficerighto thx

Popular rod Is the vibe freak- well anything from millerods really haha. Any of these light tackle spin reels would be a good fit for that rod. As i mentioned in another videos comment a new certate would be my choice if I was getting a new one.

@@fishermansofficerighto mate thx

Beautiful thing it is differences in opinion, however i definitely like the look of the new one over the predecessor. With regards to the spool capacity, 90% of the time I have found I end up wasting half of my line on deep spooled reels due to it not casting nearly as well as the spool capacity reduces due to loss of line from retieing etc. What benefits it has to the "finesse" approach you mentioned is that a shallow spool enables for more accurate and further casts especially using light lures like soft plastics and the likes.. Further more a shallow spool still holds quite a fair bit of line, using trout fishing as an example, I have never once had one spool me. In the case of finesse bream fishing - particularly off a kayak or boat you are usually at a much closer range to the fish dragging them from structure like pontoons and pylons hardly requiring the need for hundreds of metres of main line.

@@fishermansoffice Nice one, and thats where 📺📽like these give a bit more of an insight or opportunity for feedback and commentary that you wouldnt get off the 🐋🐳 i.e. the manufacturers and shop owners. I get now 🧐where compact surface areas or spools can make casting better 🙏

Thanks mate. Can't say I have had similar experiences with the more expensive daiwa models myself however no product is immune from problems, so it's a shame that has put you off. Thanks for tuning in mate look forward to seeing you on the next one 👊👊

Good little reel 😁

Sweet looking for under $200