That is an impressive list of sponsors Chris. Unfortunately not all the links seem to work. Sounds like a great tournament and look forward to seeing some pics.

If you have a few hours to kill and you like looking at fishing stuff I suggest you have a look at some of the sponsors products listed above. There are some interesting products there that I have never seen before either in Australia or elsewhere.
For example, check this out:
http://www.jigskinz.com/

 Glad you enjoyed the list Alan, we have been very lucky with the diverse tackle industry connections one of the club members has.. I will be getting some pics of a lot of this stuff in action so will post it here FYI.

Deep Drop Rigs – Last minute prep

With days left before the tournament I took the opportunity to invite el Presidente over for a crawfish boil, a few brews and a deep drop rig tying session. Photos of the results below.

Anatomy of the basic deep drop rig – left to right:

• Sinker connection loop. Just a plain loop with 10mm length sleeve. Sinkers will be connected with a zip-tie which will fail if sinker gets snagged.
• Main line is 400lb mono approx 12″ between droppers
• Droppers made with swivel sleeves.
• Dropper is 200lb mono approx 12″ long terminating in B2 squid and mustad 12/0 offset circle. Sleeves at either end are shot 10mm versions.
• Luuo do-dad above first dropper is a lumo case enclosing a tight pore sponge. You soak the sponge in fish scent before dropping down. Cant remember where I came across these but I’m convinced they are worthwhile. They also do some lumo rattles which im yet to try.
• Main line connection loop is a 20mm sleeve and a lumo thimble (not visible).

Below are a few different deep drop dropper styles. First up is the B2 lumo squid.

Kailin glow grubs on circle hook with lumo bead

Kailin glow grub threaded directly on the dropper line. I used a rigging needle to make the initial hole

I also tied up a bunch of spare droppers so I can quickly replace any that get abraded or lost

I thread the sleeve for the mainline connection onto the dropper and embed it in the top of the squid dressing. Saves having to search for sleeves each time you change out a dropper.

4 Deep drop rigs and some spare droppers ready to go.

Like a three way but far better given only one knot / sleeved join.  I bet the deep droppers here in the west are all taking note of the rig systems particularly the use of lumo soft plastics to act as attractants - what bait do you tip the hooks off with ?? 

Chris an alternative for the spare droppers is to crimp a loop (say 2" long) at the top. To change out a dropper you simply thread the loop through the eye of the swivel and then draw the hook back through the loop. No on board crimping required, quick and easy.

Would like some to try here in the West but have never seen anything like it ? 

Seen similar and use similar but not with a swivel just a clip used for attaching running sinkers or I wouldn't have asked !

 While cuttlefish is awesome bait, there is no comparisson to giant squid wings (actually humboldt squid). When you see it for the first time you will realise why.. Each wing is perfectly flat and consistent thickness of about 1 inch. THey are triangular in shape and about 1.5' x 2' x 2'. So clean and so easy to work with, cut strips off the long edge and then section that down into 4 solid baits... Really awesome stuff.

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Deep drop tourney has been and gone for another year. Here are some pics from the event. Will add more text and further pics when I find a minute.

El Presidente gets things rolling on Day 1 of fishing… We had stopped twice already looking for new ground… Joe’s third spot worked a charm….

Nice little tile for yours truly to open the Tilefish account… Another box ticked.

Tommy comes up tight on the new outfit

Tommy nailed the biggest Golden Tile for the first foray offshore. Well deserved!

El Presidente posing for the camera

And coming up tight right on cue

Four on the rail with no issue. We fished a fifth on starboard.

Mark pulls the first fish from Tiley Town early morning  on day 2

Joe with a nice double header, not uncommon for the day

Micro Tile on a whole hardtail

Australia gets a few runs on the board

And then knocks it out of the park with this 28# model

Giddyup!

Tommy doing it tough after his brand new leccy gave up the ghost early on day 2….. gear failure is a b%tch in the deep.

Someone got awfully excited when they thought they broke their own world record for the third time in one lifetime.. Alas, it came up short…. Marko with some evil spiny scorpion cod.

Tommy and his sponsors really came through this year with some great stuff. In return the shelter will be dining on Tilefish a la Tommy in the very near future.

Tommy took out the Grouper award for his yellow edge and  scamp, both caught on jig.. The scamp was last fish of the day after we stopped on some likely structure on the way home.

Yours truly accepting the coveted freakfish award from Mark ‘n’ Joe.. 

With Reds off the menu and mango’s nowhere to be seen. A  beeliner somehow earnt me the snapper title….. 

Mr Tilefish 2014 :-p

Thanks to Joe and Tammy for the venue and food… Best smoked tuna dip ever!

And Tommy for his amazing work behind the scenes, legend!

Major prize was a custom Crowder Deep Drop rod.. Ripper!!!

Plan B / Joe with his Anteater jigs.. Tammy was also looking forward to the new marine bean bag.

Nom nom nom