the 2lb challenge
Submitted by brenz on Fri, 2008-07-04 12:18
guys i figured it wasnt fair sending spess on a mission of fish on 1lb so i loaded up a new luvias 1003 with the magik line aswell and am about to set off on a mission aswell . wich then brought me to a thaught, we had the pink durango comp how bout a 2lb and under comp stictly metro. will sort out a end of month prize for best capture . the winner will be decided by the best pik put up on this thread.
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I'm in
I will pop down and get some of your special line Brendan.
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One question Brendan
Is there any restriction on the weight of the leader (serious) and the length (joke)
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the length
hahaha 1 meter of 2Kg and 200 meter leader of 50lb Jinkai or Braid LOL
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no restriction at all colin
no restriction at all colin except double rod lenght leader
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Sorry Brendan
Another quick question. When is the cut-off for posting pics.
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31st of this
31st of this month
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2lb
Is this death by irratation?????????? for the poor fish, anyway what are we fishing for? if your going to film the capture you had better have a few charged batteries for the video camera and a few extre tapes.. Good Luck !!
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Any chance you extend it to the south coast
for the southern members, Brendan?
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Thanks # 1
For thinking of us (me) LOL
Happy to have a sperate contest for us.....
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done the whole of the west
done the whole of the west coast
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Woohoo
Onya Brenz
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Sorry Brendan
To save any arguments at the end (ie) the Durango comp. Who is the judge?
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im is i will go get some
im is i will go get some this should be fun lol hahahahah
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2lb eh? Does that include
2lb eh? Does that include '2lb' fireline?
What about a granny knot in my 4lb so I dont have to respool, would the same thing, hehe.
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the tackle shack boys will
the tackle shack boys will be the judge wich counts me out as a participant will still post pix though and yes firelinecounts
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I 'av a go' in this. Its
I 'av a go' in this.
Its about time i blew the cobwebs of that old 1kg sabre rod.
1kg mono counts or does it have to be braid.
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mono is
mono is fine
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Just that fireline would
Just that fireline would break double its line strength if you tie the knots correctly, so not quite two pound. Should break at 2lb if you use the 'right' knot, or 1lb would break at around 2lb if you use a good knot.
Perhaps, similarily to the durango comp there could be two prizes (and hopefully a lot more entrants), that way brenz could decide one prize and say adam some fishwrecked gear (if hes happy with that), that way you can still compete brenz.
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Over
Matt youll find 1lb fireline breaks way over that mark. Give someone 1lb braid and then 1kg (2.2lb) mono and they cant believe how weak the mono is.
NOHA - Im with you 1kg mono all the way.
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im with no worries.......
im with no worries....... its a fun comp so dont need too many rules......
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Agree
But I think Brendan should still be able to compete.
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nah i think we will just
nah i think we will just offer the one prize as brenz stated , also someone stated its just a fun thing to do, nothing too serious,hey we would be happy to participate but we wouldnt be eligable as we are the judges so no point, might include some pics if we get out but that would be the extent, i think thats fair.
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thats right lets keep the
thats right lets keep the kiss system in place, KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID any line make so long as it is 2lb or under no need to complicate things hlokk this is more a fun thing than anything seriouse
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KISS
Agreed on the KISS format, these things need to be fun and have a degree of honesty involved or nobody would be interested.
Here's my spin on it.
12 species over 12 months, judges decide what next months species is & then have a poll on the entries each month to see who wins the prize.
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top notch idea al ea month a
top notch idea al ea month a new speceies and have a monthly winner
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We will see how we go
We will see how we go tomorrow! Me and brenz are getting the ball rolling and going to get some gooooooood fish tomorrow. 1lb braid he we come!
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Good luck chaps
Hope the weather gods are kind. I have a bit of free time next week, so I am going to have a serious crack at a few different spots.
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We'll be right! Keep it
We'll be right!
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Yeah but I was going to
Yeah but I was going to target tuna, snapper, baby sambos and YTK and you wont pick any of them as a monthly fish now would ya.
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hey noha, i think tuna would
hey noha, i think tuna would be a good one for the off months, snapper in season would be a good one sambo's another, so yeah keep those thoughts, these will test the 1kg out for sure.let just say that each of these 3 WILL be up over the 12 months if it all goes ahead as a different fish each month comp.
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I tested the 1lb braid over
I tested the 1lb braid over my digital drag scales today and it broke at 1.2lb, 1.6lb and 1.1lb!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Over 3 tests!.Now im with Tim on the firline stuff braking well over its strain but this really suprised me too! But the braking strain isnt the problem with this shit its being able to tie the knots and cast it with out braking it which is the hard part! You have to remember that 0.5kg line in braid is like hair you cant even see the shit!lol. They atleast could have made it bright yellow or something.
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haha prize might have to be
haha prize might have to be hooks sinkers and swivels to replace the heap that will get lost to snags fish and bad casts LOL.
i spooled a reel up with the same line you got today spess but in 1kg, bloody that was hard to tie knots in too.
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i reacon within an hour of
i reacon within an hour of using the stuff the spool will be ditched into the water and back to 4lb for me!lol. Spit the dummy will tangles, casts, windknots, knot brakeages etc im sure its going to happen.lol.
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Thats pretty much what
Thats pretty much what happen to me and i went back to 2kg. Just the action of a spinning reel imparts so much twist into the line that 2 or 3 casts and it turns to shit.
No swivel made can take out the twist in line that light.
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ill be using very light hard
ill be using very light hard body and soft plastics only but apart from that i know ill still get pissed off. I hope not though should be good fun, even the blowies might take some drag!lol.
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Had some trouble finding 2lb line today
I don't know if that was because there was a sudden buying spree by competitors or not. Went to 3 stores, but had no luck.
But I did manage to buy a few Nils mater lures that were reduced to $3.50 and some RMG Scorpions that were reduced to $6.30.
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colin did you try the
colin did you try the shack???? i ask this cause i was goin there tomorrow to get some
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jess come in and ill try to
jess come in and ill try to find ya some if not monday avo will have bulk 2 lb brenz
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went for a thrash on the 2lb
went for a thrash on the 2lb yesterday and bludy hell i think me and spess got caught in a tornado crossed with rain and a bit of hail ... swear to god it was only 2 deg haha my toes are still frozen
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Any luck Brenz?
You and spess have any luck? Or couldn't you pick through the ice?
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we got lost in the blizzard
we got lost in the blizzard col lol
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Your line would have been flying everywhere
Today would be nice. Might try and have a crack in the river this arvo.
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