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I just had a look, a few of the colours look to be sold out in the 4oz, at the end of the day I reckon any of the whitish colors would fish the same as your really just skipping the lure across the surface.
Shoot them a message, they might have more on the way anyhow
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if you get them....get one the cone for choppy conditions and the other one for calm conditions....Tanmure....PM me your name and address dood.......i have 4 hooks you can have a go with on your 3 oz........if you get a 4 oz.....you can stick the bigger one on that.......4oz would be perfect for your rod but the pe3 is a bit light.........if you are casting out over sand and little structure around u will be sweet mind.........I will post in envelope.Wink
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur1inl_3X58

these guys used to sell em too......not sure if they do now......thats a bloody big one.
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Nice one mate, like you say it's all about perspective.
I also have a local ledge where I know kingies frequent. To cut a long story short, it's taken two seasons to figure out how the ******* feed along this ledge but managed to nail one this summer. Then, once figured out, nailed another one two weeks later on the next outing using exactly the same tactics.
Immensely satisfying even though they were only rats.
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Great catch TTK, always exiting when a kingie smashes your surface lure.
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Originally posted by Motorhead Motorhead wrote:

Great catch TTK, always exiting when a kingie smashes your surface lure.

thanks mate. The photo memory of surface takes is a good happy place to go to when I'm having a bad work day.

I remember you were in the market for a new top water rig a while ago. What did you end up getting, rod wise?
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Originally posted by The Tamure Kid The Tamure Kid wrote:

Originally posted by Motorhead Motorhead wrote:

Great catch TTK, always exiting when a kingie smashes your surface lure.

thanks mate. The photo memory of surface takes is a good happy place to go to when I'm having a bad work day.

I remember you were in the market for a new top water rig a while ago. What did you end up getting, rod wise?
TTK.......have you used those hooks yet dood?.......did you get a bigger ice creamLOL
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Sadly not, mate.

I need to save a few pennies before buying more Icecreams. I did use the 3oz I already had, but my FG knot was a dud and the lure headed into orbit without my line attached! Man, it went like a scud missile.
That's the first time one of my FGs has failed, though I had one or two come apart when I was learning to tie them - I think I may have forgotten to do that hard pull on both ends before cutting the trace line.

Thankfully I hadn't switched over to one of your hooks.
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^^I purchased an Offshore Illusion 200/300g 1 piece rod. Very nice and reasonably priced mid range stick bait rod. 
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Nice one. Offshore/Rodworks makes some nice rods. Great to be able to support NZ-made as well.
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Originally posted by The Tamure Kid The Tamure Kid wrote:

Sadly not, mate.

I need to save a few pennies before buying more Icecreams. I did use the 3oz I already had, but my FG knot was a dud and the lure headed into orbit without my line attached! Man, it went like a scud missile.
That's the first time one of my FGs has failed, though I had one or two come apart when I was learning to tie them - I think I may have forgotten to do that hard pull on both ends before cutting the trace line.

Thankfully I hadn't switched over to one of your hooks.
There is no doubt the FG knot is a very good knot but like any knot...it does have to be tied correctly every time........Many people use it and  are well into it........but there a few of us old codgers that dont.......both me and Boulder tie 1 inch PR knots......its just as good and just as slim line......thats what i do for my topwater sets........the question now is.....Can you tie a PR knot?
Either of them will do the job but both must be tied correctly.......whichever you feel most comfortable and confident usingWink
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To be honest, I've not tried to learn a PR yet. I gather that it's particularly good for jigging, which I don't do due to lack of a boat that can go out to the right spots.
But I studied the FG from the video posted by Nathan off Big Angry Fish. He uses the method of laying the braid loosely over and under the leader, then later on tightening up hard - rather than the others I've seen where they do some kind of convoluted plaiting around the leader under high tension.
 
I've landed some good snapper and that kingie off the rocks using the FG, so I think I get it right 98% of the time.
 
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Originally posted by The Tamure Kid The Tamure Kid wrote:

To be honest, I've not tried to learn a PR yet. I gather that it's particularly good for jigging, which I don't do due to lack of a boat that can go out to the right spots.
But I studied the FG from the video posted by Nathan off Big Angry Fish. He uses the method of laying the braid loosely over and under the leader, then later on tightening up hard - rather than the others I've seen where they do some kind of convoluted plaiting around the leader under high tension.
 
I've landed some good snapper and that kingie off the rocks using the FG, so I think I get it right 98% of the time.
 
Thats the way......You need to feel confident in the knot you tieWink
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