PM Grunta Davo. I think it has some merit, but crosses over with the jigging stuff as well I guess. Just had a very nice session on some big Puka at a new spot I ran over and it reminded me that deep water is quite fun. Planning a long range day on our new charter boat with some friends to go hit it again quite soon so may even have my first proper Deep Water report to post rather than being an 'aside' to a days game fishing

Don't talk to me about electric reels. Boulder had one on our recent trip and I developed a severe case of lust. The bugger then left it behind on the boat for a couple of days just to tease me into thinking he had forgotten it . Unfortunately his Alzheimers isn't as bad as his ciggy addiction and he came by to pick it up. More harvesting than fishing, but some serious advantages over a manual reel in terms of catching, plus you don't have to put down your beer or ciggy to wind them in. Now if they only had a gaffing and filleting function they would be perfect.

Cheers Grunta, I reckon a seperate forum might be the go as per the squid fishing, and sport fishing sections. Perhaps we could then break it up into techniques, gear, tackle tips and reports? I know there's quite a bit of PMing going on about the use of sounders etc for deepwater fishing and what gear to use.  Given the price of sounders and deepwater gear (e.g. reels and rods), perhaps some of the manufacturers/distributors may be in sponsoring it if there's a cost to setting up a new forum? 

there's hope in a perhaps!