Author: barra

www.tournamenttackle.com.au the sister site to www.tournamentboats.com.au is excited to announce that until the end of year it will be free to sell all your excess and unwanted tournament tackle online, as well as search for new tackle bargains from ABT’s Member Retailers.

Extra options like getting your listing featured, bold or highlighted will also be free to all participants. Included in listing your goods on the forums, www.tournamenttackle.com.au provides the ability to get pics online and is a one stop shop for anglers searching for rods, reels, lures and the like.

Here is a rundown on how to get involved.
GET REGISTERED

Registering is easy, simply click the ‘Register’ Icon under ‘User Functions’, here you can add your details including desired username and password. Ensure you type the security text from the image and an email will be sent to you confirming your registration.

GET SELLING

From your registered details you will now be able to login and sell your goods. Select ‘Place an Ad’ from ‘User Functions’ and step through the process.

Step 1 – Select a Category

Step 2 – Select the 4 pic Advert (ABT Member) package

Step 3 – List your tackle; include title, price and description.

In ‘Extra Options’ change your listing to be featured, bold and highlighted, which is free for a limited time only.

Step 4 – Add an image title and select browse to insert a picture. Select the file remembering it only has to be small for the website. Select add image and if you have another photo continue the same process otherwise choose ‘Skip this step’.

Step 5 – Verify your contact details and select continue.

Step 6 – Your listing will preview on the page, if it looks correct select continue.

GOING, GOING, GONE.

Your tackle item will now be listed on www.tournamenttackle.com.au and an email will be sent to you confirming the advert.

You will now be able to copy the link and paste it in the Fishing Monthly Forums for extra selling coverage.

The item will be featured on the front page of the website for a limited time, as well us under the category of ‘New Listings’.

You can always browse through the categories to find it or other similar items.

The listing will have an expiry date of 30 days, if you wish to change your listing simply select ‘Modify an ad’ and change the appropriate details. Here you can also delete your ad if you have been successful in selling your item.

So there you have it, a few easy steps to making some pocket money and clearing out those tournament tackle items. For further information contact ABT during business hours on 07 3387 0888 or visit Contact Us.

One of ABT’s newest BARRA sponsors Bozos softplastics has launched their new e-shop.

Filled with the latest and greatest Bozos products it’s perfect place to fill your tackle box with an assortment of these barra loving fish catchers.  

Click the link to visit the site. Bozos E-Shop

MotorGuide has released it’s new brochure for 2009. Filled with all the latest and greatest MotorGuide motors and products it’s a must read for those with electric fever.

Click here for the brochure.

Check out all the latest news from Skeeter Australia by clicking on the following link: Skeeter Australia Newsletter May 2009

If you want the freedom to fish all day, with unmatched control of your boat, you can’t go past MotorGuide’s all-new VariMAX electric trolling motor.  

Designed to have the longest run time of any motor in its class, the VariMAX also offers the advantage of precise variable speed adjustment – so you’ll never have to settle for a little too fast or a bit too slow.www.mercurymarine.com.au
Available from May 2009, VariMAX motors feature MotorGuide’s proven digital variable-speed technology – designed to provide three times more battery power from a single charge than other five-speed motors in its class – meaning you get more fishing hours every time you hit the water.  

“This is certainly one trolling motor that provides precision speed selection to best suit your fishing conditions while the increased battery life ensures you won’t be left stranded,” said Paul McLean, Mercury Marine’s Aftermarket and Accessories Director.  

“Avid anglers will be quick to recognise upgrades that are not only aesthetic but add functionality too.”  

The BluVis function gauge gives maximum visibility and control by showing direction, speed setting and the remaining battery power.  

MotorGuide has also redefined transom mounts with its Taper-Lock which eliminates slack via a tapered pin that ensures solid engagement year after year. A one-touch rapid-slide depth adjustment collar and “no pinch” tilt mechanism add the final touches on the VariMAX’s functionality.  
Offering maximum control, value and profit, as well as the digital guts to get the job done day in and day out, the VariMAX is available in models ranging from 18.2 – 31.8kg thrust.  

Fish longer, at exactly the speed you want, without making a sound and with the extreme durability of digital.  

To find out more about MotorGuide visit www.mercurymarine.com.au

TMZ-I …the new Super Interline revolution.   Imagine the ultimate sports fishing rods… rods designed with the latest revolutionary technology…development expenditure is irrelevant and performance is priority. Then imagine no more….Tournament Master Z Interline.Click here for information at Daiwa Australia website
The fishing rod has been in existence for hundreds of years, the basic design with the combination of blank, guides, reel seat and handles has remained the same since its inception. New technology has seen improvements in materials like graphite, silicone guides and hypalon but in reality the basic principle design has never changed.  

Daiwa’s rod engineers recognised this and in the mid 1990’s the introduction of Interline took the world by storm. This revolutionary design concept saw the elimination of guides and introduced the Interline design – no guides, no tangles, no stress… the fishing rod evolved into the most advanced design ever…Interline.  

For the past few years Daiwa Australia and Daiwa Japan’s rod engineers have been working together to design the world’s best rods. In 2009 Daiwa Australia is proud to introduce the most technically advanced rods ever seen, the Tournament Master Z Interlines. Two years in development TMZ will revolutionise and influence the rods of the future.  

Nobody puts graphite, specialized composites and customized components to better work than Daiwa, matching and enhancing the properties of each to produce the most advanced performance rods in the world today. TMZ-I rods utilize the incredible SVF (super high volume fibre) carbon, combining precise resin control with unidirectional graphite fibre to make one of the lightest, strongest and most sensitive blanks ever developed. Uniting SVF with the famous Linear Interline design, the new “Super Interline” introduces for the first time in Australia “Hyper Dry” technology – a super water repellent dry polymer that offers the smoothest casts ever seen in a rod. Internally the raised interline spiralling when magnified 10,000 times looks like a rough coral reef several microns deep, capable of holding water and grit, limiting the rods casting ability. “Hyper Dry” technology, the super high water repellent dry polymer reduces the surface roughness to only 0.5 microns, causing water to bead at a 160 degree axis, previous interlines produced a 110 degree axis. The higher the bead axis the quicker water can be discharged, thus reducing line drag. Developed over four years, Hyper Dry produces a smooth running line flow, matching conventional guided rods, previously this could never be achieved without the introduction of “Hyper Dry” technology.  

Adding to the development of Hyper Dry, the newly designed linear spiralling has allowed the raised convex spiral to have a smaller perfectly rounded peak, decreasing line contact and drag thus increasing distance and accuracy by drawing the water off the line and keeping the line centred in the rod. By increasing the amount of spirals (up to 200 spiral points in a 1.8m section) and deceasing the spiral peak, TMZ-I rods have become inherently more sensitive, more contact points means higher transfer of vibration and movement, compared to guided rods which only have a minimal number of guides as contact points.  

The new generation super interlines are like no other. Like its predecessors it does away with external guides and uses the famous internal raised spiral blank thus putting an end to tangling and slack line. Adding to this with the development of SVF and Hyper Dry, the all new design introduces a fine diameter blank that resists twisting, eliminating blank stress, creating better casting accuracy, even smoother drag pressure and greater hook setting power.  

Tournament Master Z – I, the ultimate super interline rods from the world’s leading designer and manufacturer…Daiwa.  

For more information go to www.daiwafishing.com.au or contact Daiwa to request the latest 20 page Daiwa Interline Catalogue.  

• Designed Exclusively for Australian Anglers
• Linear interline – no guides, no tangles and no stress
• Hyper Dry Technology – a super water repellent dry polymer –  prevents water droplets interfering with line flow
• Leader knots up to 20lb  flow through easily (see page 14/15 for recommended knots)
• SVF – Super High Volume Fibre Linear Interline blanks
• CRT Butt – reinforced CRT woven silver butt section for increased power
• Daiwa Surround Hold reel seats – for ultimate palming comfort
• Airfoam Grips – lighter, denser and more sensitive than cork
• Silicone entrance and exit guides
• Textured ferrule – increased grip even when wet for easy disassembly.
• Folding hook keeper
• All new designed coated line feeder especially developed for TMZ-I

   

MODEL

TYPE

SEC

LENGTH

ACTION

TAPER

CAST WEIGHT

LINE RATING

TECHNIQUE

 

TMZ-I 762LFS	SPIN	2	7’6″	LIGHT	FAST	1/16 – 1/4 oz	4 – 8 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT,TOPWATER
TMZ-I 762MLFS	SPIN	2	7’6″	MEDIUM LIGHT	FAST	1/8 – 3/8 oz	6 – 12 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT,TOPWATER
TMZ-I 602MHFB	BAITCAST	2	6’0″	MEDIUM HEAVY	FAST	1/4 – 1 oz	10 – 20 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT
TMZ-I 662MFB	BAITCAST	2	6’6″	MEDIUM	FAST	1/4 – 3/4 oz	6 – 14 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT,SPINNERBAIT

     

The Merits of Interline Technology  

1. Smooth bending curve – Interline rods bend evenly, no stress points provides maximum blank strength, unlike guided rods which create an uneven segmented curve with high stress points.  

2. 360 degree axially symmetric tip – completely tangle free and provides equal performance at any angle, standard tip guides tangle easily and to get full performance they must be used at the same direction as the line.  

3. No external weight – normal guides add weight, thus the action of the blank is degraded, Interlines guide structure is integrated inside the blank, and no external weight means the blanks true action is achieved.  

4. Torque free – the line is located inside the blank, no guides to provide torque stress points, with many contact points torque and friction is reduced, normal external guides create high friction and torque reducing the life of the blank.  

5. Linear Interline raised spirals – line is distributed evenly along the entire spiral structure, providing smoother retrieves and ultra smooth drag pressure.  

6. No guides – no tangles, no guide breakages, even line control with convenient no tangling storage.  

7. Extremely high sensitivity – with up to 200 linear contact points directly onto highly sensitive carbon, Interlines are inherently more sensitive compared to standard rods, guides are made of materials that absorb vibration “dulling” line sensitivity.  

8. No slack line – standard guided rods can have up to 30 cm’s of slack line due to the segmented guide distribution whereas interline provides completely even line distribution, even the subtlest of bites are felt and strikes are instantaneous.  

9. Entrance Guides – silicone entrance guides are located at precise locations to reduce drag and funnel line quicker than standard guides. The quicker the line is funnelled the smoother, further and more accurate the cast.  

10. Cool factor – ok it’s not a technical benefit like the above facts, but these are the coolest, funkiest and sexiest most technically advanced rods available. BASS & BARRA Site TMZ-I …the new Super Interline revolution.   Imagine the ultimate sports fishing rods… rods designed with the latest revolutionary technology…development expenditure is irrelevant and performance is priority. Then imagine no more….Tournament Master Z Interline. The fishing rod has been in existence for hundreds of years, the basic design with the combination of blank, guides, reel seat and handles has remained the same since its inception. New technology has seen improvements in materials like graphite, silicone guides and hypalon but in reality the basic principle design has never changed.  

Daiwa’s rod engineers recognised this and in the mid 1990’s the introduction of Interline took the world by storm. This revolutionary design concept saw the elimination of guides and introduced the Interline design – no guides, no tangles, no stress… the fishing rod evolved into the most advanced design ever…Interline.  

For the past few years Daiwa Australia and Daiwa Japan’s rod engineers have been working together to design the world’s best rods. In 2009 Daiwa Australia is proud to introduce the most technically advanced rods ever seen, the Tournament Master Z Interlines. Two years in development TMZ will revolutionise and influence the rods of the future.  

Nobody puts graphite, specialized composites and customized components to better work than Daiwa, matching and enhancing the properties of each to produce the most advanced performance rods in the world today. TMZ-I rods utilize the incredible SVF (super high volume fibre) carbon, combining precise resin control with unidirectional graphite fibre to make one of the lightest, strongest and most sensitive blanks ever developed. Uniting SVF with the famous Linear Interline design, the new “Super Interline” introduces for the first time in Australia “Hyper Dry” technology – a super water repellent dry polymer that offers the smoothest casts ever seen in a rod. Internally the raised interline spiralling when magnified 10,000 times looks like a rough coral reef several microns deep, capable of holding water and grit, limiting the rods casting ability. “Hyper Dry” technology, the super high water repellent dry polymer reduces the surface roughness to only 0.5 microns, causing water to bead at a 160 degree axis, previous interlines produced a 110 degree axis. The higher the bead axis the quicker water can be discharged, thus reducing line drag. Developed over four years, Hyper Dry produces a smooth running line flow, matching conventional guided rods, previously this could never be achieved without the introduction of “Hyper Dry” technology.  

Adding to the development of Hyper Dry, the newly designed linear spiralling has allowed the raised convex spiral to have a smaller perfectly rounded peak, decreasing line contact and drag thus increasing distance and accuracy by drawing the water off the line and keeping the line centred in the rod. By increasing the amount of spirals (up to 200 spiral points in a 1.8m section) and deceasing the spiral peak, TMZ-I rods have become inherently more sensitive, more contact points means higher transfer of vibration and movement, compared to guided rods which only have a minimal number of guides as contact points.  

The new generation super interlines are like no other. Like its predecessors it does away with external guides and uses the famous internal raised spiral blank thus putting an end to tangling and slack line. Adding to this with the development of SVF and Hyper Dry, the all new design introduces a fine diameter blank that resists twisting, eliminating blank stress, creating better casting accuracy, even smoother drag pressure and greater hook setting power.  

Tournament Master Z – I, the ultimate super interline rods from the world’s leading designer and manufacturer…Daiwa.  

For more information go to www.daiwafishing.com.au or contact Daiwa to request the latest 20 page Daiwa Interline Catalogue.  

• Designed Exclusively for Australian Anglers
• Linear interline – no guides, no tangles and no stress
• Hyper Dry Technology – a super water repellent dry polymer –  prevents water droplets interfering with line flow
• Leader knots up to 20lb  flow through easily (see page 14/15 for recommended knots)
• SVF – Super High Volume Fibre Linear Interline blanks
• CRT Butt – reinforced CRT woven silver butt section for increased power
• Daiwa Surround Hold reel seats – for ultimate palming comfort
• Airfoam Grips – lighter, denser and more sensitive than cork
• Silicone entrance and exit guides
• Textured ferrule – increased grip even when wet for easy disassembly.
• Folding hook keeper
• All new designed coated line feeder especially developed for TMZ-I

   

MODEL

TYPE

SEC

LENGTH

ACTION

TAPER

CAST WEIGHT

LINE RATING

TECHNIQUE

 

TMZ-I 762LFS	SPIN	2	7’6″	LIGHT	FAST	1/16 – 1/4 oz	4 – 8 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT,TOPWATER
TMZ-I 762MLFS	SPIN	2	7’6″	MEDIUM LIGHT	FAST	1/8 – 3/8 oz	6 – 12 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT,TOPWATER
TMZ-I 602MHFB	BAITCAST	2	6’0″	MEDIUM HEAVY	FAST	1/4 – 1 oz	10 – 20 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT
TMZ-I 662MFB	BAITCAST	2	6’6″	MEDIUM	FAST	1/4 – 3/4 oz	6 – 14 lb	SOFT PLASTIC, CRANKBAIT,SPINNERBAIT

     

The Merits of Interline Technology  

1. Smooth bending curve – Interline rods bend evenly, no stress points provides maximum blank strength, unlike guided rods which create an uneven segmented curve with high stress points.  

2. 360 degree axially symmetric tip – completely tangle free and provides equal performance at any angle, standard tip guides tangle easily and to get full performance they must be used at the same direction as the line.  

3. No external weight – normal guides add weight, thus the action of the blank is degraded, Interlines guide structure is integrated inside the blank, and no external weight means the blanks true action is achieved.  

4. Torque free – the line is located inside the blank, no guides to provide torque stress points, with many contact points torque and friction is reduced, normal external guides create high friction and torque reducing the life of the blank.  

5. Linear Interline raised spirals – line is distributed evenly along the entire spiral structure, providing smoother retrieves and ultra smooth drag pressure.  

6. No guides – no tangles, no guide breakages, even line control with convenient no tangling storage.  

7. Extremely high sensitivity – with up to 200 linear contact points directly onto highly sensitive carbon, Interlines are inherently more sensitive compared to standard rods, guides are made of materials that absorb vibration “dulling” line sensitivity.  

8. No slack line – standard guided rods can have up to 30 cm’s of slack line due to the segmented guide distribution whereas interline provides completely even line distribution, even the subtlest of bites are felt and strikes are instantaneous.  

9. Entrance Guides – silicone entrance guides are located at precise locations to reduce drag and funnel line quicker than standard guides. The quicker the line is funnelled the smoother, further and more accurate the cast.  

10. Cool factor – ok it’s not a technical benefit like the above facts, but these are the coolest, funkiest and sexiest most technically advanced rods available.