I Love PE

Physical education? Ermm... no thanks! Was watching Deep Impact on Friday night and thought it's jolly good time to spool in the new roll of Yamatoyo PE line I've just acquired. Bloody big job to spool in and out of a disused reel and measuring the backing needed. At last towards the end of the movie, job's done. As tight as I can get it in and also filling it to the brim. Hopefully this line behaves just as I wanted it, not like that crappy fireline I have to put up with.

Me behaving badly again.. cos' I bought another lure from eBay. It's a 2nd-hand Jackall Bros Cherry which I've been eyeing to get one a cheap price. Well, anyhow bid and ended up paying $13 for one Ginkuro colour.

The tungsten weight rattlers damn loud, clink clank clink clank... So, what better way to field test this lure by using it at night to irritate the fishes. Was damn slow session till probably after 20mins later, a small bream took it. The lure was quite heavy, I couldn't feel the take at all, just happened to have the fish at the end of it!

Continued with it for nothing else. Since water was at an ideal level for more hardbodying, I went with the Tango. Few casts later at the same area, got a slightly better one but still an undersize.

Seemed like not a very good night. Changed to the Gulp grub as the water seemed to be higher. Tried at sure-fire but nothing seemed to be interested. Moved down a bit and on the 1st cast at new area, bang, had a take and it felt freaking heavy! The fish headshakes and put up some resistance, and I could definitely feel my rod tip bouncing. After about 3 secs, the hooks pulled. Wah lao eh!!! That seemed to be the kicker fish leh! Sianz... After that it was downhill all the way. Caught 3 more smallie breams on the grub before I snag the jig. Gave up and left with nothing of legals being caught.

After spooling the Stradic with the line, looks kinda cool and decided to take some pics. Now Chen knows why I poisoned him into getting 'blue' colour PE, looks kinda 'diao' eh bro!

Since the line has been 'swee swee' sitting on the spool, I knew I had to get it seasoned out. Saturday I went out to Cooks to give a few casts with heavy lures. Sms'ed Rock to ask him join me but that sleepyhead slept till very late and didn't see my message. Long story short, cast with Cherry and sps for no hits at all for a straight 2 hours being there. Then, moved away from the usual spots me and JM had fished before and decided to use the $3 eBay lure I've recently patched it up. This area was kinda high elevation from the water level but since it's a hb, doesn't really concern me. Few casts later, there was a take and fish on. Not much fight and just a short burst on the Stradic (song ah.. I love Shimano's clickers). To my surprise, quite an ok size bream! Woohoo.. Stradic and PE line no longer a bleam virgin!

Measured 31cm after 2 hours of drought, tamade.. But that was it. Ok lah, at least not a donut. At least the lure swam ok after the patch-up job. The braid cast like silk, most important.. NO F#%Kin WIND KNOTS! Just the way I wanted it. Very happy with field test. I'm a definite braid convert. Ooh-rah!

Ronald