jurien ballooning 14.4.12
Submitted by naydog36 on Tue, 2012-04-17 20:15
photo of black tip i got at jurien end of last week ballooning. It all happened so quickly. I didnt even get to set the line out to the distance I wanted though Im not complaining. It measured 1.64 m and weighed in at just under 26 kg
ealzee
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nice catch there king! Thats
nice catch there king! Thats some serious looking gear
kill it??? eat it!!!!
rails8291
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Nice work mate, good feed
Nice work mate, good feed there, well done
grantarctic1
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Nice
Nice shark mate, and on the good old Alvey. Well done.
ealzee
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Alvey Capacity??
How much line can those Alveys hold and how heavy? I WANT ONE!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
naydog36
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alvey capacity
this old girl is a 650 c and holds about 1150 m of 50 lb mono havent found the need for heavier thinner braid. not been spooled yet.
ealzee
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shit! Prob a stupid question
shit! Prob a stupid question to some but are they in production? If not what price would I be looking at for a half decent second -hand one?
kill it??? eat it!!!!
naydog36
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Date Joined: 08/12/10
hell yes
if you go to alvey.com.au there site has everthing they sell. The company are still based in qld but all good tackle stores will sell them. you may have to order the one you want as they tend to only carry limited sizes. I bought my 14 yr old son his first alvet for xmas and he loves it . its the smaller spool to mine but still holds about 800 m of 30 lb mono and was from memory only a couple of hunj spooled.
joe amato
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you can still get alvey 650 and 651
you can still get alvey 650 and 651,just got to look around,i have had my alvey 650 for years,you can sometimes get them at cash converters aswel,very good value for money imo
anywhere between 50 and 100 dollars 2nd hand at cashies,or 200 dollars plus
Snags
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Nice fish mate. What bait
Nice fish mate. What bait was used?
Faulkner Family
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well done. would have been a
well done. would have been a nice fight with you becomming the victor. was it kept for dinner or still swimming
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Formerathlete
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Nice catch mate and good to
Nice catch mate and good to see the Alvey still doing a great job. I've got 3 x 30 year old Alveys myself and they are still great to use.
naydog36
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Date Joined: 08/12/10
bait
I had some extra large gardies that covered 4 x 10 o hooks. a bag of 10 cost me $22. A bit pricey but obviously worth it. It ended up in the freezer for the ride home. The best thing about shark is that there isnt alot of waste. Filleted We took home 20 kg which a few friends have help eat. mmmmmmmmmmmm