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Ever wondered how long a carbontex drag washer will last?
Michael Triantopoulos from Geralton Sports Center was one of the first people to buy a Bee's Knees Reel Spooler and he converted the leg to make it fit the tackle shop's line winding machine and off they went.
Almost 4 years later, they literally spooled well over 1000 reels and over 2 millon meters of line with the same spooler. And it's still going strong.

So what makes the Bee's Knees Reel Spooler so successful?

At the heart is a single, oversized carbontex drag washer of the highest quality, impregnated with Cal's drag grease. This runs on a stainless steel drag disc with a mirror finish.

So how long will this Reel Spooler last? We simply don't know yet as all of our units are still going strong and maybe the one at Geralton Sports Center will do another 2 million meters of line.

To find out

In recent months we noticed an ever increasing request from young anglers and sometimes even their parents for sponsorships. As much as we like to help where we can, there must be a limit and also there must be a value to a business of some sort.
Just because the youngsters start a Facebook page and manage 1000 likes on it, doesn't mean that's a value to a business. 
In the past 3 years we have been sponsoring a few anglers and running promos and in the 2017/18 financial year we spent over 10k which is huge for a very small operator like ourselves. After all, we still only do this part time. 
And over those 3 years we have approached anglers who we thought could first of all promote our products well but also give us much needed feedback. We have been very selective with this as you can imagine.

Here is the first video of our new Line Winder BF-216, which we worked very hard on for the past 8 months to bring you a top quality product at a great price.

This line winder makes spooling your reels effortless and you can spool up tight without your arm dropping off. 

We also made a Bee's Knees Reel Spooler in black to match and a "Level Head" line leveller, which was designed by Peter Pakula to spool with no friction. Combined, this is a fantastic setup for serious anglers who  like to spool their reels up tight.

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The new "Sir Countalot" is alive

The largest Tuna ever to be landed off the rocks, weighing in at 116.4 kg. The angler is Australian legend Adam Epifanis. This 107.5 kg Yellowfin was also landed by Adam Epifanis

Super stoked with all the reviews that have been coming in, including this one just now from YouFish TV, thanks to Brendan Wing and Dave Standing. Check it out:

There's also currently 47 revies on our website and most of our customers are stoked with them. Check them out here:

I'm super excited to have more high end gear in our store with some quality Jigging Master products.
From High end carbon fiber reel knobs to upgrade your Shimano or Daiwa handles, to the popular Monster Spool which has more drag and line capacity. 

Some anglers rate the Underhead reels as the best option for jigging as the reel is essentially an overhead build but sits on the underside of the rod, thus eliminating all the problems of both spin reels and overhead reels.

To match a reel of this caliber, what better choice than the the WA Limited Edition Underhead rod

To find out more, check out the new gear at Busted Fishing.

In the past we had a few lovely ladies asking us for gift vouchers for their partners and we only had a coupon code to offer. 
So now, just in time for Christmas, we have the perfect gift with a Busted Fishing gift voucher to the value of your choice. 
You can choose to have the gift voucher emailed instantly or schedule it for a special occasion. The recipient then receives an email in their inbox with a fully branded card/certificate they can either print, download or save to a phone wallet. You can choose from one of the set gift voucher values or determine your own gift value.

The old wife's tale that braid will ping as soon as it touches something under load is simply not true !!

Customers sometimes ask us to explain the difference between the old school 30 size game reel Avet EXW30 and the new breed HXW Raptor. 
Now, when i say "old school EXW30" that's not really the case either because Avet has whacked a twin drag system into this 30 size reel, making it a 30 with the capabilities of a 50 size. Except for the line capacity, so braid backing is a must. I have spooled mine with 750m of Tasline 80lb hollow and topshotted with 180m of 24kg mono, giving me a total of 930m, making this a very capable 24kg reel in every sense and a pleasure to fish at only 1389 grams.

But there's another Avet that is a very unique animal, the twin drag HXW Raptor, featuring even more drag of up to 50lb and a very light 907 grams. 
So here is how they stack up next to each other: 

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