Aussie Shaft

Sir Gala Clad · Nov 17, 2014

Has anyone use an Aussie shaft for shallow water hunting?

I have never used one, Do you use two hands to sweep the coil, or only one like a regular shaft.

I don't think it would work well because of the extra drag from the lower shaft.
Also, it is much shorter than the Anderson Tall Man shaft that I use.

I am looking for the best way to use a large coil in the water.
I suspect a bungie cord to support the weight of a heavier cord would be the best way to gol

dewcon4414 · Nov 19, 2014

Weight may not be as much a problem as resistance..... depends on you water drift. There are times a 10" isnt the best. Are you talking about the ones used for the ML gold machines? If so ya they use both hands because of the battery and total weight in the gold fields. Post a picture.

Sir Gala Clad · Nov 19, 2014

dewcon4414 said:
Weight may not be as much a problem as resistance..... depends on you water drift. There are times a 10" isnt the best. Are you talking about the ones used for the ML gold machines? If so ya they use both hands because of the battery and total weight in the gold fields. Post a picture.

Yeah, thats the type of shaft I was talking about.
Surprisingly, I found the six inch DD coil on the CTX 3030 more difficult to handle the the hugh 17 inch DD coil.
Most of the drag in the 3030 is in the shaft which is not only wider than the rod for the Excalibur, it is etched for grip rather than smooth.
I found coil control with the six inch DD coil more challanging, one blink and the target is no longer under the coil, also the little coil tends to stick when you scuff the bottom.