Dundee landbased tackle?
hey guys,
im headin up to Dundee Beach in NT during end of june for a wedding,
im gonna sneak a rod on the plane, which is a 9 ft custom made ide say its around 5 - 8 kg ( guestimate) and the reel i was gonna take is my daiwa opus 4500, which hasnt let me down ever for the years ive used her, although its only running 20lb mono
im looking to hopefully tick off the larger species of trevaly, barra and thredfin salmon off my list,
will this set up prove victorious? its the only one i think is in between the travel size and the size need to fight the fish
also in the way of lures, as i am a southwest fisherman, my lures are mainly metal slices and smiling jacks, few poppers ans soft plastics
will these cut it up there ?? any special techiques?
i am realy in the dark about the northern waters of australia and would appreciate the help
thanks
kyle
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Habanero
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Shorebased?
Hey Superpeg , I have spent a bit of time in that area Bowhunting and Fishing , The first Question is are you shorebased or have access to a boat? If shorebased some of the better fishing is a little further South towards Channel Point , I have seen some locals pull serious Barra on Handlines with livebait off the beach on a rising tide , Trevally,Queenies and Bluenose Salmon as well ( Mudcrabs also) . Behind Dundee is Bynoe Harbour , but believe you will struggle withought a boat (not to many landbased options amongst the Mangroves if I recall correctly) .
It is a well known spot for Black Jew and Fingermark but generally at night and from boat ( only 150m from shore).
Take some bushmans or similar , recon you will need it..
Super peg
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strictly land based I think
strictly land based I think Habanero, im ony up there for 3 days maybe ill try get a car and travel a bit.
the set up I'm taking, from your experience, will it handle these larger species?
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EL SYD
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set up sounds fine for
set up sounds fine for shorebased work. I myself fish the beaches and creeks in that area quite a bit in the dry, the wind should be coming from over your shoulder and its a good time to be fishing there,
I like a falling big tide to fish the rocks, preferably at dawn and dusk, note the rocks have a lot of oysters on them so a leader around 40lbs is the minimum that I use.
the rock groyne where the boats launch from sometimes has mackies in front within casting distance. Also the red rocks along the beach falling / incoming is when the barra and salmon are about,
cheers syd
dodgy
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Not too many baz around that
Not too many baz around that time of year. Should be plenty of Trev's and Queenies around though. Nothing too big as the NT seems to miss the largest models. Your outfit will be fine.
I would drop in and see Craig at Craigs Fishing Warehouse at Berrimah. (the old Got One) Craig is a bit of a Dundee LB specialist.
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Super peg
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thanks for your help guys,
thanks for your help guys, would love a good queenie or trev, im counting the days haha
cheers again
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Super peg
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hey guys, so i leave for
hey guys, so i leave for darwin in a week (fly out friday next week), i have one day to get a fish in, i will be landbased from dundee beach,
ive taken into account what been said above, which i appreciate the info guys!
just wondering does anyone have any tips they wanna share?
and about the crocs? will i be ok casting lures on foot off the beach?
i value my legs ey
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
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