Fishing Rod Count for Exmouth
Submitted by mako magic on Sat, 2010-05-01 18:54
Tell you what, how hard is it to try and reduce the amount of rods to take to Exmouth.
Atm i think im prob around the 30 mark, covering all bases from game to popper to jig to fly to little flickies and squid rods.
Almost need to tow a trailer behind the boat just for the rods.
So how much gear is everyone else taking.
please there has to be someone else as bad as me lol !!!!
Paul N
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Same here
Was up there a month ago for 2 weeks and it was hard to reduce the amount of rods. Ended up taking about a dozen all with matching reels. Like you said , covering all bases is important. If the weather turnes bad you need some gear for shore fishing as well. My moto is if it fits in the boat it makes the trip. No use having the gear and then leaving it at home.
Webby
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sorry mate, not sure ill be
sorry mate, not sure ill be taking 30. probably as a team we might take 12 to 15.
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Decella
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Bling friggen bling
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carnarvonite
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Echidna
When the boat is finally set up it will look like an echidna with tips sticking out everywhere
Dale
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I'm not going but I'd take
I'm not going but I'd take maybe 6 rods and reels if I was.
4-6kg spinning rod with Okuma V System V-30 spinning reel
8-10kg spinning rod with Okuma V System V-55 spinning reel
8-12kg Sabre spinning rod with 850ss Penn Spinfisher spinning reel
6-10kg overhead rod with calcutta 400 reel
15kg overhead rod with Shimano TLD 30A Two Speed reel
24kg Bluewater Ugly Stick spin rod with 16000 Okuma Salina II reel.
Should be enough to fish with up there.
Cheers
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Paul G
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I haven't even thought about
I haven't even thought about it ,.i'll take just 6 rods and jody will have maybe four ,not going overbourd this year .
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Jody
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hehehehehe
Yeah four ......... righty-o
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HuggyB
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If I was going.....
It'd be about 15 - 20 I guess.
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Decella
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Tackle
JUNKIE'S!
Brucesta
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Date Joined: 29/05/09
Webby is about right, most
Webby is about right, most rods have multi purposes
15kg and 24kg trolling combos
50lb braid bottom bouncer
80lb popper combo
30lb braid flick stick for the shore
6kg baitcaster combo
thats probably it for me
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mako magic
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im supplying the game rods
im supplying the game rods for the whole boat, 2 ten kg outfits 2 15's, 2 24's and 2 37kg outfits, so that pushes the numbers up quick
Faulkner Family
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any excuse to show off your
any excuse to show off your bling. :) .hope you got insurance for that lot. lol. enjoy your trip
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Goodz
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To make things even more
To make things even more interesting... how much is the gear you're taking worth???!?!?
Faulkner Family
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knowing Matt and all his
knowing Matt and all his bling , probably around a years wages worth
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Decella
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Mr. M
I think Mako is Mr. T's younger brother..................."quit your jibba jabba and fish fool!!
mako magic
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lol dont think i really want
lol dont think i really want to add it up hahaha, since my brother is coming over from melbourne and cant bring too much im supplying a bit for him, thats part of the reason its adding up a bit, plus i have a few rods from suppliers to have a go with, so again with those factors it adds up pretty quick
brenz
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ive learnt over the years
ive learnt over the years that you dont need to many i first went up with 20 then 15 now i get away with round 10
that includes
1xfly
1xpop
1xjig
1xegi
1xlight jig
1x heavy placcy
1x fliky for light placcys and small poppers
1x trolling outfit
1x bottom bashing
1x boat pop heavy
what more do you need anything more than 15 or there abouts is just for wank factor lol
HuggyB
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agreed
its like people that have more than half a dozen squid jigs - any more than that is just wank factor.
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Rodrat
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Rods
Most of mine are multi use so i will only take 6 with me.
if i break one it will be a good excuse to buy i new one!
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PilbaraBrad
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i think i would take
i think i would take about
6
too many rods, realisticly in the two days of the comp how many are you going to use
2 popping rods (pe 10 and pe 12)
one pe5 jig rod
one pe 8 jig rod
pe 2-3 jig rod
and if your chasing billies, a 25kg rod
HuggyB
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but how many
are just going to be fishing the 2 days of the comp?
Plenty of different fishing to be done over 2 weeks.
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till
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I'll take one fewer than
I'll take one fewer than originally intended, I haven't replaced my 10lb SP rod and really who needs to go that light in exmouth for anything but squid *giggle*.
15kg mono troller rod and reel
PE6 & 4 jiggers
PE3 caster
Perhaps a spare or too, but thats it really.
HuggyB
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um, Jamie
no egi rod?
blasphemy
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till
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My egi rod pinged recently,
My egi rod pinged recently, just waiting on a new one =)
Kal
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2 rods jarvis walker 2 peice
2 rods jarvis walker 2 peice 6-8 kg for throwing poppers driftbaiting and a stilstar power game 10kg for bottom bashing and trolling
Deckie
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Traveling light
I got my 24kg Live Fibre with a TLD 25 loaded with 24kg mono for surface,
15-24kg Ugly Stick Black Tiger with an Okuma 15 loaded with PE6 for bottom bouncing, & my wife's credid card loaded with wotever she is allowing me to spend, (not much). It seems i'm realy only going for the social aspect. You betta take your EFTPOS machine Matt, could be a dollar or two to be made. $$$$ lol. Good luck to all going & have a safe trip. cya there. Rob
Cheers & Stay safe
scotto
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whoa
thats a lot of rods hey.
we put a 3 rod limit on whoever comes up with us, as otherwise you end up with far too many rods on the boat, a lot of which wont even get used anyway (although this year i'm going to sneak my 3 peice 4kg baitcaster, in case we hit our snapper spot).
comes with me ; torsa 30 (50lb braid) on alutecnos blue jiggin rod (bottom bashing)
stella 20k (80lb braid) on alutecnos blue jigging rod (deep drift baiting)
penn formula 15 (30lb mono) on shimano backbone (15kg trolling)
(plus diawa capricorn 4kg on 3 peice ugly stick gold for snapper..!)
Colin Hay
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dumper
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What I'm trying to work out
What I'm trying to work out is why would anybody travel 1300 km to catch squid when they have 37kg trolling gear on board?
mako magic
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fresh live squid for
fresh live squid for broadbill at night
thats my personal reason for squidding up there
dumper
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Them big arrow squid would
Them big arrow squid would give a 6kg spin outfit a run for there money
mako magic
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yes some hugeeee squid up
yes some hugeeee squid up there, big ones for eating, small ones for bait
carnarvonite
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Rods
Dilemma,if you drop the wrong two rods off on the way up do I say nothing or bring it to your attention straight away.
mako magic
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hahaha, dont stress john,
hahaha, dont stress john, yours and yours only will be handed to you, mine will be seperate lol.
Will know the count on thursday or friday but for me, i'm having to supply for me and my brother and some for the other deckie as well, better to have it than not i suppose
carnarvonite
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Cataby
Cataby is usually the wake up point on a northern trip. When you suddenly remember something important that isn't with you and its too far to go and collect it!!
allrounder
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I would take most of my gear
and that would be around the 20 to 25 odd.Just because you have it up there doesnt mean you have it all on the boat at once.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
mako magic
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very true mate, i have a
very true mate, i have a list going so i hopefully dont forget and have 2 days off before i go that way i should have heaps of time to make sure i have everything packed and everything needed
allrounder
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If you come up short for Brad
let me know.He is already taking a few bits of mine anyway.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
mako magic
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should be all sweet, we have
should be all sweet, we have something for everything lol, theres every base covered, if theres something missing i will let you know friday mate
Alan James
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Keep it going guys
Just got swmbo to read this. Na ....... I'm not a tackle junkie.
DieHard
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hahahaha Mako! mate i think
hahahaha Mako!
mate i think its time to let go :'(
lol
anywayz sounds like you guys are going to have a bling parade :D
good luck!
*hope there is no thieft*
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