Rods for Abrolhos trip
Submitted by Ben Derecki on Tue, 2014-03-11 08:32
I'm heading out to the Abrolhos Islands next weekend with Reel Affair and am chasing some advice on what rods to take. I'm thinking I'll take a PE 3 and PE 5 jigger and a light-medium spin setup for casting around the islands / tuna schools and maybe some soft plastic work. If I decide to do any bait fishing I'll just use the charter's gear.
Does that sound about right or is there something else I should be aware of?
beau
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Is your pe5 going to double
Is your pe5 going to double up as a trolling outfit?
Ben Derecki
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I figured if we were trolling
I figured if we were trolling the charter should be kitted up with that gear well enough.
JoRn
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looks spot on ben, last time
looks spot on ben, last time i went i used PE3 most of the time.
Uluabuster
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I would take another medium
I would take another medium heavy PE3-4 top water outfit capable of casting 40-80g stickbait & poppers. Sometimes barrel size yellowfin tuna may turn up.
Ben Derecki
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Cheers lads.
Cheers lads.
crasny1
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As far as I am aware
At night moored up squid turn up in the light. Will your light/medium spin outfit double for the aliens???
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chrisp
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Let us know how you go Ben as
Let us know how you go Ben as im booked with them in August and have not been out since the new skipper(Mark)has been running it. Im taking basically what you are but will look to throw in a PE5 casting outfit to throw some bigger stickbaits around for the usual suspects.
beau
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Will my saltiga pe3 topwater
Will my saltiga pe3 topwater outfit cut it up there? One month today and I'll be there :)
Ben Derecki
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Will do Chris.
Will do Chris. What's your casting setup?
Rob H
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a pointy rod fitted with a
a pointy rod fitted with a trigger is always handy over there--AKA straight hook
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chrisp
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Will be using a demon blood
Will be using a demon blood 72mh Ben with either my 6000pg or 8000pg Stella's.I don't have a dedicated casting reels so will just have to reel a bit faster!
Tim1511
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what charter?
what charter?
Tim1511
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what charter?
what charter?
Ben Derecki
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Cheers Chris. Tim - heading
Cheers Chris.
Tim - heading out with Reel Affair mate.