The Tamure Kid wrote: Sure did. I honestly thought it was a kingie. I luckily hooked it on my 'heavy' set with a Penn Slammer that I put Tasline 20lb (PE 1.7) on from Kaveman. The spool said it breaks at an average of 34lb. It still casts and sinks really well (quite thin for the rating) and gives me more confidence when in rough country. The other reel I used on the trip - a Shimano Stradic - has Varivas PE1 which breaks at "max 20lb" and "average 18lb" on it. i got a kingie on softbait on that last year, so trust that braid over open ground for sure. I normally use 16lb fluorocarbon leader around the Waitemata etc, but up it to 20lb for rocky areas and where I'm hoping for a bigger fish. Also, I reckon I would have probably lost a couple of the bigger snaps on this trip if I hadn't been using a Mustad Fastach clip - they really wolfed down the softbaits and all that was protruding through their teeth was the clip. A Rapala loop knot would have been right in the danger zone. |
JW wrote: Just got to this. Great stuff Lester, well done. That huge trevally would have been fun. Calico candy :) |
Perchase wrote: Great report, looking forward to the fishing news edition! I was interested to see all the horses caught on larger soft baits, wondering if you had a crack with smaller,4-5 inch ones but the big ones got the best fish? |
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