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For a 3 Kings trip you want to deal with the possibility of a massive Kingie or Puka  - you don't want to get a good fish and bust off. So take the heavy stuff - I had learnt after a few trips and run 130 pound braid and 220 pound flouro - not busted off after that!
Take a couple of big jigs -800gm or more - they get down faster and when the 4-500gm jobs are going out sideways. 
Make your own assist rigs, but again, there's no prizes for subtlety. You want strong stuff. Its the difference between a trophy fish and a bust off.
I think Enchanter had customers break 6 rods on a recent trip, Lance would not be happy with people bringing light gear... their ears will still be ringing LOL
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Jigging Master PE7 with 100lb Braid

Jigstar Ninja PE 8 Rod 500g

Second PE8 jigging Rod

Tackle is all highly quality brands (connection bits all 250-350lbs) and will get some tips from th crew around how to rig it all up. Don’t have an 800g jig....however, we are paying to use the boats gear so if my setup isn’t right for a particular session I won’t be forced to use it.

If that isn’t good enough, well I guess I won’t use it haha
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i cant believe how many of you guys get sea sick. thank god I don't have that affliction
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Originally posted by lowbox lowbox wrote:

For a 3 Kings trip you want to deal with the possibility of a massive Kingie or Puka  - you don't want to get a good fish and bust off. So take the heavy stuff - I had learnt after a few trips and run 130 pound braid and 220 pound flouro - not busted off after that!
Take a couple of big jigs -800gm or more - they get down faster and when the 4-500gm jobs are going out sideways. 
Make your own assist rigs, but again, there's no prizes for subtlety. You want strong stuff. Its the difference between a trophy fish and a bust off.
I think Enchanter had customers break 6 rods on a recent trip, Lance would not be happy with people bringing light gear... their ears will still be ringing LOL

Agree with what lowbox says. Heavy gear up there and you avoid some of the yellings from Lance.......... let him direct them at someone else :) 
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just come back mate. 100lb braid is good one guy had 80lb got dusted a few times. I started on 150lb leader and soon learned you need 200lb.
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Agree with what lowbox says. Heavy gear up there and you avoid some of the yellings from Lance.......... let him direct them at someone else :) 
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the deckhand could prob do with a break tho CensoredAngryCensoredAngry
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Just received their info pack and this is what they are saying:


Mainline 100-130lb pe8-10

300lb trace Puka/Bluenose
130-150lb Flurocarbon trace for Kings

Jigs 400-500g


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Lances big mouth lost him a very good deckhand........I wouldnt worry about him........Just worry about the gear you are going to take.......that all sounds about right....although i have used 80 pound ygk jigman x8 and 150 pound mono trace@ both the kings and Ranfurly and i got a 31kg king and a 40kg puka no probs....the flouro will be good for live baiting.....jig range is good as well.
Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens.
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When you hook a grunter - a >40-kg Kingie or >70kg Puka  -thats you want the strong stuff. And if your gear breaks, you will have wasted your money on that trip, and missed the whole thing you went there for. And thats what happens. at >3 grand for a trip its an expensive way to learn. I have had 400gm jigs not get down due to the current, and then switched to the 800gm jigs and been straight down, hooked up and away. Prepare for the worst that might happen. 
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I've done 13 jig trips to the 3 Kings, mostly with Lance.
all the advice above is exactly what you need.  I would still take a couple 800g jigs.

give it death!
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For anyone interested here is the link to our trip https://www.facebook.com/enchanterfishing/posts/1804996952852590

PE7 Jigging Master /w 100lb Braid and Jigstar Ninja Rod were flawless. My only recomendation would be to take 200-300lb Fluro trace......150lb does not cut it on the shallower reefs.

Rhys was our Skipper on Cova Rose and words alone cannot describe how perfect our trip was!


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Awesome stuff Gibbs! Saw the pics and looked like a great trip. Can't wait to have another crack up there - maybe next year! Smile
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What is the name and address of the pharmacy in Takapuna?
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Takapuna Clinic Pharmacy
99 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna.
Tel. 09 486-5045

because their sea sick remedies are a pharmacy-only drug, you will be asked a few pertinent questions.  I took some up to my Kings trip earlier this month and they worked a treat.  I tried to man-up the first day but felt seedy.  Next day I took the single capsule in the morning and was feeling great all day.  Repeated the next few days.
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