Well answered my own qeustion,grabbed my first rat kingy,15kg at 85cm,all on my shimano eclipse 10kg boat rod and gt200 running 20 pound mono and a snapper flasher of all rigs.Thats a fair fight i think.Hell of a current running though.Had to shelter in the lee of McCallums island,bloody westerly.Upwards and onwards.Still beat my mate who hookd a just legal running penn 15kg gear.Liveys next time.Watch this space.
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