First_watch
11-09-2002, 10:24 AM
Good Morning, I'm new to this forum. I'm headed 'downunder' in a few months and did some seaches on a few websites to start asking questions as far as what I should prepare for. I posted a similar question on a NZ site as that's actually where I'm headed, but figuring many of you are fishing for Kingfish as well, I thought I'd repeat my question here. .
I'm headed to NZ to chase some of those brusier Kingfish this coming January and I was hoping to get some information as to what tackle you guys are normally using to chase those bad boys. I'm located in the states and normally frequent a bbs that's popular on the West Coast. Though one of the moderators on this site we arranged a charter on the Pursuit for a 5 day trip.
My questions fall into what type of tackle should I lug down to NZ as I was thinking about adding a few days and trying to fish the Kingfish off the rocks as well. This being the case, I'm curiuos as to the lenght of the rods you would recommend (are you using long rods for the rocks and short tuna sticks off the boats?).
My questions on the reels fall into the capacity needed (or recommended), whether it's common to fish with iron or are these fish normally caught with bait and lastly, what pound (kilo) test you might recommend. It's common in the states (on the West Coast) to fish Tuna and other pelagic's with stand-up tackle. Along this line, it's also common to rework the drags, cams and bearings on your standard 2 speeds so they can handle higher drag ratings and use spectra with a short top shot. I'm sure that similar techniques are used here, but I'm trying to guage what the experiances are from this board so I have a successful trip as well as some great stories to post afterward.
One of the reels I was thinking of taking was a new reel I picked up (it's an automatic 2 speed reel which was recently introduced into the states). I posted a review of this reel on my local message board. I'd be curious on your feedback and whether you felt this reel might be up for the task with those giant YT's (at least compared to where I come from).
http://www.sport-fish-info.com/dcforum/dcpages/tackle/9916.html
Best regards and thanks for letting me visit this great forum.
Cheers, Bill
I'm headed to NZ to chase some of those brusier Kingfish this coming January and I was hoping to get some information as to what tackle you guys are normally using to chase those bad boys. I'm located in the states and normally frequent a bbs that's popular on the West Coast. Though one of the moderators on this site we arranged a charter on the Pursuit for a 5 day trip.
My questions fall into what type of tackle should I lug down to NZ as I was thinking about adding a few days and trying to fish the Kingfish off the rocks as well. This being the case, I'm curiuos as to the lenght of the rods you would recommend (are you using long rods for the rocks and short tuna sticks off the boats?).
My questions on the reels fall into the capacity needed (or recommended), whether it's common to fish with iron or are these fish normally caught with bait and lastly, what pound (kilo) test you might recommend. It's common in the states (on the West Coast) to fish Tuna and other pelagic's with stand-up tackle. Along this line, it's also common to rework the drags, cams and bearings on your standard 2 speeds so they can handle higher drag ratings and use spectra with a short top shot. I'm sure that similar techniques are used here, but I'm trying to guage what the experiances are from this board so I have a successful trip as well as some great stories to post afterward.
One of the reels I was thinking of taking was a new reel I picked up (it's an automatic 2 speed reel which was recently introduced into the states). I posted a review of this reel on my local message board. I'd be curious on your feedback and whether you felt this reel might be up for the task with those giant YT's (at least compared to where I come from).
http://www.sport-fish-info.com/dcforum/dcpages/tackle/9916.html
Best regards and thanks for letting me visit this great forum.
Cheers, Bill