03-13-2010, 05:53 AM
Thanks for that information. Pike sound a bit like our impoundment barrumundi, up on the shallows to warm themselves up and then the same afterwards.
Basically I'm leaning towards a fly in type lodge for a week's fishing. I'm lucky that my wife fishes also and we have flown into remote areas of Australia and fished so this is nothing new to us. Looking at the gear, from what I can gather to catch walleye a light spin out is fine like a 4 -8lb rated rod and a 2500 size spin rod with 6lb braid or mono. As far as Pike my observations seem to suggest a heavy spin or baitcaster outfit rated at 12 -20lb that will cast around the 1 oz weight with 15-20lb mono or 20lb braid.
Have I got that right?
I intend to buy some gear over there but does anyone have any recommendations for quality travel rods? I do own one Temple Fork Outfitter's 4 - 10lb 6' 6" but my favorite is the Innovator Nitro 007 range which are all 5 and 6 piece so they fit nicely in a suitcase but I haven't decided if I'll carry them over with me.
Anyway I bought a couple of DVD's and should be here in couple of weeks. The more I research the more questions I have.
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Basically I'm leaning towards a fly in type lodge for a week's fishing. I'm lucky that my wife fishes also and we have flown into remote areas of Australia and fished so this is nothing new to us. Looking at the gear, from what I can gather to catch walleye a light spin out is fine like a 4 -8lb rated rod and a 2500 size spin rod with 6lb braid or mono. As far as Pike my observations seem to suggest a heavy spin or baitcaster outfit rated at 12 -20lb that will cast around the 1 oz weight with 15-20lb mono or 20lb braid.
Have I got that right?
I intend to buy some gear over there but does anyone have any recommendations for quality travel rods? I do own one Temple Fork Outfitter's 4 - 10lb 6' 6" but my favorite is the Innovator Nitro 007 range which are all 5 and 6 piece so they fit nicely in a suitcase but I haven't decided if I'll carry them over with me.
Anyway I bought a couple of DVD's and should be here in couple of weeks. The more I research the more questions I have.
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