Advice for first coral bay trip
few questions but bear with me!
heading to coral bay in june for the first time, just after some general tackle advice as i've only ever fished the metro and down south(shorebased) area. my brother will be bringing his dinghy so although we cant go too far out should be able to get onto some larger fish. my problem is ive only got a 6ft bream rod or my 12ft beach rod. ive basically never fished for larger species so i dont know where to start when it comes to getting a new setup- any advice on a basic rod/reel/line combo (preferably as cheap- but reliable- as possible)?
Also im not completely up to date on the different braid vs mono rigs etc (i wont ask here), there is books on these in most tackles stores but right?
lastly, ill probly stock up on some metal slices, HB's and soft plastics, but does anyone have a 'dynamite' rig they wish to share?
cheers vince
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TLD
for around $200 you could get a TLD20 combo that would suit anything from bottom bashing to trolling. spool it with 30lb braid most people use a paternoster rig when bottom bashing, if your gonna troll use about 10m+ of heaveey mono say 60lb+ to a short wire trace to lure
If you want to jig/flick lures you will probably want to get a 10-15kg spin combo but take your bream gear also for a bit of fun and there are alot of squid around coral bay as well as plenty of spots to beach fish so take the 12footer also
and dont forget to post a trip report
have fun
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thanks for the advice, i
thanks for the advice, i reckon buying fishing gear must be the same feeling girls get from buying shoes etc :D
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Maybe
My gf still has more shoes than I have combos lol