how many rods do you take out boat fishing???
Submitted by grayzeee on Sat, 2010-08-07 10:21
i normally take out 4 or 5 , but i'm wondering if taking too many is actually bad??
bottom basher (x2 if the deckie comes)
jig
plastic
drift bait
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till
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In Perth, I usually bring
In Perth, I usually bring 2-3, a jigger and casting/plastics rod. I have a few outfits, so depending on the plans I tailor to suit. Too easy to overload a boat if you bring everything =0
alfred
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I like to travel light. I
I like to travel light. I use to bring just one rig, but due to deckie influences, I now take two. Casting and a jigger.
Brody
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Yeah between 3 and 5
Yeah between 3 and 5 normally for me.
dodgy
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Usually run a 4 rod per
Usually run a 4 rod per angler limit but I usually smuggle a fly rod in as well
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Goodz
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hope that doesn't apply to
hope that doesn't apply to exxy comp :P
oh wait, I don't even have 4 outfits!
dodgy
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Suits me. Darryn doesnt have
Suits me. Darryn doesnt have 4 outfits either so looks like I have to pick up his slack too.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
PilbaraBrad
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rods
usually what we are doing is pretty targeted so only 3, 4 at the most for a day trip
Tony Halliday
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tow trolling, two bottom
two trolling, two bottom bouncing, one jiggin, one flick-stick and a longer casting rod to get lures out with = 7
and thats just for me :-)
my son has two and one for the wife is she is in the mood for fishing, so ten is the total onboard.
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It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
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wide open
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this is a funny one
my grandad only takes 1, i only take 1
my brother on the other hand takes at least 3 or 4
yet me and my grandand catch way way more fish than he does most of the times
personlyy my 650 spinfisher is the best rod ive ever got and the only rod i use, quobba , baicasting, beach, river, it does it all so im happy
Tony Halliday
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If I had to take just one,
If I had to take just one, it would be my Shimano Tcurve with Saltiga4500 on it, with that outfit I can catch just about anything, any where.
But then variety is the spice of life... :-)
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
sea-kem
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3 bottom bouncers and three
3 bottom bouncers and three light spinners if we bag out early or it's shite and we have to bring something in to save face. Whiting usually do the trick.
Love the West!
wadetolley
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4
4 rods for me
1 for bottom bashing, 2 for trolling and 1 for flicking lures around bombies!
Daniel Y
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really depends. sometimes
really depends. sometimes only two, but usually around 4. sometimes more.
for metro I usually have:
bream rod with 8 or 10lb
plastics rod with 20lb (x2 sometimes)
light o/h for bay rubbers etc with 20lb
jig/plastics stick with 30lb
ocassionally also bring a trolling rod (30lb) or a heavier (50-80lb) jig stick.
my plastics rod with 20lb gets used the most out of the lot though.
pale ale
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Ideally, for Pilbara in
Ideally, for Pilbara in winter
2 tiagras for trolling marlin
1 saltiga for pitching livies
1 bottom basher
1 rigged with livebait jig for catching livies
1 for a quick squid or 10 on the way home
sherbert
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I can only hold
One rod at a time lol,
Total 2rods metro/ North 3 rods
Assassin landbase fishing club
squidvicious1
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1 rigged fly rod 1 whiting
1 rigged fly rod
1 whiting light plastics rod
1 10kg spin
my own boat so I take what I like. :)
scotto
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2 max
2 rods per person on my boat max. know what your plan for the day is, and stick to it. otherwise you end up tripping over rods and tackle all day.
how many people use every rod they pack for the day?
Tony Halliday
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nothing worse than having no
nothing worse than having no trolling outfits onboard and seeing a school of yellowfin tuna smashing up bait fish.
or even more fun watching your mate getting spooled by a big tuna, cause all he got with him is a tld 20 with 25lb braid on it...lol
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
grayzeee
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surely only in summer though
surely only in summer though tony ??
or do you take the trolling gear year round??
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
till
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Dunno, people pick up those
Dunno, people pick up those rotto macs even in winter.
grayzeee
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i best dust off the
i best dust off the broomsticks then!
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Webby
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It really depends what we
It really depends what we are chasing. I find that if you give youself too many options, you do a little of everything and dont achieve much. if i am forced to stick to the plan then i usualy do better. Barra = 2 sails = 3 bottom = 2 (sp and jig) Popping = 1 ect
I live with fear every day... sometimes she lets me go fishing.
alfred
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I think I have to agree with
I think I have to agree with you there, I use to do much better when all I took was one rod and stuck to one style of fishing. Too many rods and like you said, end up doing abit of everything and not achieving much.
tournament
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4for me and 4 for the cook
4for me and 4 for the cook
Faulkner Family
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we usually carry around 8
we usually carry around 8 rods if just 2 of us are going out, gotta have 1 for the kg's and other light stuff, 2 for bottom bouncing (1 as a backup) also use 1 for trolling,1 spin for throwing out a bait if a shark is around and to use for the release weight.1 medium range for shallower stuff. thats mine, now the bosses , she has 1 for the kg's , 1 for bottom bashing and 1 for trolling. cant forget the 2 snapper winches just in case. sometimes most get used , other times way too many but you just got to be prepared for anything
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Tony Halliday
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these days of limitedbag
these days of limitedbag limits,
you end up with two pelagic fish and two dermals, so that means 2 rods minimum. Then if you want a few skippy or kg for fun, that's another light outfit.
I won't go out, get two dermals in the first hour and then head home, for me it's about the whole day on the water and enjoying the day fishing. So I'm prepared for anyhting that comes along.
I have been out jigging before and got squat for the whole day and then headed in shallow, took out a bream outfit and made my day smily by hitting into the skippy and kgs and even some snoek.
If you go out to get a target fish, say a dhuie and a snapper, then prepared to go home happy, then one rod will do the trick.
it's horses for courses, each to his own..
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)