Juzza Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Well over the winter im gonna be going down to Hawkesbury for a house boat adventure with my family most likely cowan creek to chase some bream/Jewfish!!! and maybe some hairies. My last spinning type rod broke...it was apparently 20 years the copper rings had rusted. Oh yeh this is my first post =D be nice ahahah Over the christmas break my father and i went over to hongkong...we went into a fishing store and just by impulse...we bought 2 reels. Unfortunatly i hadnt done much research before then, my fishing tackle expertise wasnt fantastic then/now so we just ended up buying them . The reels are a shimano biomaster 5000, Twin power 4000HG The biomaster 5000 is loaded with some japanese 8kg line which i have used to fish drummer wrasses and a legal snapper off longreef using a 15ft telescopic rod. Otherwise i would use a large diawa eggbeater with a snyder 7w. Anyway can someone give me some help on possible rod choices for chasing bream/Jewfish at cowan? Cheers, Justin
donjuarez Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 to fishraider... You've copme to the right place, I'm sure you'll get a heap of advice on your questions above. All I can say, is that both reels you've purchased are great reels! so there's a good starting point... the 4000 or 5000 could both be adequate for chasing jews in the hawkesbury, but might be a little overkill for bream... I'd be looking at any 2000 size reel spooled and 4-6lb line, and a light 1-3kg or 2-4kg graphite rod for the bream... nice and light, and good for flicking plastics, hard bodies and even bait fishing.. Can't really help you on a Jewie Rod, but I'd imagine at least a 6-10 Kg rod, or 10-15kg rod for tackling some of the resident Jews that the Hawkesbury is known for... i'm sure one of the Jew experts on the site will be able to comment further... AJ
Hodgey Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 to the site Justin This topic has been discussed very recently, so you're in luck! For the jewie outfit, check this out: http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=31695 and for the breambos, consider a 1-3kg rod matched with a 1500 - 2000 sized reel. There is a great article covering bream techniques,tackle and hints located here: http://www.fishraider.com.au/fishing-artic...am-flathead.php Hope this helps you out mate. Hodgey
Juzza Posted June 16, 2008 Author Posted June 16, 2008 Ok this is what i gathered, Looks like my reels maybe too heavy for tackling cowan creek bream??? And if i want to match the 4000 and 5000 up with a rod...here were the two suggestions from the links, Berkley Dropshot 7'6" 4-8kg rod, fireblood rod???, 5-10kg T-Curve rod. So im looking at something about 7', ~max 8-10kg rating... Do you think its possible to catch bream with this sort of setup? if i lighten my leader if required? Also some more suggestions will be helpful theres alot of information out there, and sometimes its hard to understand and make a proper decision on 'best' combo to have. Just a little bit more information Right now my reels have 16lb mono on the 5000 and 14lb 4000, looking at rods up to $250 max Justin
Blood Knot Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Justin - just a thought, as both reels you have are close in size it might be worth your while to try and swap one for a #2000 size reel of equivalent value/condition in the swap & sell section. Then buy two rods to suit. May give you a little more versatility in the future. John
tan the fisherman Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Gday mate, Just take your reels into one of our sponsors and they will sort you out with the right gear. Pete from Go Fish in Dural will give you the right advice. Tan
Blood Knot Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Gday mate, Just take your reels into one of our sponsors and they will sort you out with the right gear. Pete from Go Fish in Dural will give you the right advice. Tan Nice advice Tan, though I thought the advice given here by others was pretty spot on. John
tan the fisherman Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Nice advice Tan, though I thought the advice given here by others was pretty spot on. John Too much advice to decide - too many choices for the poor bloke. Just take the reels to an expert, tell them what/ how you want to use them and they will then match a rod to the reel to suit the purpose.
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