Bolts1 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hi Guys and Girls, I'm a new member to Fishraider and have been very impressed by the amount of information you guys are willing to share. I'm based in Newcastle and do a lot of my fishing on Lake Mac, the Hunter river and landbased for Flatty, Whiting, and Jewwies. I have been lucky enough to be invited on a 7 day fishing trip to the Swains Reef in May aboard Easter Voyager. Given the fish up there are slightly larger (and meaner) than what I'm usually targetting I am having to upsize my gear, lures and tackle. I'm not exactly rolling in cash so I haven't been able to go too crazy but I have bought myself the following Set up 1 - Saragossa 10000 on a T curve stickbait rod spooled with PE8 Jbraid (for topwater popping and stickbaits) Set up 2 - Saragossa 6000 on a Smith amberjack special spooled with PE5 JBraid (for soft vibes and plastics on the flats) Set up 3 - Accurate Boss overhead on T Curve heavy jigrod with 60lb jigman braid (For trolling/ bottom bashing and jigging) I also have my lighter snapper set up (stella 4000 on a 4-12lb samaki rod) but I'm thinking it might be a bit light?? I have also picked up a selection of large poppers/stickbaits, smaller nomad design lure lures (madscads/riptides/Chug Norris poppers 110mm - 190mm) and zerek fish traps (95mm and 110mm) I have also got a large selection of knife jigs that i use jigging for kings near home... I have read through the couple of reports from swains that have been posted on here (thanks Chappo and John Dory) but I was wondering if anyone had been out there (or on a similar trip) that would be able to help me with any other gear I'm likely to use and most of all the amount of gear. I have no idea how much gear I'm going to lose. I don;t want to spend a fortune on gear I don't need but at the same time don't want to get caught short. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bolts (Tony) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 This might help you to see what someone else was thinking of taking to the same place. You could also PM @Stino & have a chat đ  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts1 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Thanks Kingie Chaser.. I missed this post in my search.. just need to search "Swains" not "Swain" lol Edited March 9, 2020 by Bolts1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Bolts1 said: Thanks Kingie Chaser.. I missed this post in my search.. just need to search "Swains" no "Swain" lol All good mate, I had to look back through my history to find it as well but remembered the thread as I know I had posted in it. Hope you get something out of it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts1 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Sure did mate and also sent Stino a PM. Thanks Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_More Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 From my experience, take plenty of terminal tackle and leader, as you go through a lot. Â Some days you do and some you donât! Lead is also a challenge if not supplied, especially if you are flying up and back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob81 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 A lot of people selling second hand lures online. Gumtree, ebay & facebook. Take a look in there. You'll probably need a lot as good chances are you'll lose a fair bit but all depends as each trip is different for different people. And then you can probably resell if not used or you don't see yourself having a need for them. Quiet a lot of people do that from what I can see. Buy gear and lures for a trip only to not needing them but at the same time they're not caught short on tackle. If anything change the hooks on the lures if you think condition isn't all that great. Wouldn't want to lose a fish due to laziness or being cheap on hooks after spending the large amounts on other areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts1 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Thanks guys great advice  Iâve already bought three lots of lures from gumtree and didnât twig that the guys were probably doing exactly what I will be doing after my trip lol. Started counting down the days now.. canât wait to catch my first trout on the surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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