Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Originally Posted by Hahn

@Moa Hunter have you used any 6lb 0.06mm braid x8 or x12? I normally go for kairiki in 8lb but temped to put 6lb on a new 1000 Stella fk I've managed to get hold of. Except I'm having a hard time finding any so maybe I should stick with 8lb.

I tried some very light braid but not of the quality of the Daiwa. What I found was that any wind knot was almost impossible to undo. Also in my experience braid looses strength through abrasion much faster than mono so I allow for a bit of strength loss as a safety margin.
My advice would be to Ph Malcomb Bell at The Complete Angler in CHCh and ask for a recommendation. Malc is at the top of the softbait game and has even had 1000 specialist 9'8" rods made up to his own design and spec. These allow the casting of super light 1/16 oz softbaits out 80 + metres over the weed beds in lakes. You might end up buying a new rod

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Malcomb Bell at The Complete Angler in CHCh and ask for a recommendation. Malc is at the top of the softbait game and has even had 1000 specialist 9'8" rods made up to his own design and spec. These allow the casting of super light 1/16 oz softbaits out 80 + metres over the weed beds in lakes. You might end up buying a new rod

Getting back into fresh water fishing for the first time since being a kid this guys YouTube videos were also a fabulous resource.

Weather is terrible in the southern lakes district today but snuck out and had a cast during a very short break in the wind and rain bagging a brown on the first throw. No picture as it was pissing down by the time I got my third cast off. Just about to pop it in the oven.

I use 6lb Berkley Fireline. Plenty strong enough for fresh water.

I'm hopefully heading down that way so might be a good excuse to call in.

I used to smoke most of my trout but this is fast and simple in a pan. Tastes real good for those fat lake rainbows. Haven't tried it on any muddy tasting browns yet though.

This evenings effort, nice Brown that gave a stubborn fight.
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My wife showed interest in trying trout fishing and got a winter licnese. So far a couple of lures, softbaits and a fly lost for0 fish. Hoping to change that tomorrow afternoon lol.

Originally Posted by Haggie

My wife showed interest in trying trout fishing and got a winter licnese. So far a couple of lures, softbaits and a fly lost for0 fish. Hoping to change that tomorrow afternoon lol.

Popped out yesterday between the rains and the wife caught her first trout after a couple hookups and lost fish.



Baked it in the oven with garlic ,ginger, soy and chilli flakes.

Originally Posted by Haggie

Popped out yesterday between the rains and the wife caught her first trout after a couple hookups and lost fish.

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Baked it in the oven with garlic ,ginger, soy and chilli flakes.

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Beautiful place, and nice catch. I really like to light up a fire on the bank, and cook it right away.
My wife like fishing too, just have no much ideas and knowledge of fishing but sometimes she caught more fishes than me Particularly when we went for salt water fishing, almost certain whenever I was away for toilet, she got fish.

Originally Posted by Haggie

Popped out yesterday between the rains and the wife caught her first trout after a couple hookups and lost fish.

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Baked it in the oven with garlic ,ginger, soy and chilli flakes.

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I think the lost fish could be because of the small treble hook on the Tillins lure. If the lure has the wire and hook pulled out and replaced with a length of mono trace and a lure hook fewer fish will be lost - better hook and the lure body slides away from the fish when it shakes its head

A little 3lb hen from the Tongariro this arvo. Wasnt planning on keeping it but was bleeding from the gills when I got her out of the net - not sure what caused it as she was hooked in the lip

Haven’t done much soft baiting before so thought I would give it a go. Caught this lil rainbow after a few casts working my way up the current. Not very big but had taken the hook through the eye and was bleeding quite alot so took it home and popped it in the smoker.

Originally Posted by Haggie

Haven’t done much soft baiting before so thought I would give it a go. Caught this lil rainbow after a few casts working my way up the current. Not very big but had taken the hook through the eye and was bleeding quite alot so took it home and popped it in the smoker.

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This is in SI, right? If so, please do `t tell where, just like to which region. Thanks

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I think the lost fish could be because of the small treble hook on the Tillins lure. If the lure has the wire and hook pulled out and replaced with a length of mono trace and a lure hook fewer fish will be lost - better hook and the lure body slides away from the fish when it shakes its head

Oh yea, what size hook would you recommend? Do you think it would be worth attaching the hook to a split ring and running the trace to this through the body of the lure?

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

This is in SI, right? If so, please do `t tell where, just like to which region. Thanks

Queenstown-Lakes District

Originally Posted by Haggie

Oh yea, what size hook would you recommend? Do you think it would be worth attaching the hook to a split ring and running the trace to this through the body of the lure?

Can be done that way with the split ring but needs a double turn of trace line on the ring. By a 'lure' hook I mean the type of hook used on a feather lure like a Mrs Simpson. What is commonly done is to use a coloured feather lure - yellow & red on behind instead of a bare hook. Just make sure that the split ring is not so wide that it jams in the hook eye




Queenstown-Lakes District

Good Luck

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Thank you. Maybe my wife is lucky, she do`t know much about fishing, just like it very much, and she never lost a fish as I can remember. In my humble opinion, when to set the hook and how to set the hook maybe is matter. Anyway, you and your wife have lots of fun over there, that `s really matter.