Thread: Trout/perch spin rig advice please.....

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

Is it wrong to be an old fart but be as excited as a kid for something as silly as going fishing again? I used to fish a lot for perch in Lake Ratapiko when i was younger but have never caught a trout. The info on here has been brilliant, Thank you everyone!

I might go to the Scout Den pool on the Patea River in town to try and get my first trout. There should still be few left from those released for the take a kid day. A bit like visiting a lady of the night to get your first one out of the way.......

This is what I bought. https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/soft-...-6in-3-6kg-2pc

I could have got the same rod and spooled with braid from H&F in NP but won't shop there after they messed me around with a rifle I bought.....

They are holding the rod till I decide on lures etc and for Level 3 of course. They are going to spool it for me. I thought I may as well get it done and then do it myself afterwards.

Good starter kit and will last well.
I do have a black max reel as 1 of many spare, good drag and seems reliable. Go for 6lb mono to start with, I use 4 or 6lb mono in Nth Island Rivers/lakes. Catch more on 4lbs but loose a few on landing. This is last one on 4lb before lockdown, although the river runs through my bubble here

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