A special request

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A special request

Post by smokin_reels » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:23 am

Hey Guys!
My Mrs works as an OT\Carer and we have a long term client who is now a good personal friend of ours that has cerebral palsy.
One of her goals in life is to catch a fish and she knows that i dabble in that sort of stuff occasionally.
We were talking about how best to go about this and in order to make it as reel (pun intended) as possible , I am thinking using a an electric reel that has a button to wind in the line, would be the go, while being attached to a carp or a stockie.
The only problem is , I don't own one .
IF anyone in the northern suburbs does and is interested in a meetup, I can try organising something together.
Be a wonderful experience for her.

If anyone has any better ideas , shout em out.
I have faith in our rag tag bunch of mismatchs to put a smile on her dial.
She has "Catch a fish" on her bucketlist and I want to try and make this a nice experience for her.


:cheers:

Tight lines fellas! have a nice weekend .
There is always more to learn , fish to catch , places to see and friends to make.

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Re: A special request

Post by Texas » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:54 am

Surely the VFA has programs for disability groups and therefore would have that kind of reel.
Snobb's creek (or similar) would be where to go
There is a Snobbs Creek angling club
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Re: A special request

Post by davek » Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:21 pm

I don't have anything to help you out but all the best with your endeavour, cheers davo :a_goodjob:
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Re: A special request

Post by Texas » Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:39 pm

I'm waiting to hear back from Eildon trout farm
You can fish there & they hire out rods etc, just waiting to hear if they have an electric reel
Cheers Gra

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Re: A special request

Post by Gultch78 » Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:50 pm

Maybe use a crappy egg beater or drum reel with a cordless drill on the side
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Re: A special request

Post by smokin_reels » Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:05 pm

Texas wrote:
Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:39 pm
I'm waiting to hear back from Eildon trout farm
You can fish there & they hire out rods etc, just waiting to hear if they have an electric reel
Cheers Gra
Thank you :)
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Re: A special request

Post by smokin_reels » Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:06 pm

Gultch78 wrote:
Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:50 pm
Maybe use a crappy egg beater or drum reel with a cordless drill on the side
thats not a bad idea actually, ill look into it.
There is always more to learn , fish to catch , places to see and friends to make.

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Re: A special request

Post by smile0784 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:30 am

Can't help out but good on ya for helping

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Re: A special request

Post by tracks » Sun Jun 02, 2019 6:24 am

Eildon fish farm has closed down and has sold all it's stock, but there are others around like Buxton and Ballarat, I think a fish farm would be the best bet for a definite catch.

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Re: A special request

Post by 4liters » Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:09 am

For some reason I find the idea of skull dragging a farmed trout with an electric deep drop setup funny as ****.

Hopefully someone can help you out with gear.

From memory there’s a trout farm near Warburton and another at Macclesfield.
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