South West tuna

[stona]

whats the lightest gear you would want to use chasing tuna that size ?
Ive got an invite on a boat next trip to Portland was just wondering what i could get away with
keen to purchase a larger setup my Ive only got one reel larger than 4000 and its on a surf rod

[barra mick]

Great work

[Sinsemilla]

Awesome work mate! love when a plan comes together.

[Nude up]

Nice schoolies mate

[fitzy90]

whats the lightest gear you would want to use chasing tuna that size ?
Ive got an invite on a boat next trip to Portland was just wondering what i could get away with
keen to purchase a larger setup my Ive only got one reel larger than 4000 and its on a surf rod

Hey mate,
I was running a 10000 Spheros on a 37kg t curve which made short work of them, ive used a 6000 reel on a 15kg rod before and had success too, took bloody ages to get them in though. I think you might be a bit under gunned on a 4000.

[stona]

cheers fitzy90 that sounds like a perfect excuse to pick up a larger reel and rod
ill see what's around on sale

[Sinsemilla]

cheers fitzy90 that sounds like a perfect excuse to pick up a larger reel and rod
ill see what's around on sale

You could do them over with a 4000 but the rod needs to have a bit of power in it.

The lightest i've used on the school fish is a 10-15kg gummy/snapper rod with a 4500 sized daiwa reel. I've got fish to around 25kgs with this setup.

The only thing is when out on a charter blokes are waiting for you to get your fish in so they can get more.. If you're mucking around for ages on light gear you wont be well liked on the boat that's for sure..

[Scraglor]

Nice work! Would have been a frantic few minutes re-rigging. Its always heart in the mouth stuff re-rigging when fish are busting up.

Also Stona, if you have been invited out on someones boat, I would check with them first before you bring rods, reels, etc. Chances are they already have the gear to run a spread they regularly run, and extra rods just end up getting under peoples feet.

[Redhunter]

Also Stona, if you have been invited out on someones boat, I would check with them first before you bring rods, reels, etc. Chances are they already have the gear to run a spread they regularly run, and extra rods just end up getting under peoples feet.

Great advice there Scraglor!

Personally I wouldn't run anything smaller than 24kg tackle. There are "fish of a lifetime" barrels getting caught out there. The stories of 5hrs+ fights before being done are starting to filter through...

[Redhunter]

Nice schoolies Fitzy! Losing those big lures to those bloody coota would have been a frustrating and expensive exercise!