WestcoastPete
31-05-2008, 09:17 PM
Gudday.
I'm in the market for some fishing gear after a few years not fishing and found this forum.
I used to live in Wyndham in the East Kimberley and I'd get barra with an old abu 5000 and a 5'6" ugly stik. I bought the gear of a mate and didn't really know much about it but I caught some good fish with it, although the biggest I landed was on an $8 80lb hand line....
Anyway, now I wanna get back into it a bit more. I don't wanna spend heaps because I've got plenty of other things to spend my $$$ on. The local tackle shop has Abu 6600C4 with a matched muscle tip for $189. I think I like the 5600 a bit better. I'm off to Borroloola for 3 weeks in September so will be after barra there but I live on the Murray now and might have a bit of a fish here, so I'd like to be able to fish for perch etc as well....
So am I on the right track with this setup? What's the deal with the more expensive rods? I can't figure out why some cost $40 and some cost $200+. And the abu 5600 or 6600? I've got my eye on the 5600WS on ebay but it only takes 135yds of line and I'm not sure if it's enough...
Ta!
I'm in the market for some fishing gear after a few years not fishing and found this forum.
I used to live in Wyndham in the East Kimberley and I'd get barra with an old abu 5000 and a 5'6" ugly stik. I bought the gear of a mate and didn't really know much about it but I caught some good fish with it, although the biggest I landed was on an $8 80lb hand line....
Anyway, now I wanna get back into it a bit more. I don't wanna spend heaps because I've got plenty of other things to spend my $$$ on. The local tackle shop has Abu 6600C4 with a matched muscle tip for $189. I think I like the 5600 a bit better. I'm off to Borroloola for 3 weeks in September so will be after barra there but I live on the Murray now and might have a bit of a fish here, so I'd like to be able to fish for perch etc as well....
So am I on the right track with this setup? What's the deal with the more expensive rods? I can't figure out why some cost $40 and some cost $200+. And the abu 5600 or 6600? I've got my eye on the 5600WS on ebay but it only takes 135yds of line and I'm not sure if it's enough...
Ta!