I'm new to all this but have recieved a lot of help from the people on these forums & the local tackle shop people. My wife & I have Kingfishers & are happy to say they are as good or better than we expected (not having much to go off). We've only been in the Richmond half a dozen times & only fished twice.
I bought a 2m Penn Powerspin combo with the 2000 reel & 6lb line, 70 mm Gary glitter squidges with the weight & hook combos recommended by the guy at the shop. My wife ended up with a smaller shimano combo from a shop a the Tweed. Both setups for less than $150 all up.
Didn't do any good at the area around the ferry & Emigrant Ck (Lat 28.8745979485 Long 153.528851471) but had a conversation with a guy there that uses braid (4lb I think with a flouro leader) does the flick thing in the holes in North Ck & usually gets 4 or five at a time - his rod was a bit lighter than mine (three times the price) & the weights were half that of mine & I think the gary glitters were a bit smaller.
I caught a nice flatty on Sunday on the incoming tide under Prospect bridge in north ck (lat 28.8483779337 Long 153.570379781) I didn't have to paddle as there were rapids draging me through & at first I thought I had a snag (580 gms without its head & guts) but just as It landed between my legs so did the squidgee & it was separated from the line - lucky I guess but I think I'll be getting some braid with a leader before next weekend.
Good luck -
I bought a 2m Penn Powerspin combo with the 2000 reel & 6lb line, 70 mm Gary glitter squidges with the weight & hook combos recommended by the guy at the shop. My wife ended up with a smaller shimano combo from a shop a the Tweed. Both setups for less than $150 all up.
Didn't do any good at the area around the ferry & Emigrant Ck (Lat 28.8745979485 Long 153.528851471) but had a conversation with a guy there that uses braid (4lb I think with a flouro leader) does the flick thing in the holes in North Ck & usually gets 4 or five at a time - his rod was a bit lighter than mine (three times the price) & the weights were half that of mine & I think the gary glitters were a bit smaller.
I caught a nice flatty on Sunday on the incoming tide under Prospect bridge in north ck (lat 28.8483779337 Long 153.570379781) I didn't have to paddle as there were rapids draging me through & at first I thought I had a snag (580 gms without its head & guts) but just as It landed between my legs so did the squidgee & it was separated from the line - lucky I guess but I think I'll be getting some braid with a leader before next weekend.
Good luck -
