Hi guys. This is my first post on this forum, having been a regular visitor to the forum for many years now.
I have just ordered a Muller kite and the bait ferry system, as we do not have anything like it in Australia. I was thinking of using a short stroke game rod 24kg and possibly a Shimano TLD 30 2 speed reel as the kite flying rod and reel combination. As I do not know the kite or the power of it, would this be enough or too much in a 25 kph wind?
I see a number of people use the KP reels, but this seems too much like hard work (which we Aussies cannot do) to haul in a kite. I still have a Daiwa slosh 50 (paid R1490 for it in Hermanus in 1998 - so has not increased in price much then ) is this reel adequate for hauling and holding a Muller kite?
I will probably only send the kite out a maximum of 300 metres and will use either the bait clips or the ferry system. Any advice would be appreciated.
Last fishing trip I used SA style chocka baits for kob on our Mulloway (fancy Aussie name for kob)and boy did they work. Poor fish did not know what hit them.
My beach rods are Century Kompressor SS, Zziplex M427, - which will be my fishing rod, probably with the Slosh 50 or Saltist 50.
I have just ordered a Muller kite and the bait ferry system, as we do not have anything like it in Australia. I was thinking of using a short stroke game rod 24kg and possibly a Shimano TLD 30 2 speed reel as the kite flying rod and reel combination. As I do not know the kite or the power of it, would this be enough or too much in a 25 kph wind?
I see a number of people use the KP reels, but this seems too much like hard work (which we Aussies cannot do) to haul in a kite. I still have a Daiwa slosh 50 (paid R1490 for it in Hermanus in 1998 - so has not increased in price much then ) is this reel adequate for hauling and holding a Muller kite?
I will probably only send the kite out a maximum of 300 metres and will use either the bait clips or the ferry system. Any advice would be appreciated.
Last fishing trip I used SA style chocka baits for kob on our Mulloway (fancy Aussie name for kob)and boy did they work. Poor fish did not know what hit them.
My beach rods are Century Kompressor SS, Zziplex M427, - which will be my fishing rod, probably with the Slosh 50 or Saltist 50.