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TACKLE GUIDEPlenty of 130mm Halco Rooster poppers – 8 at least. Plenty of 80mm Halco Rooster poppers – 6 at least Loads of River to Sea poppers. Assorted colors. As many as you can afford! Classic poppers work OK as well – Bring what you can. Rapala Xrap 30 foot divers Assorted colors – for deep trolling. These aren’t cheap – but they really work, so if you can bring 6…..just do it! Classic Bluewater F18 – These work OK and are affordable Make sure you get the deep version. Halco 190 Lazer pro. Gold. & all Chrome colours – bring 4-6 of these. Crazy deep Halco 190 Lazer pro. chrome colors – handy but not essential. Yo-zuri Hydro Magnum – Bring them if you can find them…they work too!! Barra Lures – Bring a selection of Gold bombers, Tilsan’s, Lively Mad Mullet’s. And whatever else you fancy. Same with soft plastics – White and black/gold are the go. As for slices – Halco twisty’s are the pick of the bunch – 40g, 55g & 70g. Bring a heap of these in silver – you will loose plenty. ESSENTIAL EXTRASPE braid line (Not fused like Fireline) is the go. 30lb for the inshore stuff with 40 & 60lb leader. 50lb & 80lb for poppering and trolling with 80lb leaders. Bring a pack of 105lb single strand wire for your trolling lures – we will wire them up for you when you arrive if your not sure what to do. A couple of packets of solid rings is also wise, as it makes wiring lures a lot quicker. Don’t forget a set of Game pliers – The sure-catch ones are cheap and work well. Hollywood gear would include a Shimano Stella or Diawa Dog fight with matching Nitro Godzilla, or Shimano TCurve rod. This is the ultimate poppering outfit – In reality – bring the best you can afford. A Penn 850 Spin fisher will last the trip, but a Shimano SPHEROS 14000FB is a better bet and reasonably priced. In the lighter weight barra gear – a decent overhead / bait caster outfit is great for those who know how to use them, for the rest of us spin reel like a Twin power is 6000FC would be the Ultimate weapon of choice, but again a 4000 size SYMETRE SY4000FJ or something similar in a Diawa will do the job nicely. Match to a decent rod – Graphite for those who know what they are doing – and Ugly sticks for those who are a bit rough on their gear. For trolling – its hard to go past a Shimano TLD 20 or 25, please avoid Penn 330 GTI combos, they don’t cut it when it comes to fighting dog tooth tuna. A quality 15-24kg overhead rod is worth the investment – the Shimano Backbone elite are around $100 – but buy standard tips NOT roller tips as braid tends to jam in roller tipped rods. If you are a fly fisher – but haven’t experience blue water and coral flats fishing – take our advise on what to bring – Its not like normal fly fishing here – its wild and un forgiving to say the least. A 60lb GT or Spanish Mackerel on fly is highly likely so quality gear is critical. Leave your trout gear at home – 9 and 10 weight rods are the minimum. Sage rods, quality reels, loads of backing and quality leader material will ensure you have a trip of a lifetime. Rio tropical core lines work well. Bring one floating line for popper fishing and 2-3 intermediate lines for the majority of the work and a sinking line if you want to target the pelagic critters. Be prepared to loose and damage a few as the coral and the fish take no prisoners. Generally we fish heavy leaders 80lb>60lb>40lb> and down to 20lb in the rivers. Bring plenty of quality leader material – you will need it. In terms of fly’s – Big is the key in the coral. Baitfish profiles, Clousers - 3/0, 2/0 and 1/0 chartreuse over white, pink over white, blue over white and white over white. An assortment 2/0 and 3/0 Pink things, and whistlers, Crease flies 2/0 Surf candy’s, and 3/0 poppers. Bring lots of them you will need them. Bring a handful of gold bomber style flies as well – The barra love them. ORDERINGDue to space and weight restrictions on the Charter Flight from Cairns to Lizard Island, we offer our customers the options of number of options in relation to tackle. Your are welcome to bring your own - Keep it to 30kg per person or it may not make the trip. Alternatively – you can freight your gear to us in Cairns prior to the trip and we will sea freight it to Lizard Island and have it on Voyager for you when you land. The easy option is to order any gear you want through us and we will have it all ready for you when you arrive. This service is free and at normal Cairns tackle shop prices so its just like bringing it from home. One advantage is that we will ensure you have all the right gear, lure colours and accessories. The order form has Essential and Optional tackle (or preferred and alternative if you like), the colours and patterns listed here all work – don’t let your tackle store sell you a load of stuff they think will work – Stick to this list and we guarantee you will have the right stuff. We carry a limited number of all the Essential ”lures on board to incase you run out. All prices Include GST – Prices may change from time to time. All orders and prices will be confirmed prior to ordering. Payment in full required once order and pricing is confirmed. – Please note – this tackle list is a guide to what we know works – similar lures in varying brands will also work but try and stick to our size and colour guide as much as possible. FLY Fisher Folk – Please contact us if you require fly patterns. We are able to obtain Al Simson and Felty flies as required. We do not carry fly rods, reels, line or leader on-board as this is a personal choice and every angler has different preferences. We would be delighted to assist you in anyway possible to ensure you bring the right gear – so drop us a quick note if you need any assistance with fly gear. Rods and Reels available on-board - We do carry quality Shimano rods and reels onboard as spares for anglers if required. If you are unable to bring your favorite gear with you, please contact us so we can arrange “loan” rigs for you…. They are provided on a "you break it – you own it" basis. All guides carry pliers, filleting knives and first aid kits, and will assist in any rigging you need. Marlin / Sailfish – As we will be marlin/sailfish country – for those who want to have a go at these monsters – please contact us to discuss tackle requirements.
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