A fishing rod question

[slow_poke]

As ever - it depends.

Depends mainly on the fish, other circumstances may apply. Forex, when fishing for Ballan Wrasse I'd strike immediately and mightily, cos they're lightning fast bait robbers who'd strip your hook of bait in the blink of an eye. Tope or Blues, on the other hand, I'm happy to let run when they first hit, then when I reckon they've stopped and are going to mouth about the bait to swallow it, I hit.

I reckon its going to be trial and error for you in The Congo.

[blindswelledrat]

slow_poke said:

I reckon its going to be trial and error for you in The Congo.

The worry about that is that trial and error suggests multiple opportunities which I am not imagining getting realistically

[blindswelledrat]

A quick last minute bump.
I am going soon and having anxiety that I am forgetting fishing fundamentals.
This happened when I suddenly realised I hadn't even packed a disgorger of any type and made me realise I could be forgetting something really basic that could cause me a st load of trouble.

ANyway can you lot think me up a fishing checklist

I have
Rods, reels, alarms, lures, traces, swivels, floats, leads and a boga grip. Just off the top of my head.
Please just list other essentials at me

[slow_poke]

Wire traces? Long/needle nosed pliers? Polarised sunglasses? Clippers or snippers?

[KemP]

Sun glasses. Hat. Sun cream. Knife.

[slow_poke]

Landing net!?!!??

[blindswelledrat]

Got all those

[slow_poke]

Small denomination bribe money? In USD??

[blindswelledrat]

Yes, I have that too.
Specifically fishing stuff. I don't care about forgetting anything else

[slow_poke]

Hang on, no mention of hooks? You need some fking hooks!!!!

[otolith]

Assume you have the non-fishing stuff sorted - DEET, first aid kit with sterile sharps & syringes, etc?

[slow_poke]

Weighing scales? Bait catapult?

[blindswelledrat]

slow_poke said:

Landing net!?!!??

I cant decide on this. It takes up quite a lot of room and Im wondering if I can live without it now I have the boga grip. THoughts?

[blindswelledrat]

slow_poke said:

Hang on, no mention of hooks? You need some fking hooks!!!!

Well spotted. I do have hooks but Ive ordered a load more as I was suddenly feeling worried.

[blindswelledrat]

otolith said:

Assume you have the non-fishing stuff sorted - DEET, first aid kit with sterile sharps & syringes, etc?

I have the deet stuff and the operator will have all the fist aid stuff.

[blindswelledrat]

slow_poke said:

Weighing scales? Bait catapult?

I don't need a bait catapult I don't think, and I don't own heavy enough scales (I hope). Ill just guess I think

[blindswelledrat]

slow_poke said:

Wire traces?

On this front I have 3 spools of 10m trace wire.
How much wire should I typically leave above the hooks, and how much in total will one trace tend to use. Any ideas anyone?

[blindswelledrat]

Oh sorry, and another technical question.
I am using 50lbs braid which I have never used before. Someone said to me that you should always have a mono leader as a shock absorber or the 50lb braid will easily break.
Is this correct?

[slow_poke]

If its too big for scales, its probably too big for a net too. Apart from that, some spare beads are always handy.

[HarryW]

Rod rests, forceps, spare line/traces/hooks/swivels, priest!, net/gaff, torch (wind up), hat(s), sun cream, mossie spray/deet, mossie net, anti histamine tablets, savlon, emergency charger for mobile phone, in country compatible sim card for mobile, plenty of spare nicks and socks, talc for foot rot/crutch itch, spare sunglasses, spare prescription glasses?, greenback/USD for when you need to run, rape alarm - for scaring something that wants to eat you...