What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

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What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by bear foot bowhunter » 27 Nov 2015, 2:19 pm

Hi guys,

I have never really fished lakes before so all this is kind of new to me.

Is there a good all-round weight to fish Bass, Golden Perch and Saratoga with or am I trying to bite off more than I can chew?

I like a wippy 5kg rod for rivers, would this be ok for Saratoga?
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Re: what wait rod for bass, golden perch, Saratoga?

Post by Gwion » 27 Nov 2015, 2:27 pm

I'm from the other end of the country but I fish for Macquarie Perch, yellow belly and Murray Cod with a 2-4kg rod with a complex taper (fast taper butt and slow taper top end). I don't expect great results on a huge cod but they are few and far between anyway. You need something pretty delicate for bass, so I'd fish to the most likely prospect. If you want to target big togas, then rig for that trip.

My tip, anyway.
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Re: what waight rod for bass, golden perch, Saratoga?

Post by RoginaJack » 28 Nov 2015, 11:04 am

I use a 6ft rod, with a eggbeater reel, line weight 3-5kg, lure 3-15gm for Bass, Saratoga etc in the Hinze dam and does the job real well.
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by Hatter » 01 Dec 2015, 1:39 pm

Sounds right to me assuming you've got some patient to reel them in and employ a little technique over muscle.

I've seen plenty of guys (and got one or two myself over the years) bring in big fish on light rigs because they have the patience to reel in between letting them run.

The guys who can't fish on light rigs are the ones who just crank the reel as hard and fast as they can.
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by Norton » 07 Dec 2015, 1:55 pm

Hatter wrote:The guys who can't fish on light rigs are the ones who just crank the reel as hard and fast as they can.


We still talking about fishing here? :lol:
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by VICHunter » 08 Dec 2015, 3:11 pm

Hatter wrote:The guys who can't fish on light rigs are the ones who just crank the reel as hard and fast as they can.


Pretending to be big game fisherman maybe :lol:

I'm too old for to spend hours fighting some monster, I'll take a light right and a lake any day.

You can still bring in fish big enough to feed a family, just takes some patience. Not heavy duty gear.
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by bear foot bowhunter » 08 Dec 2015, 8:38 pm

VICHunter wrote:
Hatter wrote:The guys who can't fish on light rigs are the ones who just crank the reel as hard and fast as they can.


Pretending to be big game fisherman maybe :lol:

I'm too old for to spend hours fighting some monster, I'll take a light right and a lake any day.

You can still bring in fish big enough to feed a family, just takes some patience. Not heavy duty gear.


but its always fun to pretend to be a big game fisherman/hunter he he :lol:
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by shazz » 15 Dec 2015, 8:13 am

Is that like "I caught a buffalo thiiiiis big" :lol:
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by Bourt » 04 Jan 2016, 8:59 am

I did some Redfin Perch fishing when I was in Victoria some time ago.

Good fishing and eating :thumbsup:
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by Gwion » 04 Jan 2016, 2:44 pm

Bourt wrote:I did some Redfin Perch fishing when I was in Victoria some time ago.

Good fishing and eating :thumbsup:


Beware of eating Redfin out of any catchment that is a historical gold panning area. English Perch (Redfin) are known to have high mercury levels in these areas.

That said, they are pretty tasty! :thumbsup:
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by ebr love » 08 Jan 2016, 9:15 am

Tasty mercury huh :P
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Re: What weight rod for Bass, Golden Perch, Saratoga?

Post by Gwion » 10 Jan 2016, 2:12 pm

ebr love wrote:Tasty mercury huh :P


Hehe... I mean reddies are tasty, not Mercury. Mercury was used to collect gold in sluices on the creek sides, so there are remnant mercury loads in many water ways, deep in the substrate. It makes it's way through the food chain.
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