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CHRISTMAS ISLAND
The Tackle

Suggested equipment:

flyrods - 6- 14 weight
Bonefish:

  • 8 - 9 weight rods

  • Floating tropical line and clear intermediate line -

  • Disc drag reel with 200 yards of backing

Trevally:

  • 10-12 weight for most Trevally

  • Floating tropical line and clear intermediate line

  • Disc drag reel with 300 yards of backing ,Giant Trevally - Bluewater fish:12-14 weight,  Floating tropical line, sinking tip line,Great disc drag with 400 yards 50 lb. backing

Leaders:

9 ft-12 ft stiff leaders with 8 lb. flourocarbon  or other abrasion resistant tippet for bones,  10-20 lb. tippet for trevally, queenfish, 30lb. wire leader  and 80lb. shock tippet for bluewater and large trevally

Flies:

Bonefish Flies: Go a little sparser than you might think. Tie fewer patterns with just the weight of the eyes as a variable, 1 with lead eyes, 1 with chain, 1 with small chain, and 1 with no weight or mono eyes just to make sure you have flies for very skinny water all the way to waist deep water.   About 50% of your flies should have small lead eyes, 40% chain eyes, 10% light eyes or no eyes. 50% should be size 8 30% size 6, 20% size 4

Type          

Colors        

Size

Qty

Crazy Charlie pink, white, yellow, gold, pearl
4-6-8
 18
Clouser chat/white , tan/white
4-6-8
 12
Gotcha standard
 4-6-8
 18
Christmas Island Special  orange, yellow
 2-4-6
 24
Puffs  tan, white, pink, orange
4-6
 12
CI Worm white, tan, pink, orange
8
 12
Big Poppers  blue/white , chatr/white
2/0,2
 12
Clouser minnow chatreuse/white, blue.white
2/0-2-6
12
Decievers Chatreuse,white,black,blue/wht
3/0,2/0,1
 12
Offshore Streamers Chatreuse,white,black,blue/wht
6" - 10"
12

The Gear

The english speaking guides will show you more bonefish than you can imagine!The following is a list of gear that we recommend. It's short cause the weather is so nice! Your biggest concern should be protecting yourself from the sun. Those polarized glasses are essential for spotting fish. Plan on fishing in long sleeves and pants more than you might think. Although there is a store on the island it is very primitive won't have what you need Fishing gear recommendations are on a separate tackle list

 

      • Sunscreens SPF 15, 30, 45, Zinc Oxide Sunblock for lips and nose
      • Hat with brim and neck guard (or sunhat for non anglers)
      • Long sleeve shirt and pants for fishing, white socks ( tops of feet get burned in the boats)
      • Sunglasses (polarized of course)
      • Wading boots (the coral can cut)
      • Bathing suits
      • T-shirts
      • Shorts
      • Underwear
      • Sandals
      • Boat and walking shoes
      • Beach towel
      • Rain jacket (an occasional cold squall will roll though!)
      • Bug repellent (not often needed but important if you do)
      • Camera & film
      • Reading & writing materials
      • Snorkel equipment
      • Some cash to tip guides (Australian dollars or American dollars)
      • fishing tackle and equipment
      • extra eyeglasses
      • favorite snacks from Hawaii
      • Visa and Passport
      • Alcohol (only beer is available at the lodge)
      • rod repair kit with tip top and ferrule cement

       

      Equipment and Gear Buying Guide

      Rods:

      Always buy 4 or 5 piece rods - they are so much easier to pack and the technology in making ferrules means you cant' feel the joints anymore. Whether it is the latest and greatest evolution of graphite or technology that is 5- 10 years old, modern rods are a pleasure to cast.

      REELS:

      I use large arbor reels for saltwater and fresh water. The retrieval rate is awesome and it helps the drag maintain a consistent pressure while a fish is running. ( The diameter doesn't change much as you lose line as it does on a standard arbor) There are some wonderful reels out there but the Mach Large Arbor is a great value, it is light, it is pretty, it is smooth and it doesn't cost a fortune!


      FLY LINES:

      Fly lines should be specific to the conditions - Broad categories include: Warm Water or Cold Water?, SaltWater or Fresh water? Lines can be full floating,  full sinking,  or partial sinking (sink tip). The tapers can vary infinite ways to help you throw different kinds of flies in different situations, or one taper may help you mend line easier than another.  Almost every manufacture of high quality lines will offer a line for the specific species  and purpose you are looking for.

      LEADERS:

      I prefer to use flouro carbon leaders for most of my fly fishing needs (salt or freshwater) as they have more abrasion resistance than standard monofilament.

      I also always use flouro carbon tippets for fresh and saltwater applications for it's invisible nature. Most of our destinations have pretty stupid fish but it still makes sense to use the most invisible tippet.

      FLIES :

      If you need flies for one of our trips we can provide you with a selection specific for the time of year and destination you are traveling to.  This is a courtesy to our clients and we do not sell flies to anglers who have not booked a trip through us! ( We are not snobs we just are not set up to provide tons of flies!) The selections usually come in $100, $150, $200 selections.

       

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