Vincent, I fished New Caledonia last year. First I would highly recommend fishing from a boat for two reason, (1) your going to need to follow the fish around or find them and (2) walking through the brush to the is dangerous.. lots of highly poisonous things crawl and slithering around there.
Between the shore and the reef is basically one giant flat. Some areas between the beach and reef are 200-300 yards. Others spots are miles- hence the boat. There are numerous very small islands on the flat with some mangrove areas to boot. I fished a 8100 RPL+ without any problems. If the wind starts to howl, you'll need to move up to 9 or 10wt or head off the water. I guess the best advice I can pass to you is... chose a rod that you can cast comfortably with. Unless you specially target the Bones or Permit, you won't have to cast very far. As a matter of fact, we drove right to the edge of every school. This is virtually an untouched fishing area.... I caught numerous Skipjack and Yellowtail Tuna along with Barracuda. There is good Bone and Permit fishing to be had...provided you find the fish. I only had an opportunity to targeted a couple fish before the wind came up and we headed in. I fished Deceivers and Clousers exclusively. John Abbott > -----Original Message----- > From: Vincent Pons [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 7:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: rod length > > Once again, I have a question for you. > If you fished in saltwater (New Caledonia) and you wanted to buy a rod > (line 10), would you buy an 8', a 9', a 10' or a longer rod? > If you have a short rod, you may have more power, a greater control of the > fish (not that sure) than with a long rod that might have a smoother > action. However, a long rod makes casting heavy flies easier. > Personally, I prefer long rods, 10'. > Thanks for any advice, > Vincent >
