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Hey man. It's a shimano stradic ci4 2500. I'm pretty sure they have been replaced with the shimano vanford now.

Cheers mate i was looking at getting a vanford ive never had a Shimano reel do you recommend them and do they cast well with light softbaits ect?

I think the shimano reels are worth it. I have only used okuma and shimano reels, and out of the 2, i would go shimano for the reels, the build and quality is just the bit more better. I have no problems flicking out light jigs. I have the stradic in the video, 2500 vanford and 2500 vanquish.

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 thank you I appreciate it! Great video

Not a khawai

Yeah the lower oreit is full of them. Jig head weight is based on the flow at the time. Could of been a 1/16. I normally start with a 1/12 then go heavier or lighter from there.

Hey mate it's an Okuma Nanomatrix plus canal rod and Okuma Helios reel.

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 cheers for that mate.

Hey Hassan, I use a mixer of different colour softbaits and light jig heads. Yes they are trout. Sometimes you can catch landlocked salmon from there as well.

Hey mate. It's off the wharf in Kingston Otago and the last few minutes are on the opposite side of the lake. Just before you get into the devils staircase.

Hey mate. It's just down from the control gates by Te Anau.

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 I reckon the second part with the spillway is somewhere else.

Still one of my favorite spots to go for a fish

Lol na not yet. Came close a couple of times tho

Still my biggest fish I have landed so far. It was an awesome experience.

Hey AAraHuffazTaho. the line rating isn't printed rod and I lost the wee tags it came with. Its AN ultra light rod 2 piece at the buttjoint, they actually brought out another model a few months ago 2 piece with a midjoint. its a fun wee rod to play with

I find the Sinkers without the wire are easier to feel the bottom of the canal but can be a hassle to tie and they can snag more often. The ones with the wire are easier to tie but can be a bit harder to feel the bottom. I just have a mixer of the both. Weight all depends on the flow. I'd say mostly I'd use the mid three weights the most but I've also had to go the lightest you can get or the heaviest when the canal is flowing hard. You can never go wrong with a good mixture of gear

cheers guess I'll cough for a few of each type

I find it better to walk down with the fish just so there isn't so much tension on the line.

It's a Kilwell net from hunting and fishing pretty sure it was around $50-60 mark. Yeah some of the nets out there get pretty pricey.

Hey mate thanks. I just prefer fluoro to swivel. I don't really trust a straight braid to swivel knot. I use the shimano Ocea Leader. I've played around with a few different knots uni to uni, FG and a few others and have now settled with the alberto. It's faster and easier to tie then the FG. The slim profile is a lot nicer to go through the guides.

Its out at Lake Monowai and Monowai River. the river part is closed for the season.

I'm not to sure mate.

Yeah mate it's all trial-and-error.

Around 5-6ft depends on the rod I am using

All good mate tight lines

Yeah mate love it up there. even if I don't catch anything its still an awesome place to be.

Thanks 👍

Hey mate. Trout love to hit the mouse there is a lake down in my neck of the woods that I fish with the mouse and have caught a few nice browns out of. So I thought why not give it a go at the canals and it paid off. I have noticed 9 times out of 10 it will be a brown trout hit it over the rainbows. Browns might be more aggressive, I'm not too sure. But I think everyone should give the mouse ago it's a fun experience to have.

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 how do the trout see the mouse in the dark? do you need or have lights on it? and do you think a mouse works really good iv only ever got one fish in the canals so i may not be using the best fishing lures. any tips i mean some guys get a fish really easy i feel like im missing something.

Hey mate. No you don't need light on the mouse I find when it's really dark without moon light the mouse works really well. I only turn my head lamp on once I have hooked the fish. From what I understand trout can detect water displacement or movement with their lateral lines. I've also read some blogs and they suggest trout can almost see as good at night as they would at day time. The mouse works best around lakes with beach trees around it and when they are seeding. Umm I just egg roll and mouse fish up there I haven't caught a decent fish on a lure or soft bait. If you try the mouse fish the edges at Pukaki canal cast up the canal and try to match the flow back, (if it's flowing hard move down the canal) casting down stream back up slowly retrieve like 2-3 seconds for a full handle rotation on the reel. At the bowl I just cast it out and slow retrieve like a would with a normal lure. It took me awhile to start hooking fish up there but persistent is key.

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 okay thanks im going up there in 10 days so il try this mouse it probably wont matter what mouse i think il give it a go and let you know if i get something. i did not even know trout could see in the dark good to know too thanks for the tips :D

@@jafethbarmentloo2509 good luck up there mate. If you do try the mouse don't get to excited and set the hook right away sometimes they will hit it with their tail to stun it, Then bite it you will feel the weight of the fish when it takes it.

Yeah mate would have to of been the best conditioned bow for the season so far

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 love it down there. Will be hitting it as the winter sets in .

Hey man 6lb braid and 6-4lb fluorocarbon leader

@@downsouthfishing-nz6061 oh nice okay mate thanks👍

All good mate

Hey mate, over half the spool is 8lb mono backing and around half a spool of braid to top it off.

the bridge from otatara to sandy point and theres a wee walking track car park

Yeah for sure mate, I'll check them out

Lol that was on Saturday night