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jawno

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For saltwater? Go 8, as fun as it would be for an Aussie salmon to hit a lure you'd pretty much kill the fish before you landed it!

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I caught lots of small queen fish last time i was up there and a few small trevally. I got smoked by some biggens on my spin gear last time but wouldnt take the 6wt to those spots.

A lot of the flys to cast at queens etc are quite big and i dont think i would be able to cast them out qith the 6wt.

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9wt is my recommendation as the best allround set up for Northern flyfishing.

Heavy enough to cast heavy flies quickly to fish on the flats, plenty of grunt to deal with big queenies, tuna, trevs etc; but light enough to be comfortable casting all day. I've fished North QLD and cape york a few times. I took a 7wt the first time and put it away after the first time I got smacked by a big queenie while fishing to small ones. I also took a 10wt the first time and my shoulder didn't love me for it.

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