odins_eye Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'm moving over in the new year and I'm wondering if its worth bringing my freshwater fishing gear over? Mainly carp gear, but also some predator and river fishing stuff used mostly for barbel. Also any ideas on the fishing situation in NSW? Especially for carp and other fresh water fish? Whats the availability of equipment and bait etc? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luked Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Aussie carpin is still in it's infancy as far as development of a "scene" but it is growing, try and think less UK now and more early savey years and you will be somewhere close. very few freshwater anglers and even fewer carp fishermen. pretty much the only time you will see another carp angler on the bank is if you have arranged to meet them there If you have decent gear bring it over, keep in mind that anything that has touched the water will probably get pulled by customs so remove all line from rods and make sure that everything is spotless, nets wise buy new mesh for your arms and have it in the packet. end tackle wise bring anything you want but make sure that it is clean and still in it's packets. Customs here are seriously paranoid. to give you an example they even pulled a 60ml bottle of sweet ade as obviously intended to be used in the waterways and would be classed as pollution bait and end tackle wise they are avalable in Australia you just need to know where to look (maybe have a look here for some pointers? https://forum.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=53150 )particles, boilies, pellets all available locally, thank god, as you have an ice cube in hells chance of getting any in through the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odins_eye Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Cheers mate, never really considered it would be so strict, though i suppose it makes sense and aint that different from the airport! Is it worth stock piling to bring stuff over or is the price and availability not that different? On a different subject how riggy are the fish? Or is it more of a case of location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luked Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 price is about the same (depending on exchange rate) availability is non existent as I only know of one outlet, they do Korda, free spirit and fresh bait (in fact I know them very well check out that link I posted) I would still recommend bringing what you can though as you might as well. Fish are certainly not riggy, keep in mind that most Australians would kill a carp if they caught it and I would estimate that there are somewhere between 50-100 specialist carpers in Australia (a continent the size of north America) currently who return their catch. Hence it is fair to say that most of the carp that are still swimming have probably not been caught before. Honestly mate, there is a lot of pioneering going on over here, if you want a swim to fish from make one, fishing is free (you only need to pay for your licence) there is no such thing as a day ticket or syndicate water they simply do not exist. if you have a bit of adventure about you, you will have a ball, if you like manicured swims, not so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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