Amazing catch on ABU Tracker telescopic rod.

Abu 6’6 Tracker – what a legend! Having owned telescopic rods as a little kid I never really had much faith in them, but gee they have come a long way since then. My recent purchase of a 6’6 Tracker came from a passion of fishing and a need to fit a rod and reel into my laptop bag for my work which involves flying around the islands of the Torres Strait. Having purchased it down in Brisbane this Christmas I dragged it along as a spare rod on a trip to Moreton Island. To cut a long story short – during a squid fishing session with mates I landed a 25-30kg Cobia (scales only went to 25kg which it made easily) in 45 minutes. We were all blown away by how the rod stood up to the challenge and helped make this fish my greatest ever catch. The next week my brothers, father and mates all bought Abu 6’6 trackers!



As head of Marine Education for the Torres Strait (18 schools and TAFE) I am pretty well known for being an obsessed fisherman – getting stuck into everything from Billfish to Barra in what has to be some of the most extreme fishing locations around. A lot of the gear we use is pretty good stuff and a lot of the gear we buy also never lasts long with blown reels and busted rods a continuous hassle. For a laugh we are going to see what we can catch with the 6’6 on upcoming trips to the shelf (440 km round trip this weekend coming) – if you need extra photos or video footage we can forward it on. We are by no means expert fisherman but we happen to fish in places where it does not matter.



I am running 30lb superbraid and a fairly cheap Shimano reel on the Tracker as well.




Regards,



Andrew Denzin