Setup for talapia fishing

[surfaMIKE]

Hey guys

We have a small dam behind our house that is crystal clear and not too many people fish it. As far as I know, it has talapia and catfish in it (theres a myth that there are crocs there, and its probably true given that I live in zululand). I have also seen water monititors there, but thats not a fish, and not what I want to catch

What ultralight setup should i use to catch talapia? Like what reel, line, rod? Or should I just use the traditional bamboo pole method?

I have caught bream/kurper before, but they were much bigger than talapia, and we used quite heavy tackle by my standards

Will a 7ft m action rod with a 2500 size reel that has 10lb line on it work? Or is it too heavy?

 

[100% African]

hey S.Mike

There is another thread on ultra lite tackle. It's called okuma ignite it10. Check it out...

And as far I know, Bream/Kurper are talapia. All the same thing, just different names. There are a many species but you'll probably catch Moz Talapia or Red breasted.

Hope it helps

 

[surfaMIKE]

Shot it does help. Thanx