Looking at getting a new rod & reel - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

RK · 02-09-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake

No joke, these could pull 50# class YT out of kelp no problem.

You obviously know that from experiencing that situation?

BadBoy hahahahahha I cant get enough of that one.... If your on a budget crunch go with the sealines new $109, used 60-70 bucks and they are bulletproof, and rods if buying new isnt an option theres all kinds of great stuff on the classifieds here and BD, and on this forum theres a guy named fishaholic that apparently has incredible gear for great prices...

Dont buy shitty gear, not sure where your planning on fishing but those species you mentioned will test your gear to its maximum potential. Ive never caught a 50 pound yellow but I have a great feeling of how that would go and you dont wanna be caught with your dick in your hand if ya know what I mean...

Ive only heard of one waterman bagging such a beauty I just cant remember if it was 50 or 60 pounds.....

robmandel · 02-09-2012, 02:05 PM

I have a zebco spincast rod that can pull a greased string out of a dead cat's ass. will that work on LJ yellows?

by the way, don't ask me how I know that

RK · 02-09-2012, 02:08 PM

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mtnbykr2 · 02-09-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by robmandel

I have a zebco spincast rod that can pull a greased string out of a dead cat's ass. will that work on LJ yellows?

by the way, don't ask me how I know that

too funny, wait how did you know that?

taggermike · 02-09-2012, 05:32 PM

You don't need every rod in the shop to get started LJ kayak fishing. But that said, a surface iron/bait stick combo is a tough thing to do. Surface iron rods don't tend to make very good bait sticks and vice versa. Most of the local surface iron sticks are 8-10 feet long with a slower action or are even parabolic. The terramars that the guys have mentioned would be good. And a Daiwa reel to go on it, you can't go wrong with a sealine 40 of 50. I like the 40 with the slower gear ratio. There is also the saltist reels too. As for bait sticks, I like a rod that is long enough to let you go around the bow of the yak. Any thing much longer than that just puts the leverage on the fish's side. 6-7 feet is good. As to a shimano rod like that I'm not too familiar. Fast action, graphite, maybe rated 20-40lbs. The best reason I can see to have seperate jig and bait sticks is you always want to have your surface iron rod ready. And if you're trolling a mackeral on it it's not ready. Some times the fish are only up for a few seconds or it's one fish tailing along. That jig stick needs to "locked and loaded" and where you can reach it. Mike

02-09-2012, 02:05 PM	#2
robmandel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 186	I have a zebco spincast rod that can pull a greased string out of a dead cat's ass. will that work on LJ yellows? by the way, don't ask me how I know that __________________

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RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	HAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHA

02-09-2012, 05:32 PM	#5
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	You don't need every rod in the shop to get started LJ kayak fishing. But that said, a surface iron/bait stick combo is a tough thing to do. Surface iron rods don't tend to make very good bait sticks and vice versa. Most of the local surface iron sticks are 8-10 feet long with a slower action or are even parabolic. The terramars that the guys have mentioned would be good. And a Daiwa reel to go on it, you can't go wrong with a sealine 40 of 50. I like the 40 with the slower gear ratio. There is also the saltist reels too. As for bait sticks, I like a rod that is long enough to let you go around the bow of the yak. Any thing much longer than that just puts the leverage on the fish's side. 6-7 feet is good. As to a shimano rod like that I'm not too familiar. Fast action, graphite, maybe rated 20-40lbs. The best reason I can see to have seperate jig and bait sticks is you always want to have your surface iron rod ready. And if you're trolling a mackeral on it it's not ready. Some times the fish are only up for a few seconds or it's one fish tailing along. That jig stick needs to "locked and loaded" and where you can reach it. Mike