Rancho Leonero again! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fearnofish · 05-01-2010, 02:19 PM

I am headed down to the "Ranch" July 9th through the 16th with my wife and wanted to ask your opinions on another Rod/Reel combination to take. We will be fishing from both Pangas and yaks. I have a specific goal to catch a decent Dorado and a large Rooster from the kayak. My current gear besides my light stuff is a Daiwa Saltist STT30TH reel mounted to a Seeker Black steel G970-7 20(25)30lb class rod. I also have a Curado 300DSV on a Shimano Teramar inshore series rod. Not the best arsenal but its a start. The clicker on the Saltist is a bit light for trolling a big bait and was hoping you had some suggestions on an addition or two to my gear. I am big on fishing lighter gear but do want to be sure I have a decent chance of landing a good fish. I will have my Shimano bait tank with me as well. Marlin are not me target although a sailfish or tuna would be a huge bonus!
We had a great time last year catching a ton of Roosters and Dorado from the Panga's mostly on bass gear. The wife caught a 65-70lb class rooster one day and I think my biggest dorado was maybe 25lbs.
Thanks for any help you can give!
Andrew

05-01-2010, 02:19 PM	#1
fearnofish Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 40	Rancho Leonero again! I am headed down to the "Ranch" July 9th through the 16th with my wife and wanted to ask your opinions on another Rod/Reel combination to take. We will be fishing from both Pangas and yaks. I have a specific goal to catch a decent Dorado and a large Rooster from the kayak. My current gear besides my light stuff is a Daiwa Saltist STT30TH reel mounted to a Seeker Black steel G970-7 20(25)30lb class rod. I also have a Curado 300DSV on a Shimano Teramar inshore series rod. Not the best arsenal but its a start. The clicker on the Saltist is a bit light for trolling a big bait and was hoping you had some suggestions on an addition or two to my gear. I am big on fishing lighter gear but do want to be sure I have a decent chance of landing a good fish. I will have my Shimano bait tank with me as well. Marlin are not me target although a sailfish or tuna would be a huge bonus! We had a great time last year catching a ton of Roosters and Dorado from the Panga's mostly on bass gear. The wife caught a 65-70lb class rooster one day and I think my biggest dorado was maybe 25lbs. Thanks for any help you can give! Andrew