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Rigs |
For 3-5 Day Guadalupe Island and Offshore |
Bait and Plastics
20# |
This is your light rig, go to it if it's a pick offshore.
A Calstar or Seeker 270 or 870 with a Newell 229, Penn 535 or
Jigmaster... There are lots of great reels to cover this line class. |
Medium Bait and Jigs (Mega Bait / Jacky Jig type)
30# |
If you only have one rig to bring, make it this one for a 3 day or
less trip. Something like
a Seeker or Calstar 700M, 670, 970 or 870 would do you well matched
up with a Penn 545, Newell 332 or 338, Daiwa Sealine, Saltiga
or Saltist, Avet MXL 2 speed... Offshore, this rig may be all
you'll need - until we get to the island.
Basic bread and butter. |
Heavy Bait and Jig
40# |
For the Guadalupe yellowfin, 40# just might be your most used setup.
A Penn 4/0, Newell 500, Daiwa Saltiga or Saltist, Avet LX or JX
single or better yet two speed, on a 660H, 665H, 6470, 6465H,
Grafigher 700M, 765XL...
This is one class you'll likely want to
back up with an additional set-up. I like having something that's a
good caster for flylining and presenting a bait naturally, also
something that's a bit heavier duty with a low gear ratio for
cranking power. Consider one of the lighter two speeds or lever drag
reels. Remember, the shorter the rod the easier the job. |
Heavy Bait,
50# |
For the Guadalupe yellowfin, running 50# on a light two speed, with
fluorocarbon leader, makes for a very effective and efficient means
of bringing tuna to the boat before the a great white shark comes
along and munches the table fare. Consider running a Penn 10KG, Avet
HX or LX 2 speed, Daiwa's 20II for this application. |
Trolling, Kite, Dropper Loop
60-80+#'s |
Boat will have, I'll have an extra, but if you own one bring it!
It's always more fun to catch something on your own gear. Nice
to have a two speed 30 on a stout 655 or 660 roller striper/tip or
all roller will cover your needs. |
Aw, so why not bring the two speed!
Bring the school closer to the boat, faster. You'll make a lot
of friends of guys fishing the slide. |
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Terminal Gear |
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Hooks |
Last year the ringed hooks did very well, either Gorilla or Mutu
Owners proved very effective. The Eagle Claw ringed hooks as
well as QuickRig ringed. Cover yourself from 1/0 on up to 4/0.
It's also a good idea to bring along a few 7/0 single siwash hooks,
like Mustad's 7691. |
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Leader |
Bring your fluorocarbon. The stuff makes a difference. -
ESPECIALLY AT GUADALUPE |
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Weights |
We didn't make much use of the lead in the past. But, if we
spend much time offshore or scraping for yellowtail, an assortment
from 1/2-6 oz might come in handy. For dropper loop fishing, be
prepared with 12-24 oz. |
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Lures |
Bring some iron, some trolling feathers, and have a lure or two for
the wahoo in case we get really lucky. |
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Rigs |
For
Our 8-10 Day Charters to Alijos or the Ridge |
Bait and
Plastics
20# |
Don't count on needing this light a rig
unless you want to be sporting when making bait. |
Medium
Bait and Jigs (Mega Bait / Dymara / Tady type)
30# |
You'll use this rig for making bait, and perhaps also for some
yellowtail fishing or school size tuna. This is as light as
you'll run for the longer trip. Something like a Seeker or Calstar
700M, 670, 970 or 870 would do you well matched up with a Penn 545,
Newell 332 or 338, Daiwa Saltist and Saltiga, Avet MX 2 speeds...
This is your Light Rig for this trip. |
Heavy
Bait and Jig
40# |
For the Ridge and Alijos for larger yellowtail and smaller school
yellowfin, 40# just might be your most used setup. A Penn 4/0,
Newell 500 series, Accurate Boss, Avet JX or HX 2 speed... on
a 660H, 665H, 6470, 6465H...
This is one class you'll likely want to
back up with an additional set-up. Consider one of the lighter
two speeds or lever drag reels. Remember, the shorter the rod
the easier the job and the longer the rod the better casting. It's a
wise move to double up on 40 and 50# gear. Avet's JX 2 speeds are
increasingly being used at this level. |
Heavy
Bait,
50# |
For the moderate and larger size yellowfin, running 50# on a light
two speed, with fluorocarbon leader, makes for a very effective and
efficient means of bringing tuna to the boat before the a great
white shark comes along and munches the table fare. Consider running
Tiburon's SST 12-16, Avet's LX or HX 2 speeds, Penn's Torque or a
Daiwa Saltiga. |
Trolling
80-100# |
On this trip bring the two speed! Have your bases covered with a
strong 60 and 80-100# two speed set-up. It's a must have for
this type of trip. Trust me on this, if you don't have your
own two speed rigs you'll be spending time in the galley
recovering after your first fish. This will also be used bottom
fishing. |
Heavy
Rail
100# + |
Increasingly this is a rig you'll need to have available. In '05 it
was mandatory for catching the 200-300# yellowfin that we boated.
Anything smaller and you ran the risk of getting spooled, bitten off
or busted. Have 135-200# Spectra backing, with a fairly short
topshot if you are an experienced angler who keeps good bait
contact. Reels like Avet's SDS 50 narrow or Penn's 50VSX work well
in this application. |
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Terminal Gear |
| Hooks |
For the past several years the ringed hooks have done very well,
either Gorilla or Mutu Circle Owners proved very effective.
The Eagle Claw ringed hooks as well as Burns ringed Mustads really
performed. Cover yourself from 1/0 on up to 4/0. It's also a
good idea to bring along a few 7/0 - 10/0 single siwash hooks, like
Mustad's 7691. |
| Leader |
Bring your fluorocarbon. The stuff makes a difference. You'll
want 40-100# in my opinion. |
| Weights |
You'll need the lead. Have a range of weights with you and
definitely some larger torpedo weights in the 16-24 ounce range for
grouper fishing at night. |
| Lures |
Bring some iron, some trolling feathers, and have a half dozen wahoo
bombs. Both Catchy Tackle and Burns make some good stuff for
this application. Bring along the large size marauders and some
trolling harnesses. We stock the Burns harnesses and Bomb
rigs. They're good quality and fairly inexpensive. |
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