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Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Kevin Kelly
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Date: September 04, 2014 12:13AM
Hey y'all, the bull redfish will be showing up in numbers on the Georgia coast soon, and I'm thinking about rods for them. I'll b e fishing from kayaks almost exclusively, Looking to pair them with a Curado 300e (artificials) and an Avet SX (live crab). The first rod I built was a 6'6" glass rod, but it was damaged in the move down here, along with its backup, an old 7' Ugly Stik. Since I'll be in a 16' kayak, I need a long enough rod to reach across the bow. I fish braid on both reels.
For what it's worth, there are also tarpon around this time of year, so it's possible I could get into those. Kayak rods can get banged up, so I'm not especially interested in fancy or pretty, just good solid workhorses. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Lou Auret
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Date: September 04, 2014 08:47AM
Kevin, some of my clients are seriously into kayak fishing for bull reds in Mobile bay and for GT's and jack up to 35# in the near shore regions.
Their hands down favorite is the RFLE Seeker S glass 765's( call Lance at Swampland). All but one prefers it to the Seeker RFLE 726 for the lighter tip allowing good casts with 1/4 oz artificials and soft enough not to rip out trebles on specs. I use both but always grab the 765 first. Its 7 ft 6: i stretch them up to 8ft for personal use. Its even good for live baiting with croakers or drop shotted clouser style flies for flounder. Very tough blank. I use the castaway 30 mm Microwaves on them for spinning setups: most of us on the Gulf prefer spinning. I use TiCh #6 fly minima 4's as running guides, passes all knots commonly used except for wind ons and weighs nothing. Use PG for wrap coating and build weighs little . Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Kevin Kelly
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Date: September 04, 2014 07:22PM
Looked at the specs. Dang. Butt of .900"? That's a big ol' heavy thing. I'm used to cork handles but thought I might try eva on these. That would probably help it not feel so massive. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Donald Becker
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Date: September 05, 2014 03:17AM
Hi Kevin,
You may be able to get very good information from the Uyeda brothers in Hawaii. They are very avid kayak fishermen and I they previously held the kayak world record 194# blue marlin. The brothers are friendly and helpful people. We did design outriggers (Lamiglas) for their kayak and they are quite pleased. Here's a link to a video that highlights their achievements. Their email address is at the end of the video. [www.youtube.com] And a link to Aqua Hunters forum: [forum.aquahunters.com] This above site is all about kayak fishing. Don Becker Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Lou Auret
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Date: September 05, 2014 09:51AM
Yes they are thick blanks.
Build out to about 1/2 of an ugly stick weight if you know what you are doing and very very tough. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Kevin Kelly
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Date: September 05, 2014 09:56AM
Lou, i checked out a 15-40 lb BPS spinning rod i have, and it's about the same. So not really as bad as i thought.
They really build out that light? I don't know that i'd say i know what i was doing necessarily :), but if i came close to that, i'd be impressed with the rod and with myself. Thanks Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:49AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:49AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:49AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:49AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:49AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:50AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:50AM
The guy who fishes Cape Cod Bay from a kayak for 400+ pound bluefin tuna, what rod blanks does he use? You don't need the same model or weight blank, but I'll bet the maker of those blanks produces a rugged product and probably makes a blank suited for kayak fishing for 40 pound reds. Re: Kayaks and Bulls
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: September 05, 2014 10:51AM
Sorry. My computer apparently has a gear-drive. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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