Whats a quality.....?
 

Hey all!

This is going to sound extremely broad BUT, Im looking for a reliable FF, something that does well on structure, holes, and accurate bottom readings without breaking the bank. It will be primarily used for LJ and P Loma.

Also looking at the Penn FRC4000, good flat fish rig.... yay? nay?

And what reel(s) is everyones preference for yo yoing YT at the kelp?


THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!! TIGHT LINES!!!!:cheers1:

I'll bite on flatfish reel. I have a penn fierce and it has been a great reel for me. But I wouldn't recomend it for hali fishing. It depends on where you're fishing but I would recomend a small to mid sized conventional. In the bays I use a sealine 20 and several bigger bass style bait casters. Since I always fish halibut in free spool a spinner is a bit awkward. Maybe a liveliner spinner would work butI like to have my thumb in the spool.

Mike

Diawa Sealine FTW on the iron with 65# powerpro to a short topshot of 40-50# mono via reverse albright. Definitions of "short" may vary, but I like mine around 6'.

My personal preference is my hotrodded narrowed senator with the tiburon frame and 4 to 1 stainless gears. But that's cuz I built it myself.

Get the biggest screen you can. Squinting at your FF sucks ass. And learn to use it in MANUAL mode. You can get a $200 one and learn to use it right, and it will outperform a $1,000 one that you don't use right.

Lowrance HDS 5 is awesome. As are the Garmin Products.

Yoyo-
Daiwa Seagate 35H has done well for me. 40lb JB White braid straight to the iron.

WTF is UP, Drizzzzzzake? How ya been?

Guess, Im bringing a shopping list to the Fred Hall Show this year!!!

Bought a Lowrance Elite-5 DSI/GPS for $399 just before Xmas. Can't wait to try it with the scupper transducer mount (being installed by 'Andy' @ OEX).

For jigging in the kelp, to each his/her own.
My preference right now would be the the Penn 4/0 narrow YT Special 'Tiburon' frame with 40# mono. Haven't yet tried my Trinidad 16N with straight 65# red Power Pro (hoping I can reel so fast that the fish won't see the PP). Any one done this yet?
Also considering using my Beastmaster 12/30 (i.e. original TLD 30 2-speed) with 60# PP Hollow Ace with 60# flouro Seaguar top shot, Talica 20 II (two speed) w/40# Hollow Ace with a 10' top shot of 40# flouro Seaguar Leader (as soon as I can get out there with my new HOBIE.
FFY.