yellow w/ surface iron or yoyo - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kiyo21 · 03-02-2013, 04:22 PM

looking for advice for types of gear setups

i'm looking to get in to more of the surface irons but just wanna get in to jigging w/ the iron in general.

Whiting17 · 03-02-2013, 04:29 PM

Avet JX MC with 50lb spectra, on a calstar 90J is my surface iron set up. I like Tady 45s

FlyFishinYakr · 03-02-2013, 10:10 PM

Never had much luck with the surface iron unless it was a school of breezing hungry fish

, I've caught most on yoyo iron

(My favorite outfit used to be a Penn 4/0 Special narrow on a Truline D-8

, now I use a BeastMaster 12/30=the original TLD 30 2-speed mounted on a Calstar 665H w/60# Hollow Ace & Seaguar 60# fluorocarbon top-shot

) .
Just my experience.
FFY

outdoorzen · 03-03-2013, 03:26 AM

Go classic with a Calstar 90j and a jigmaster, cant go wrong!

taggermike · 03-03-2013, 12:10 PM

There are many great surface iron rods out there; I had the befor mentioned calstar 90J with an old Newell 338. That was my go to until it got stollen. I'm using a seeker ulua 93H with a daiwa SL40HV now. Its a huge rod and took some getting used to but I love it now. Old school long rods were designed to fish from large party boats. Casting a 100J or ulua while sitting in a kayak can be bit awkward. If you have a buddy with a surface iron stick ask to use it and see if you like the feel. Mike

salty pirate · 03-03-2013, 02:07 PM

good info here from the sea samurai

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...ce-jig-fishing

03-02-2013, 04:22 PM	#1
kiyo21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chino CA Posts: 202	yellow w/ surface iron or yoyo looking for advice for types of gear setups i'm looking to get in to more of the surface irons but just wanna get in to jigging w/ the iron in general.

03-02-2013, 04:29 PM	#2
Whiting17 Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	Avet JX MC with 50lb spectra, on a calstar 90J is my surface iron set up. I like Tady 45s

03-02-2013, 10:10 PM	#3
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	Never had much luck with the surface iron unless it was a school of breezing hungry fish , I've caught most on yoyo iron (My favorite outfit used to be a Penn 4/0 Special narrow on a Truline D-8 , now I use a BeastMaster 12/30=the original TLD 30 2-speed mounted on a Calstar 665H w/60# Hollow Ace & Seaguar 60# fluorocarbon top-shot ) . Just my experience. FFY

03-03-2013, 03:26 AM	#4
outdoorzen Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 64	Go classic with a Calstar 90j and a jigmaster, cant go wrong!

03-03-2013, 12:10 PM	#5
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	There are many great surface iron rods out there; I had the befor mentioned calstar 90J with an old Newell 338. That was my go to until it got stollen. I'm using a seeker ulua 93H with a daiwa SL40HV now. Its a huge rod and took some getting used to but I love it now. Old school long rods were designed to fish from large party boats. Casting a 100J or ulua while sitting in a kayak can be bit awkward. If you have a buddy with a surface iron stick ask to use it and see if you like the feel. Mike

03-03-2013, 02:07 PM	#6
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	good info here from the sea samurai http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...ce-jig-fishing