best rig set-ups - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

mani-yak · 11-24-2008, 12:21 PM

Hey all, this is mani-yak a very new member! I am planning on fishing with 4-rods and a sabiki set-up. What's the consensus on outfits? I was thinking a 15#,20#, 30# and 40#. Is that pretty standard for a La Jolla day?
Also, is it best to rig all with Spectra and a flouro leader? All thoughts are appreciated.

Dennis · 11-24-2008, 12:45 PM

Flouro backing? You mean mono, right. Flouro is pretty expensive to be used as backing. Your outfits sound good. Although, I don't have a 15lb setup. Usually with three rods I'll have a (20 or)25#, 30#, and 40#. My reels are spooled up with spectra and I take different pound Seaguar for my 5' leaders. Heavy P-line for my yo-yo rig.

Rusty · 11-24-2008, 08:35 PM

Welcome on board Mani Yak !!!

To answer your question... a 15, 20, 30 and 40 work great for LJ. Personally I like about 150 yards of 65# Izorline Spectra with 150 yards of mono on top of that, capped off with a 6 foot topshot of flouro. The mono makes for a little more forgiveness, but you can also get broke off in the kelp, versus sawing through it with spectra.

Depending on the time of year, style of bite, where you want to fish, and what you want to fish for there are many options... These are a few of the set-ups I use, ordered by weight class, not how much I use them.

12# 8ft for bass (plastics)
20# 7ft for sabiki
20# 7ft for last resort getting yellows to bite
25# 7t for flyline maks/dines
30# 7t with some backbone for flyline macs/dines with a 2oz sliding sinker
30# 8-9ft Jig Stick
40# 7ft Yo Yo

But... If you really want to catch fish just follow Darkhorse around. ; )

See you OTW!

-Rusty

taggermike · 11-25-2008, 09:51 AM

Gear for LJ will vary with the time of year. For winter fishing I head out with 3 out fits, 30 and 30 for top and bottom bait and 40 lb for yo-yo. For summer fishing I'll bring 20, 25, maybe 30 for bait and 30 on a 9' jig stick. I don't fish bass much and I've been made an absolute fool of hooking bigger YT on wimpy little bass gear so I don't even bother to bring the 15 most of the time. Spectra backing is nice but keep in mind when you get hung up on the bottom with 65 lb spectra and 40 lb mono getting free can be difficult. Mike

11-24-2008, 12:21 PM	#1
mani-yak Junior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: irvine, ca. Posts: 5	best rig set-ups Hey all, this is mani-yak a very new member! I am planning on fishing with 4-rods and a sabiki set-up. What's the consensus on outfits? I was thinking a 15#,20#, 30# and 40#. Is that pretty standard for a La Jolla day? Also, is it best to rig all with Spectra and a flouro leader? All thoughts are appreciated. Last edited by mani-yak; 11-24-2008 at 01:25 PM.

11-24-2008, 12:45 PM	#2
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Flouro backing? You mean mono, right. Flouro is pretty expensive to be used as backing. Your outfits sound good. Although, I don't have a 15lb setup. Usually with three rods I'll have a (20 or)25#, 30#, and 40#. My reels are spooled up with spectra and I take different pound Seaguar for my 5' leaders. Heavy P-line for my yo-yo rig. __________________ Hmmmm..... Last edited by Dennis; 11-24-2008 at 12:56 PM.

11-24-2008, 08:35 PM	#3
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: LJ Posts: 201	Welcome on board Mani Yak !!! To answer your question... a 15, 20, 30 and 40 work great for LJ. Personally I like about 150 yards of 65# Izorline Spectra with 150 yards of mono on top of that, capped off with a 6 foot topshot of flouro. The mono makes for a little more forgiveness, but you can also get broke off in the kelp, versus sawing through it with spectra. Depending on the time of year, style of bite, where you want to fish, and what you want to fish for there are many options... These are a few of the set-ups I use, ordered by weight class, not how much I use them. 12# 8ft for bass (plastics) 20# 7ft for sabiki 20# 7ft for last resort getting yellows to bite 25# 7t for flyline maks/dines 30# 7t with some backbone for flyline macs/dines with a 2oz sliding sinker 30# 8-9ft Jig Stick 40# 7ft Yo Yo But... If you really want to catch fish just follow Darkhorse around. ; ) See you OTW! -Rusty Last edited by Rusty; 11-24-2008 at 08:45 PM.

11-25-2008, 09:51 AM	#4
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Gear for LJ will vary with the time of year. For winter fishing I head out with 3 out fits, 30 and 30 for top and bottom bait and 40 lb for yo-yo. For summer fishing I'll bring 20, 25, maybe 30 for bait and 30 on a 9' jig stick. I don't fish bass much and I've been made an absolute fool of hooking bigger YT on wimpy little bass gear so I don't even bother to bring the 15 most of the time. Spectra backing is nice but keep in mind when you get hung up on the bottom with 65 lb spectra and 40 lb mono getting free can be difficult. Mike