Help me peel the onion of picking a first rod/reel - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dnichols36 · 10-29-2012, 07:00 PM

talk to fishaholic John will set you up well for a good price.

Biggameaddict · 10-29-2012, 07:46 PM

A good all around reel would be an avet sx, 300 yards of 50lb spectra and interchangable flouro topshots. Its too big for bay bass but will handle most stuff you hook into from halis to yt to threshers. Greg Andrew uses his calcutta 400's for everything! Check out his youtube videos he catches makos and threshers with the same setup for halibut!

addicted2sp33d · 10-30-2012, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Biggameaddict

Greg Andrew uses his calcutta 400's for everything! Check out his youtube videos he catches makos and threshers with the same setup for halibut!

Similar to Greg, I use basically a single setup for everything. I call it el-cheapo fishing. Unlike some people on this site, I'm not in a position to spend several hundred dollars on multiple rod/reel setups.

Shimano AX4000 Reel. ($20.00)
FX-70MBH2 Rod. ($20.00)

It's light enough to cast all day, but has enough "size" to provide resistance to larger fishy foes.

I carry multiple spools with different lines for easy changes from one weight to another: 2lb mono, 8lb mono, 25lb mono, 40lb braid, 65lb braid.

This single rig has landed everything from 0.5lb Bluegill to 10lb Bonito to 30lb barracuda. I haven't landed sharks on this setup, but not because of the equipment... it's because I haven't mustered up the huevos to venture outside the bays. I haven't encountered any situation where I felt the equipment was not up to the task - just have to fight some fish longer than others.

chisgirl54 · 10-30-2012, 07:57 AM

hubby got me this set up and the guy at turners said it would work for just about anything i went for.

pole is inshore rod 7.6 ft cost about 70.00
reel okuma classic pro xp the little one only cuz im little in size myself. i think we paid like 65.00 for this.

they have other sizes. the next one up from the one i have would eat my hands and wait for more. so little for me is fine plus it was my first time fishing of my yak. hope this helps out.

slobslayer · 10-30-2012, 11:29 AM

All around reel for bass/halibut to even YT.... Calcutta 400
Bigger fish Big 5 sabre and a Daiwa Saltist 20 or 30 or shimano torium of equal size.
Thses reels are tough and pretty cheap compared to most.

Mongo Johnson · 10-31-2012, 05:15 PM

Thanks for the input after wading through my info-overload.

jorluivil · 10-31-2012, 05:34 PM

Here's my response

10-29-2012, 07:46 PM	#2
Biggameaddict The Kayak Peddler Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 591	A good all around reel would be an avet sx, 300 yards of 50lb spectra and interchangable flouro topshots. Its too big for bay bass but will handle most stuff you hook into from halis to yt to threshers. Greg Andrew uses his calcutta 400's for everything! Check out his youtube videos he catches makos and threshers with the same setup for halibut! __________________ Keep your rod close, your gaff closer, and your paddle on a leash.

10-31-2012, 05:15 PM	#6
Mongo Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 192	Thanks for the input after wading through my info-overload. __________________ A day on the water . . . priceless.

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10-29-2012, 07:00 PM	#1
dnichols36 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 54	talk to fishaholic John will set you up well for a good price.

10-30-2012, 07:57 AM	#4
chisgirl54 Junior Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 14	hubby got me this set up and the guy at turners said it would work for just about anything i went for. pole is inshore rod 7.6 ft cost about 70.00 reel okuma classic pro xp the little one only cuz im little in size myself. i think we paid like 65.00 for this. they have other sizes. the next one up from the one i have would eat my hands and wait for more. so little for me is fine plus it was my first time fishing of my yak. hope this helps out.

10-30-2012, 11:29 AM	#5
slobslayer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Santee Posts: 384	All around reel for bass/halibut to even YT.... Calcutta 400 Bigger fish Big 5 sabre and a Daiwa Saltist 20 or 30 or shimano torium of equal size. Thses reels are tough and pretty cheap compared to most.