How many setups do you take? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JohnMckroidJr · 05-14-2020, 04:50 PM

Interesting. Here's my Fort Lauderdale routine, for good weather fishing:

1. 7' live bait rod with 30-40lb for fishing deep baits off a downrigger.
2. 7' live bait rod with 20-30lb for surface baits
3. 7.5' semi-collapsable live bait/sabiki rod -- usually with a sabiki on it all day.
4. 7' knife jigging rod with 40-50lb braid
5. 7' knife jigging/slow pitch rod 30lb braid
6. 7' knife jigging rod with 80-100lb braid for pulling groupers and big AJ's away from wrecks.

Although Pilchards(an anchovy sized fish) are usually available, I typically focus of fishing 8"-16" baits such as goggle eyes, Blue runners, Speedos and Little Tunnies. If I get sufficient bait in the morning, rods 1-5 are always used. Rod 6 requires a slack current and a larger bait and is often left out if I don't think the right conditions will be present.

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05-14-2020, 04:50 PM	#19
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,961	Interesting. Here's my Fort Lauderdale routine, for good weather fishing: 1. 7' live bait rod with 30-40lb for fishing deep baits off a downrigger. 2. 7' live bait rod with 20-30lb for surface baits 3. 7.5' semi-collapsable live bait/sabiki rod -- usually with a sabiki on it all day. 4. 7' knife jigging rod with 40-50lb braid 5. 7' knife jigging/slow pitch rod 30lb braid 6. 7' knife jigging rod with 80-100lb braid for pulling groupers and big AJ's away from wrecks. Although Pilchards(an anchovy sized fish) are usually available, I typically focus of fishing 8"-16" baits such as goggle eyes, Blue runners, Speedos and Little Tunnies. If I get sufficient bait in the morning, rods 1-5 are always used. Rod 6 requires a slack current and a larger bait and is often left out if I don't think the right conditions will be present.