YellowTail Set up - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

spyakker · 03-03-2015, 09:04 AM

Thanks for all the inputs! Looks like a lot of good information and a lot more research I need to do to determine what I really want in a set up. Def, meeting up with fishoholics at fred hall this weekend.

taggermike · 03-03-2015, 05:56 PM

One rod for every thing can be a tough call. Some thing right for rock fish wont keep a big yellow out of the kelp.
IMO its better to go heavy. A reel with a decent drag that can hold 200-300 yards of line on a 6-7' rod rated to fish 30lb will be fine. My heavy bait set up is a shimano TLD 15, with 250 yards of 65lb braid, on a calstar west coast rod. I bought it from fishaholoc. Don't remember exactly what I paid but it was a good value. Mike

03-03-2015, 09:04 AM	#1
spyakker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Cypress Posts: 110	Thanks for all the inputs! Looks like a lot of good information and a lot more research I need to do to determine what I really want in a set up. Def, meeting up with fishoholics at fred hall this weekend.

03-03-2015, 05:56 PM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	One rod for every thing can be a tough call. Some thing right for rock fish wont keep a big yellow out of the kelp. IMO its better to go heavy. A reel with a decent drag that can hold 200-300 yards of line on a 6-7' rod rated to fish 30lb will be fine. My heavy bait set up is a shimano TLD 15, with 250 yards of 65lb braid, on a calstar west coast rod. I bought it from fishaholoc. Don't remember exactly what I paid but it was a good value. Mike