No, spool just looks a bit heavy to throw a half ounce jig head very far though!
Looks like an awesome reel though!
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20-25 pound drag not much use on 10 pound line.
Have a torium spooled with 60p for muscle work.
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Yea but this is soft baiting thread were I thought lighter is better like tents and cooking equipment.
I have horse em gear for deep jigging.
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And I have a Calcutta 200H sitting gathering dust if you would like a lightweight but grunty overhead to try out.
Ask a few salmon fishermen if they are any good for casting.
shimano gear is fine, Im up to three soft bait sets as I use them for catching my livies as well these days
I like berkley dropshot rods, length is good the short ones are for kayak fishing so you can reach your fish easier (not much use outside a kayak)
I actually like my cheepest softbait reel the most as it was smoothest, even tho it has the least bearings its an old nexave so $50 reel
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caught by my missus on the $50 nexave reel
forget stella or saltiga unless you are looking to spend silly money
go for the least weight needed to get you to the bottom while casting ahead when drifting, usually 1/2 oz in under 20m
usually you get your fish on the drop or as it hits the bottom
for softbaits just try a few different types, 5inch matches well to 1/2oz I like jerk shards and wigly tail ones. i use mostly Zman as they last way longer than gulp
I havent noticed any difference with using secret sauce, but i use it when things get quiet
on the bright side for you southerners blue cod seem to smash my softies
slow drifts are good and drogues are sometimes needed
softbaits work easily as well as lures bieng towed by the boat, but when you catch kahawai keep the rod tip in the water if you think the fish is about to jump as thats when they throw the hook
The fish I catch are all on real bait ,don't think polluting the the fishery with more plastic is good for the eco-system or other marine animals.
You keep your plastic garbage down there ,just make sure to clean up the resulting mess & litter on the fore shore.
Gulps are made from egg protien chris
Why do they call them soft plastic then ?
Berkley gulp dont. They are 100% biodegradable. Others are plastic but i use the berkley ones exclusively. In saying that the formaldehyde cant be good
Yea they call them soft baits not plastics.
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They say a car tire is completely biodegradable too if you give a million years or so .So how biodegradable are they ?
As for being referred to as "Pig islanders" is a bit offensive unless thats intended of course.
I'd say they would break down a lot fasted that all the mono, braid, hooks, swivels, plastic and lead that's lost in the ocean. Any fisherman that says he doesn't litter is all shit.
The Pig Islanders part was VC trying to be funny but seems some woke on the wrong side?
It wasn't funny when I lived in the SI either & was intended to be offensive .Maybe some people need to learn some manners & not make statement
like that on a public forum ,or is it they got out of bed on the wrong side. Certainly seem to have an inferiority complex them live down there.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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I was going to ask when you first posted but didnt want to hi jack. But seens how it has been brought up, where does the term 'Pig islander' come from and what does it mean?
I get called a 2 headed, 6 finger banjo playing hillbilly all the time because of where I am from.
Its funny coz it is probably true. At least I am not a pig islander😆
Just wish I could play the banjo instead of the jug😆
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na the south island is the small weener island
north island is pig island
everyone knows that
if you want to see if softbaiting is your cup of tea VC come up north and ill take you out while your up
at least then I can grill you on how to get my hydraullic hauler up and running
I have just moved to the south island and have yet to grow any extra digits.
If you want a demo of north island soft bait technique VC I will gladly accompany you to throw a bait or two around. It's not rocket science and the gear need not be stellar flash. Picking the right conditions is the most important thing to success.
Id be keen on that.
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Snow is on the hills. big blues (cod) will be coming in shallow, sadly so will the shit fish .. Gurnard are there it's hard to get past the spikes.. But with your colour sounder .. Can you see the spikies verse other fish?