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Originally Posted by zacs
OH, btw-
I specifically stayed away from brands of rod & reel. I think that is budget driven.
You can do pretty well with a $30 rod and $100 reel, but it is also nice to fish with $200 rod and $800 reel, if you can spare the change....... There are a lot of options, get what fits your budget.
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Thanks for the long informative post “Zacs”…… my reply to your post is:
I have most of what you stated: spro & sampo swivels (60’s & 80’s), paperclips, full assorment of floro from 20 on up to 80 for leaders, lots of hooks but none bigger than 6’s (all gamakatsu octoput and conventional)
You mention a few 9’s for livelining big pogies ????? I don’t know what livelining is and did not realize that pogies got that big ?? (pogie just another name for scup, right ?) please explain ?
Tons of lead but then again almost nothing over 6oz. (a lot of my bigger are pryamid’s for 3waying stripers from the jettys) will get bigger. What shapes/styles should I get.
Have all the tin you mention, cripple herring, deadly #^&#^&#^&#^&, point jude, kastmasters w/bucktail, Hopkins, acme (got lots)
Tons and tons of plugs, all top brands, sinkers, mid range, top, deep divers (fully covered here) If I run out of plugs before I catch any fish I am quiting the sport.
Have a hand me down fillet knife, need to get at least two more, different sizes. Saw some long curved edge ones a professional was using , might try one of them, it was
Quite long.
Sun tan lotion & glasses are on my must get list. Probably 2 pair in case I drop/break one. I’m a “gotta have two” type person across the board.
I have checked out nets, will get probably a couple. One for smaller stuff and one big one for the larger.
Regarding you comment on getting not getting the high name, big dollar rod/reels….
I have heard that comment A LOT. As long as I have a few top shelf to play with I think I will be happy.
I am really surprised that no one has thrown a few brand boat rods at me ….. other than the Ugly Sticks mentioned….. That Lamiglass Triplex with the roller tip that Greg Myerson had on his video looked nice. I know Okuma makes some good stuff as well. I would like to match the 10000 Shimano Stella I have with a nice boat rod,
Maybe on the siffer side just in case I get ambitious.
Wish your were a cape codder as I would like to have to “captain” the new boat and
Show me ropes…. But see you’re a R.I. guy…… If you care to make a trip to the cape
You have an open invitation.