Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating - View Single Post

tlapinski · 02-21-2005, 10:32 AM

I would go with the M over the L hands down for that area. I fish the same parts of RI as you with plugs and eels. There were times last season when my 1201M wasn't even powerful enough for the fish we ran across. My fishing partner and I were both using 1201M's with 7000 Abus and 30# mono, and we both commented on several nights that the rod just didn't have enough backbone to stop some of the fish we found.

My partner was throwing his L one night, and lost 3 straight fish that wrapped him around lobster pots. The L did not have the power to turn those fish.

02-21-2005, 10:32 AM	#7
tlapinski All up in the Interweb! iTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house. Posts: 5,205	I would go with the M over the L hands down for that area. I fish the same parts of RI as you with plugs and eels. There were times last season when my 1201M wasn't even powerful enough for the fish we ran across. My fishing partner and I were both using 1201M's with 7000 Abus and 30# mono, and we both commented on several nights that the rod just didn't have enough backbone to stop some of the fish we found. My partner was throwing his L one night, and lost 3 straight fish that wrapped him around lobster pots. The L did not have the power to turn those fish.
	Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast "Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it." - a wise man. One good fish, a sharpie does not make... Certified rock hopping billy goat.