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numbskull · 06-02-2006, 05:56 PM

I'll second what Mike P says. With big fish in current and rocks, you want a conventional rod (size 11-12 tip), a Newell 235, 30 lb mono, 4/0 or 5/0 hooks, 10 feet of 50lb shocker, and a Breakaway snap. Distance suffers, but the outfit weighs less and is less tiring to fish than a big spinner. The stretch of the mono is important to allow a heavy drag without ripping or straightening hooks, the main disadvantage of a big spinner with #50 braid.

06-02-2006, 05:56 PM	#21
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	I'll second what Mike P says. With big fish in current and rocks, you want a conventional rod (size 11-12 tip), a Newell 235, 30 lb mono, 4/0 or 5/0 hooks, 10 feet of 50lb shocker, and a Breakaway snap. Distance suffers, but the outfit weighs less and is less tiring to fish than a big spinner. The stretch of the mono is important to allow a heavy drag without ripping or straightening hooks, the main disadvantage of a big spinner with #50 braid.