Sea Pup

[JohnnyD]

Very nice fish. Mind sharing the specifics on your setup?

[Sea Dangles]

Smith Tokara spinning rod
VS 275
Jerry Brown hollow core 60#
Seaguar 100# leader spliced to JB60 loop to loop connection
Tattoo sea pup with smith 200# split rings and owner st76 3/0 trebles

Spinning setup was plenty strong,me not so much.

[nightfighter]

Thanks, Chris. Looking for a spin rod, and did not know that one....

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Smith Tokara spinning rod
VS 275
Jerry Brown hollow core 60#
Seaguar 100# leader spliced to JB60 loop to loop connection
Tattoo sea pup with smith 200# split rings and owner st76 3/0 trebles

Spinning setup was plenty strong,me not so much.

Awesome, thanks for the info. What do you estimate that fish weighed and how long was your fight?

Still trying to decide if it's worth it to look into a spinning setup with the majority of fish looking to be in the 200+lb size. With the new regulations, I don't want to get into a 1.5 hr battle and kill a fish that we can't keep because I'm under gunned.

[Sea Dangles]

30 minutes for this 180 pound fish at 27 or 28 lbs. of drag.A lot of more experienced guys are putting well over 30 pounds on spinning gear.I have also heard already about 3 hour battle with giant on spinning with a failed knot.