vendredi 15 août 2014

1st post, gear/strategy opinions

Hello everyone, 1st time poster, but I've lurked here for a while. Looks like there's a wealth of info here and I look forward to picking your brains and contributing as well.



I just moved to San Antonio but will be spending time in CC and hope to surfcast whenever I can. I'm looking for some feedback/critiques on my current gear/plans.



Inshore-trout/slot reds



Popping corks, shrimp, artificials, small croaker, piggy perch/pins



Shimano spheros 4000

7' penn inshore rod

30lb braid



General surfcasting/jetty fishing/pier anchor rod-slot reds, bull reds, small shark, big uglies



finger mullet, cut horse mullet, cut skipjack/ladyfish, perch, croaker



penn 704/penn liveliner 5600

10' Ander tournament 1-4oz

20lb mono



Penn squidder 145

Rod to be purchased (ugly stick 10', American rodsmiths 12' etc etc.)

20lb mono



Medium heavy surfcasting/light pier fishing-slot reds, bull reds, cobia/ling, small-medium sharks, jack crevalle



whiting, mullet, cut ladyfish, perch, small cut sting ray



Daiwa sealine 50h static magged

Rod to be purchased, same as above

25lb mono



Slide line fighting rig/pier float rig/jetty drift rig/heavy surfcasting reel



Kingfish, bull reds, Jacks, Cobia, and if lucky the rare tarpon



Penn 113h 4/0 aluminum spool

6'6" Shakespeare wonder rod

30lb mono



Couple questions.



On a budget and want to avoid issues on a crowded pier so I'm trying to stick with mono.



Would 25lb mono be heavy enough for bull reads and sharks to 5 feet?

I remember reading a ton of jigmaster/30lb mono recommendations on this site for this type of fishing. I was thinking the 25 mono could give me a bit more line capacity.



Is the 4/0 large enough for slide lining? Would the chrome spool offer a significant increase in line capacity? Would the 113HLW be a better choice and if so can it still be cast? I'm assuming that the 4/0 would be fine for most kings, cobia and jacks but that I'd be cutting it close with a 6+ foot shark or 100lb tarpon.



sorry for the long winded post. thx for taking the time to read




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