10-28-2015, 08:01 AM
[quote tubeN2]Your lighter rod sounds good for getting the bait fish. If yo were to get a heavy or 30lb rated rod, I would recommend the Okuma Convector. It has a level wind and a nice gear ratio. You may also look at the Okuma Avenger. This also has the levelwind feature and is good for heavy fish.
I usually like to put a few hundred yards of sturdy backing and then topshot the last 40 or 50 feet. This makes it easier to renew your line from time to time without having to refinance your house. lol[/quote]
What type of backing would you recommend? I think I will go with the extra heavy 7' baitcast 3 pc travel rod (medium fast action) which is rated for 17-30 lb line and 1-4 oz lures. The Heavy is rated for 12-25 lb test and 3/8-1 1/2 oz lures. The reels I like so far are the Penn 309M, okuma convector, bass pro offshore angler gold cup level wind. I haven't found the okuma avenger in baitcast yet only spinning. Now onto finding a good line. So far the Berkeley trilene big game mono is where I am leaning. Never used braid so no opinion there.
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I usually like to put a few hundred yards of sturdy backing and then topshot the last 40 or 50 feet. This makes it easier to renew your line from time to time without having to refinance your house. lol[/quote]
What type of backing would you recommend? I think I will go with the extra heavy 7' baitcast 3 pc travel rod (medium fast action) which is rated for 17-30 lb line and 1-4 oz lures. The Heavy is rated for 12-25 lb test and 3/8-1 1/2 oz lures. The reels I like so far are the Penn 309M, okuma convector, bass pro offshore angler gold cup level wind. I haven't found the okuma avenger in baitcast yet only spinning. Now onto finding a good line. So far the Berkeley trilene big game mono is where I am leaning. Never used braid so no opinion there.
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