Deep Drop Tackle Advice

[stevelikes2fish]

Hoping for some answers here. Getting back into Tile fishing soon. I have all different tackle than the last time I went out back in 2011. I will be on a 5 man charter and am thinking about bringing along a jigging rod in addition to my bait rod in which I plan on using some heavy buck tails. I picked up an OTI 5'4", rated 80-120lb., lure 500g. Was thinking of mounting either an Avet MXL loaded with 65# braid or an Avet LX with 80# braid. Has anyone tried this rod with either of the reels I mentioned, or any advice you can offer would be appreciated.
Thanks

[dfish28]

I dropped my mxl with 50lb pp one day in like 7-800 - I wanted a larger spool- watching all that line pay out with not too much more- I'd go a bit larger than the mxl- performed well, but if we had a 4 or 5 pound day- I wouldn't be happy about it.

[stevelikes2fish]

From what I'm hearing from one of the regulars who fished this boat often, it's normally in 400-600, and the captain likes to shift the boat in and out of gear, thus enabling you to fish with as light a weight as possible, and from what I'm told, they usually fish 16-24 oz.
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this particular model pole.

[CancunPete]

Come on down to Atlantic Bait and Tackle...we stock deep drop rods as well as the Daiwa Tanacom electric reels ....Sure makes reeling a lot easier......Pete

[JerseyCoast]

The Maxel OSL12 has been our top selling Tile Reel this year. Plenty of capacity, easy to fish with narrow spool and it balances out nice, keeping it light.

Heres the thing with fishing jigs for tile..... never know when your gonna find a tuna! May need some extra line on the spool!!!

Below is a tuna jigged up 20 feet from bottom on a tile trip. Using one of our OMT 28oz bucktails!!!!!!

Another thing is the rod itself. When balanced out, our customers have been going crazy over the longer rods. We build a 7'6" nanocarbon rod that is lightweight, will fish 8ozs - 40ozs the same and is also used for deep sea bass trips and halibut trips out west too. Depending on the boat, the longer rod is a big advantage.

Here in NJ, your not fishing 1,000' for tiles that often. Jigs also work very well here in NJ because of the shallower depths fished. We have found that UV treated jigs are catching the fish. UV is effective to at least 650' of water,.

[mike1010]

65 lb line is way over the head of an MXL. The small Avets are nice, but really are light-duty.

[tropics]

Originally Posted by JerseyCoast

The Maxel OSL12 has been our top selling Tile Reel this year. Plenty of capacity, easy to fish with narrow spool and it balances out nice, keeping it light.

Heres the thing with fishing jigs for tile..... never know when your gonna find a tuna! May need some extra line on the spool!!!

Below is a tuna jigged up 20 feet from bottom on a tile trip. Using one of our OMT 28oz bucktails!!!!!!

Another thing is the rod itself. When balanced out, our customers have been going crazy over the longer rods. We build a 7'6" nanocarbon rod that is lightweight, will fish 8ozs - 40ozs the same and is also used for deep sea bass trips and halibut trips out west too. Depending on the boat, the longer rod is a big advantage.

Here in NJ, your not fishing 1,000' for tiles that often. Jigs also work very well here in NJ because of the shallower depths fished. We have found that UV treated jigs are catching the fish. UV is effective to at least 650' of water,.

Tom do you have the Maxel OSL12 in left handed in stock? I am hoping to get down to you by Fri.
Richie

[JerseyCoast]

More coming in mid week. The lefty is only available in Silver/Gunmetal