first time trying gulp

[stevejordan]

i wont due braid on a party boat bc i dont want to end up in some drunkies cluster***k lol... whats theta? is it like leadcore?

[buckfin732]

All good advice I would go with braid with a 20 foot top shot of floro or mono on top of the braid to help with tangles. Any more the 20 feet and you might as well just use mono cause most spots will not be more the 50 feet unless you are fishing Ambros.

[stevejordan]

honestly im probably just going to use a rental and bring a spool of flouro with me... my only braid rig is my shimano baitrunner and im not bringing that on a party boat

[Gerry Zagorski]

Steve - your going to have a hell of a time working a bucktail on most party boat rental rods I've seen.... Tips are way too firm to produce the bouncing action you need and poles much too heavy to work jigging all day. Can it be done, I guess but you'd be much better off with your Shimano bait runner braid set up if you want to bucktail.


As I'm writing this I can see it now...... 12 year old beats out Steve for the pool with a whitsle fish jigged on a rental rod

[stevejordan]

true... maybe ill bring a MH ugly stik... ive just seen so many incredibly fouled up tangles and when they cross braid, theres no coming back lol. id rather run mono and have a better chance of keeping my $6 jig

[stevejordan]

how light would you go on the rod if youre using a 4oz bucktail? looks like some guys are going pretty light in pictures but im assuming theyre probably in the bays with lighter jigs

[Fisherman120]

Sound advice so far... Don't have much else to add, just curious what boat you're heading on? Sounds like the Highlands?