Wreck Fishing - Spinning or Conventional Reel

[Pajay 1962]

Thanks guys - good information.

One person mentioned using braided line - is this frowned upon on party boats? I was under the impression that this is a pain in the "you know what" to untangle on party boats.

Thanks
Jay

[Jpell15]

Originally Posted by Pajay 1962

Thanks guys - good information.

One person mentioned using braided line - is this frowned upon on party boats? I was under the impression that this is a pain in the "you know what" to untangle on party boats.

Thanks
Jay

It can be a pain with tangles but you'll see a good amount of people using it on party boats that are bottom fishing....Use mono if bluefishing though, as tangles are inevitable and with the braid it's a nightmare.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Yep braid with a 10-15 foot top shot of mono.

[Capt. Lou]

No issues with using spinning for ur inshore wreck fishing.
The drawbacks R reels. generally speaking a good quality spin reel is required & u may have to spend extra bucks on a decent reel .
Many 7' Plus rods will handle this duty but ALWAYS select a fast taper with comparable power to line# test line ur using !
I prefer a 7.6 spin with a 3500 / 4000 series size hi quality reel loaded with braid & top shot of 30 to 50 mono depending on species & conditions.
Nothing wrong with wreck or any bottom fishing with spin gear now with many current model spin reels up to the challenge !
In fact in jigging I believe they excel do to the fact u can grip the rod in front of the reel & use the rear weight of the reel to lighten ur jigging stroke & simply said allows u to jig rod only & not heft the weight of reel on each lift !
Any fined tuned spinning outfit is up to this task easily !!