Paul: I am most definitely interested, once I get some ideas from everyone and narrow down what I want the rod to do. Your rods really are great looking. (see below for some of my thinking.) What were the specs on the rod in the picture? You can PM me on that if you prefer.
Crappie: Good points, all. and I am definitely guilty of always looking for one-size fits all. In reality, I think what I would be looking for would be the bottom-fishing function--mainly for AJ and Grouper. The deepest I ever fished was on the last Big E trip I was on--at a rig, we dropped down about 1,100 feet, and it was a bear reeling up. I baited up with about 4 pound filet of black fin and something got a hold of it and took me either into the rig or the bottom--the crew said it was an "eel". What the hell kind of eel that would have had to be, I don't want to know!
In short, I don't think I want to use an electric setup--not for moral reasons but just because I don't want to screw around with it or pay for it. As for picking it up, I figure a person might have to do that since in my limited experience, I never caught or watched someone else catch a yellowfin without having to change positions on the boat--thus my thinking that if I used if for that, I would probably lower the drag before picking it up to run down the rail.
But I think if I had to narrow it down to, as you point out, doing one thing and doing it well, I would probably want a rod for big AJ or Grouper--critters that really do need heavy drag to keep them from running into the rig--a rod that could handle heavy drag without breaking while sitting at an angle in the holder--kind of the equivalent of having the boat back away from the rig--something that ain't gonna happen on a party boat.
TJ: Sounds like your rod is close to what I am looking for. I would be interested to know about the launcher issue from you or others.
Thanks to all,
Russ
Crappie: Good points, all. and I am definitely guilty of always looking for one-size fits all. In reality, I think what I would be looking for would be the bottom-fishing function--mainly for AJ and Grouper. The deepest I ever fished was on the last Big E trip I was on--at a rig, we dropped down about 1,100 feet, and it was a bear reeling up. I baited up with about 4 pound filet of black fin and something got a hold of it and took me either into the rig or the bottom--the crew said it was an "eel". What the hell kind of eel that would have had to be, I don't want to know!
In short, I don't think I want to use an electric setup--not for moral reasons but just because I don't want to screw around with it or pay for it. As for picking it up, I figure a person might have to do that since in my limited experience, I never caught or watched someone else catch a yellowfin without having to change positions on the boat--thus my thinking that if I used if for that, I would probably lower the drag before picking it up to run down the rail.
But I think if I had to narrow it down to, as you point out, doing one thing and doing it well, I would probably want a rod for big AJ or Grouper--critters that really do need heavy drag to keep them from running into the rig--a rod that could handle heavy drag without breaking while sitting at an angle in the holder--kind of the equivalent of having the boat back away from the rig--something that ain't gonna happen on a party boat.
TJ: Sounds like your rod is close to what I am looking for. I would be interested to know about the launcher issue from you or others.
Thanks to all,
Russ
