Thread: Fishing Too Heavy?

A little late to the party, but anyone who've read my posts see the photo results and numbers of fish based on what I'm going to recommend.

First off, I use spincast and spinning reels. Both are on-board my boat - 2 of each. Both cast braid line using light jigs (1/32 oz - 3/32 oz ball head jigs) a long distance with soft plastics added for weight and action.

Why braid? 8# test has a diameter of 4# which allows best lure action at a distance. Forget line-caution by fish when it comes to line. Fish focus on the lure/bait. Braid has zero stretch so hook sets are just a matter of fish starting the hook set regardless the distance, which can be as much a 40' or more depending on wind direction. This brand has many colors to chose from (though green is the only one I use). BTW, I don't need to see the line but do need to feel it as I make a retrieve whether horizontal or vertical. Also unlike mono or fluorocarbon, braid doesn't twist. The only brand braid line I use is this one:

Excellent price but it needs to be changed once annually. I wind line on to the top half of the spool only. No point wasting line. Double uni-knot works best.

A light action and medium action rods (not necessarily ultralight) allows me to play large fish without breakoffs. (Of course once fish wrap your line around pad stems, may as well cut the line if caught deep.) As far as lure size and jig weight, some days fish will bite a range of both/ some days smaller and lighter.
Fish depth and cover (if any) determine what you cast and how you retrieve it, but slower gets it done!

You can buy clip-on magnifiers to tie on line, sold on Amazon for $9. Reading glasses also very inexpensive. (Uni-knot not hard to tie when you can see it!)

The above is one angler's choices - maybe not shared by many that do well on their recommendations. But a friend and a relative I introduced to the above have excellent catch rates whereas before - so so. Just don't be surprised when you have 60 fish days and four species to boot!