tossing iron at yellows - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

deepdvr · 11-10-2011, 05:57 PM

Way too much work.

These things are pretty effective.

The Kid · 11-10-2011, 06:13 PM

LOL. Only problem with that Eric is you have to run over fish to catch them. They have to stupid fish at that! Haha jk. I go to the fish even if they come to me. Don't be hatin'! Hopefully your cherry will pop and you get to see what you've been missing!

oneyedeer · 11-10-2011, 07:34 PM

so is 200 yards of 65lb braid enough line?

The Kid · 11-10-2011, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneyedeer

so is 200 yards of 65lb braid enough line?

Plenty.

taggermike · 11-14-2011, 04:25 PM

Braid sounds good for surface iron but I have to admit I'm a bit intimedated to rip a big ol' Ulua 93H cast with the stuff. I use it, and love it, on bait casters in the bay but loading up my old Newells to the top, I'm not ready for. Any one have great or terrible success casting strait braid with surface irons? Mike

kayakhunter · 11-14-2011, 04:34 PM

Braid +

=Love
Braid +

+

=Hold on to your rod....tight.

-scallywag- · 11-14-2011, 04:55 PM

I stared running strait braid on a 100J this season cause the deep kelp kinda disappeared and the fish where consistently feeding in 70-80' over submurged kelp and with so much bait around the jig was the only thing they would regularly respond to. Here's the pro's and cons from my POV.

PRO's;
casts farther, no memory/twists, easier to cast light jigs, instant hookset (no line stretch),cuts kelp

CON's;
expensive, nicks easily, backlashes are much harder to get out and usually damage the line, cuts fingers easily.

For me the major pain is how delicate spectra is.....you really have to keep an eye on the condition of your line and dont backlash. If you cant consistently cast mono without backlashing then spectra is probably not gonna be the best way to go.... if i dont think kelp is gonna be an issue, I'll reach for the 93H full of 40mono everytime!

11-14-2011, 04:34 PM	#6
kayakhunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange Posts: 207	Braid + =Love Braid + +=Hold on to your rod....tight.

11-10-2011, 05:57 PM	#1
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Way too much work. These things are pretty effective.

11-10-2011, 06:13 PM	#2
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	LOL. Only problem with that Eric is you have to run over fish to catch them. They have to stupid fish at that! Haha jk. I go to the fish even if they come to me. Don't be hatin'! Hopefully your cherry will pop and you get to see what you've been missing!

11-10-2011, 07:34 PM	#3
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	so is 200 yards of 65lb braid enough line?

11-14-2011, 04:25 PM	#5
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Braid sounds good for surface iron but I have to admit I'm a bit intimedated to rip a big ol' Ulua 93H cast with the stuff. I use it, and love it, on bait casters in the bay but loading up my old Newells to the top, I'm not ready for. Any one have great or terrible success casting strait braid with surface irons? Mike

11-14-2011, 04:55 PM	#7
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	I stared running strait braid on a 100J this season cause the deep kelp kinda disappeared and the fish where consistently feeding in 70-80' over submurged kelp and with so much bait around the jig was the only thing they would regularly respond to. Here's the pro's and cons from my POV. PRO's; casts farther, no memory/twists, easier to cast light jigs, instant hookset (no line stretch),cuts kelp CON's; expensive, nicks easily, backlashes are much harder to get out and usually damage the line, cuts fingers easily. For me the major pain is how delicate spectra is.....you really have to keep an eye on the condition of your line and dont backlash. If you cant consistently cast mono without backlashing then spectra is probably not gonna be the best way to go.... if i dont think kelp is gonna be an issue, I'll reach for the 93H full of 40mono everytime!