Wash it with fresh water when you get back from fishing salt. Main limitation is the 220 yds if you're fishing for anything big, e.g., kings. A nice king would probably spool that in about 15-20 seconds.

 

agree with jim keep if flushed every time you fish salt and youll be fine,no real limitations except like jim said kings will spool it fast

 

Really? We caught a 75# cobia down in the Gulf in June on 30lb mono and he didnt even come close to taking that much line. I also caught an 8lb mahi using 12lb test on my last charter and he only took 50yds of my line. Are kings really that strong?

 

oh yes they dont call em smoker kings for nothing but im no expert on them ill let the guys who have caught them tell ya themselves ive only ever seen em caught on piers and seen 6/0 penn reels almost dumped in under 2 minutes

 

We caught a few small (15#) ones on our last charter. We had a light line with 30lb test mono off the back. Drag didnt even move. I wonder if the pier guys just let them run to tire them out instead of pressuring the fish, to make sure they get it. I'm all about sport.

 

BigNY -- my statement was qualified with "big" fish -- a lot of which is off the coast of NC. An 8 - 12lb mahi is no big deal, nor will a 15lb king do that 220 yds a lot of harm. But if you get a 20+ lb AJ or smoker King or a lot of other big things we target, it will take that line out. I won't even mention wahoo. 220 yds is not a lot of line off our coast.

JMO

 

Oh I had that idea about wahoo. I wouldn't bring this rod out unless I had on a headboat bottom fishing and wanted to hook into a few mahi or kings for the cooler. I meant for like Reds, Tarpon maybe. I've seen guys use light spinning outfits for tarpon, they run around alot, just doesnt seem like they go very far very fast, always up or to the sides.

 

Not sure what you want to catch with that rod and reel combo but it is way heavy for throwing the 1/8 oz and 1/4 oz baits used for speck and red fishing.

 

I used it for bass and pike back home, usually live bait and 3/4 to 1 3/4 oz bucktails. It's actually a fairly fast action rod and I don't doubt that I could toss small spoons and jigs with it. How line wary are reds? I was hoping to get some good use out of it in the fall when the Bulls are running in the ICW. I leave mid october, don't know if that's too early. I also planned on doing some bass fishing on Camp Lejeune, they have stocked ponds with some big bass. That's what my Gunny said anyways. I have a fair idea for what I can use it on. It's too late for Cobia though. I don't know if I'll have a chance to go after tarpon, but I know I'll have time to go after Reds. If I get a chance to go out on another head boat I'll prolly light line it off the back with a king rig and hope that a wahoo doesnt swim by.

 

when reds are feeding they dont care about line one bit i used to tie my hooks right to my power pro with a carolina rig and have caught tons of reds that way

 

Sweet deal. I also have a couple 110yd spools of 8# Trilene XL that I can use as a leader on Carolina rigs should the fish be in a spooky mood. All my things from NY should be here by the 4th. Saves me a ton of money on buying new lures. Just might need a few gulp shrimp/minnows, all I have are curly tail grubs and worms.

 

they will work too greens with red tails rootbeer colors and smoked colors work well for trout and drum if i use a leader i use a foot and a half of 20 pound mono no more and some times less

 

I got about 300 yards of that too. Too thick for my taste, inhibits the action too. I like braid, it's super thin, no stretch, and doesn't inhibit the action of my lures, and I usually don't have to worry about a positive hookset, especially with a heavy action rod. My other rod for freshwater is a 2 piece medium action with 10lb test. I hooked into a big tiger muskie back home in july and when I set the hook it broke. Just reinforces my opinion about mono. I like fluorocarbon leaders though.

 

if your fishing near oyster beds youll wish ya had the 20 pound mono or fluorocarbon leaders worst than muskie teeth.
i love braid my choice is power pro used others and always had problems but not with power pro up hear i used to use nothing but yo-zuri line 4 to 8 pound test

 

I could use it need be, just not a favorite. Seems to stiff to get the right action out of finesse jigging. But maybe I'm putting too much thought into it. All the fishing I've done is for fish that spook somewhat easily.

 

OK, not discussing the throwing of large chunks of lead with circle hooks and chunks of "natural" bait and then leting them sit until something comes along and eats it.

For catching speckled trout and tailing reds in shallow water, the preferred rod/reel set up is a 7'-8' rod that is med.lt to med.; fast action rated for 8-12 pound test line and 1/8 to 1/2 oz lures. A reel with a good drag system that will hold 150 usable yards of 6-14 pound braid or similar line.

For more on "set ups" for speckled trout you can click on this link from ShallowWaterAngler Magazine Gear Up for Seatrout. Also this link Spotted Seatrout Techniques

For red drum fishing here is a good link Shallow Marsh Redfish

For creek fishing in areas such as Queens Creek here is a good link Creek Fishing Techniques

For fishing the ICW here is a link Belly Up to the Bars

 

Thanks for the links, check them out when I get out of the shower.