Would consider this rod to be enough for the pier? It's a 7' two piece from BPS.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...46-bps-rod.jpg
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Would consider this rod to be enough for the pier? It's a 7' two piece from BPS.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...46-bps-rod.jpg
That would be my Spanish Mackerel rod. It would likely handle school-sized kings, too!
Sounds good to me! I've got it mated to a Spinfisher 4500 for the time being. I'm hoping I can get at least one morning on the pier when I come down Labor Day weekend (not my choice) and I figure that my 10' surf rod would look a little funny on the pier.
I assume "schoolie Kings" are undersized?Quote:
Originally Posted by eym_sirius
Nope, small legal ones.
Oh, well then! I'm fine with catching "barely legal" kings.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlF
Depending on the drag, phase of the moon, strength of line, etc., that rig would probably handle kings up to 20#---or more. I've had kings fight right by the pier and others take off for far horizons in a manner that belies their size. No matter what, it'll be fun.
Well, it's a Spinfisher V4500 spooled with 12# Big Game mono. So that's 185 yds of mono with 25 lbs of drag to hold it. Between all of y'all's advice and the guys a J&M hooking me up with the correct rigs/jigs, I think I should be good go.
I am concerned the math does not add up in your favor,
(12# line) + (25# drag) = snap
Agreed, 125 yards of 12# is fine for Spanish, but under-gunned for most kings. If it was 250 yards of 12#, you would be ok unless you hooked a biggun..Quote:
Originally Posted by scbasser