jac23 wrote: Hi Waiapu, 40lb mono off the rocks ain't going to cut it especially if targeting kingfish of larger size. Does the backbone elite come in overhead to suit yr choice of reel? Your current setup be ok..the reel in particular is capable. You may want a heavier rod though. ?The backbone elite range like you said. |
laidbackdood wrote: My 2 cents worth.......firstly .....40 pound line is not that bad.good for fish up to 30-40 pound..plus you are more likely to get hits when using lighter line.......if there is heaps of fowl in the area that you fish......it might be a bad idea mind.....I used that on my TLD 20(off the rocks) because it has a smaller size spool but with pretty much the same drag capacity......the TLD 25 has been used for years for live baiting for kings.....8kg drag at strike and 24kg mono is ideal for kings on that reel.......suffix synergy is thin for its breaking strain and you can get high breaking strain suffix on there....its low stretch..... As for casting a TD25 ? all i can say is = SOD THAT....Couldnt think of a more horrible reel to cast.....id be using this reel with the backbone elite as your live bait set up for the bricks only......on the beach ...you will be fishing over sand with no structure......so lighter line and trace could be used........you wouldnt be needing 40 pound line off the beach bro.....go lighter and get more distance.....slide bait off the beach.kingies quite often prowl the shallows and chase the yellow eyed mullet. With 40 pound line or 15 kg mainline on your tld 25....you will need to be careful where you fish for rocky structure.....Good luck. |
jac23 wrote: Hey Waiapu, I can't say I know much about slide baiting but it is a technique I'd like to try out. Can definitely see the benefits of longer rod and lighter mono line for this. I use term 'lighter' loosely as have seen on many occasions what landbased kingies with full head of steam up will do to even the heaviest of gear. Do you need great casting distance particularly if yr on a rock ledge? 50lb be better option around rocks, again I'm no expert. Some other doods may be able to help out. Like Shaneg said those Hawaiian guys are right into their slidebaits for their Giant Trevally. All the best |
laidbackdood wrote: My 2 cents worth.......firstly .....40 pound line is not that bad.good for fish up to 30-40 pound..plus you are more likely to get hits when using lighter line.......if there is heaps of fowl in the area that you fish......it might be a bad idea mind.....I used that on my TLD 20(off the rocks) because it has a smaller size spool but with pretty much the same drag capacity......the TLD 25 has been used for years for live baiting for kings.....8kg drag at strike and 24kg mono is ideal for kings on that reel.......suffix synergy is thin for its breaking strain and you can get high breaking strain suffix on there....its low stretch..... As for casting a TD25 ? all i can say is = SOD THAT....Couldnt think of a more horrible reel to cast.....id be using this reel with the backbone elite as your live bait set up for the bricks only......on the beach ...you will be fishing over sand with no structure......so lighter line and trace could be used........you wouldnt be needing 40 pound line off the beach bro.....go lighter and get more distance.....slide bait off the beach.kingies quite often prowl the shallows and chase the yellow eyed mullet. With 40 pound line or 15 kg mainline on your tld 25....you will need to be careful where you fish for rocky structure.....Good luck. |
scuzzymoto wrote: I cast a TLD 30 2 speed on a 7 foot and a 9 foot rod off the bricks, can cast a ky approx 20 meters, I have tried to cast on the feild using 6-8 oz leads , what a waste of time , the load required to cast 40 lb mono and a 8 oz lead was just silly( to cast a 5 oz lead on a 14 foot rod takes approx 25-28 kg of force to load the rod and send the lead dragging the line and leader) . you would be better off with a 12-14 foot 200+ gram rod and a 4/0 reel( Penn or Newell) , you need to get a good grip on the spool so would suggest a thumby or bike tube to grip down hard or you will get slippage which = birdsnest |
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