OK, guys,
What's your favorite Inshore / Flounder Fishing Rod(s) and /or Reel(s) ???
I'm talking about gear that would be used from shore, jetty, bridge, pier, etc . . . NOT gear used from a boat . The target species would be Flounder, Puppy Drum, Jacks, etc.
Here is my favorite setup . . . I have two of these .
Eagle Claw Crosswing Endurawrap Series IM6 CRW107 7'6" Heavy 12-30lb. ΒΌ-2 oz. Flipping Stick.
Penn 525GS (not 525 Mag) spooled with 12-15lb Mono . . . Since I normally fish bait or slowly drag jigs with them, I have swapped the original 6.1:1 gears Penn 515-525SP 4.25:1 gears to increase cranking power and to slow the retrieve.
I have modded the rod by adding 2oz. of lead to the butt, for the balance point I prefer, and added Fuji rubber butt caps.
Here are a few pics . . . (Attached)
Rod Specs . . .
i have a custom graphite rod a friend from a bait and tackle store made for me, light enough for flounder or fluke, and enough back bone for plugging blues, but the cream of the crop is my spinner, a zebco cardinal 4 love that reel, in my opinion the best spinner
my two favorites light combos but strong
inshore tank
calcutta 400TE (trini16 handle)/ gander mnt. pro-select series 7.6" Musky rod 20-40 2-6oz, IM8 graphite super light and unstoppable
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light inshore and shore fishing
abu garcia 6500c3 / Quantum bluerunner inshore 7" 15-25 1-2oz IM7 graphite.
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Quote from: steelfish on April 22, 2015, 12:39:33 AMcalcutta 400TE (trini16 handle)/ gander mnt. pro-select series 7.6" Musky rod 20-40 2-6oz, IM8 graphite super light and unstoppable
The idea of a Musky rod sounds interesting, especially if I were throwing more weight, at some point.
well actually it was a mistake to put it here, I only use that rod from a boat, never in the shore cuz its too stiff to cast anything, but that pays a lot with you have a nice fish on a 6oz jig
my go-to rod to cast bait or lures from the beach or rocks is a fenwick HMX spiral guides 9ft, 1-3oz, 15-30, with 1ft extention on the butt to cast better, paired with the abu garcia 6500c3.
beautiful rod, really sensitive with nice backbone
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I guess the answer has to depend where you are. Here flounder are small and never fished with much more than a 1/4oz. jighead tipped with a mummichog. Nothing a need light flats spinning combo can't handle.
Last summer I picked up a 7' mojo surf rated to 2 oz. I use it with a spheros 4000 for ocean beach fluking (summer flounder). I'm generally tossing 3/4oz if it's calm up to 2oz if it windy. Within this range I really like the rod. You can lay into 2oz without fear, but it doesn't feel like a broomstick with 3/4oz.
And it's no problem to throw small poppers or medium sized tins if bluefish show up. For a 7 footer it's got some real huevos. For 1/2oz and under I use a different rod.
Great info, guys !
Keep the posts & pics coming . . .
Tight Lines !