Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I take 30 and use one 'cuz I don't know which one is the ONE when I leave the dock!

Quote from: MarkT on June 23, 2025, 06:55:39 PMI take 30 and use one 'cuz I don't know which one is the ONE when I leave the dock!

Yup, but I tend to use eddy bombs most of the time.

Quote from: MarkT on June 23, 2025, 06:55:39 PMI take 30 and use one 'cuz I don't know which one is the ONE when I leave the dock!

Definitely me too! My go to is a West Coast Jiggerz 350-HD

Here's what I'm planning on bringing

Fathom 15lxnd2/pch801h = 15' of 30# flouro for bait
Mak10/UC Monster = 25'of 40# flouro for bait
Fathom 40nld2/UC GP Predator = 25' of 60# flouro for 180g tungsten daytime jigs
Mak 15T/pch741xxh = 50' of 80# flouro for daytime drop shot sinker rig
Fathom 40nld2/Megalodon 608 = 25'of 100/130# flouro wind-on for speed jigging with a WCJ 250-300g KB
Mak16/pch741xxxh = 25' of 200# mono wind-on for 250g tungsten jigs
Mak20/UC viper = 25' of 200# mono wind-on for WCJ 350/420g HD
Saragosa 10,000/ Black Hole 801h Challenger Bank = 80/100# flouro leader for poppers and stickbaits

i guess you're going to need more than four spots for rods. 

Quote from: alantani on June 24, 2025, 04:56:50 AMi guess you're going to need more than four spots for rods. 

At least I'm leaving the jig stick, slow pitch and fly rod at home!

Why buy all this gear and leave it at home!!!

Plus my tackle bag will be super small this year

There is room for overflow in the bow.

Quote from: alantani on June 24, 2025, 04:56:50 AMi guess you're going to need more than four spots for rods. 

Isn't there normally enough for 6 spots per angler?

I'm bringing the following kits:

20
30
80
100

But I may bring a 50 too. 

Crab Pot

Just tie the appropriate top shot on 80 lb braid and you have a 30 to 60 lb system all In one.

Quote from: Hardy Boy on June 25, 2025, 02:02:42 AMJust tie the appropriate top shot on 80 lb braid and you have a 30 to 60 lb system all In one.

But the rod will not be approperate for the line class.  30/40 and 50/60 work and some rods can do 80/100.

My 20 kit rod is the same as my 30 kit. But I sure hate changing reels/spools in the heat of battle!

Quote from: Crab Pot on June 25, 2025, 02:28:21 AMMy 20 kit rod is the same as my 30 kit. But I sure hate changing reels/spools in the heat of battle!

Would suspect switching from 20 to 30 is the least of one's worries. Have no recollection of fishing 20/30 on these BFT trips...certainly not for the night drops.

Even on the 2022 trip where we went south of the border and were hooking into YT and dodos (lots of rats)... personally only went as low as 40lb.

Schools of tuna we were working down south on the 8-day last week you could have used paracord as a leader and it would not have hindered the bite.  All daytime, baits and irons, and 50#/60# was the norm.  These were all 40-90# class BFT and YFT.  Again, entirely different schools than what is getting fished up here FWIW. - john

Quote from: Crab Pot on June 24, 2025, 11:13:17 PMI'm bringing the following kits:

20
30
80
100

But I may bring a 50 too. 

Crab Pot

No need for under 30 and hopefully not 30 either! I'd take a 50# rig for Colt snipers during the day... if fish during the day is back to being a thing. 10 years ago I'd take a 20# rig because we'd sometimes come across schools of 20-30#ers that were line shy.