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Old 09-24-2009, 09:54 PM   #1
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Default Questoin for guys who have fished the saltwater flats in Florida and the Gulf

I'm thinking a 7 foot medium fast action rod and a spinning reel with around 250 yards 12 lb line would be my main tool.

I've also got some heavier stuff and some lighter stuff to take.

What has your experience been for bonefish, reds, cobia, permit, etc?
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If you want some heavier rods stop by on the way down, take the Bird Road exit from the Turnpike and I'm 5 minutes away.

12 pound line will do around here unless you hook a hammerhead.
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be sure you flush you motor good when your done!!!
I dont know if there would be anythig you could catch using a fly rod, but that would be a HOOT. Dont you need a couple of other people to make trip more fun???
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I've got some real heavy rods, but I know they aren't for fishing the flats. They are for offshore fishing or for trolling.

I've been watching several fishing shows of the Florida flats. It looks like most of them are using 7' or even 8' rods, and what appears to be about 12 lb - 15 lb line.

I was looking at getting this rod: http://www.americananglinggearguide....ikerss764.html and this reel http://www.cabelas.com/p-0017215316449a.shtml

You can get the combination for a fairly decent price: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...equestid=10881

I need an excuse to get a new rod anyway. Hey, my wife bought another pair of shoes last week because she claimed she "needed" them.
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Just remember if you hook a hammerhead, it more than likey won't be over 2 to 3 feet long. Don't try to remove the hook by hand, cut it out with a sharp knife and throw it back the others will take care of it in short order. You need a really sharp stout knife.
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I fished in Florida one time off a pier in inter coastal watter at the Hotel i was staying......I stayed up until 4:00 AM fishing one night with 2 little zebco cheap rod & reels.....I was using live shrimp for bait and i would just cast out the lines as far as i could and then sit there and wait.

Some damn thing grabbed on to one of my lines and as i grabbed the rod what ever it was took off ripping out all the line in the reel with it before the line ran out and snapped..I had the drag set pretty strong too.........It was 10 lb. test

I often wondered if it was a shark or a very big stingray.
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Barracudas will also bite down here and put up a hell of a fight if they are big enough.



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I often wondered if it was a shark or a very big stingray.
Sharks will go down in a very strong but slow moving pull, barracudas will take off like that.
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Barracudas will also bite down here and put up a hell of a fight if they are big enough.
I caught a large barracuda several years ago. I was running 18 lb line on a cheap reel with about a 6' rod. That barracuda was huge. He took off like a race horse, skimming over the top of the water. He ran every bit of that 18 lb line off the reel, and snapped the line and took it with him.

Wahoos will do the same thing.
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I caught a large barracuda several years ago. I was running 18 lb line on a cheap reel with about a 6' rod. That barracuda was huge. He took off like a race horse, skimming over the top of the water. He ran every bit of that 18 lb line off the reel, and snapped the line and took it with him.

Wahoos will do the same thing.
Yep, if you catch one and you know what it is, just cut the line and let them go, they are useless anyhow, I fought one for a while years ago when I had a boat until I decided to cut, another time they straighten out the hook completely and I was using a pretty big one on a heavy wire.
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