Tackle & Equipment Used In 2005
On The Fishing Line Episodes
Show #1
Diamond Jigging NY Bight Stripers &
Blues
:
This
2005 season premiere lives up to
the expectations of a season premier all the way. We took this trip on the
Flamingo III out of Brooklyn last December for some unforgettable diamond
jigging action. So much in fact, we have a 44 minute show we will be
releasing to the public with ALL the catches and captain interviews on the
subject of jigging that we could not fit into the 30 minute on air version.
My tackle was a stout 7-foot conventional
rod/reel combo loaded with 25-pound test
line
and my spare rod had the 50-pound
Tuff
Line XP braid by
Western Filament.
On both rods I used 40 to 50-pound
Shock Leader. This new leader material is super tough, enough so
to take the pounding of the giant blues and bass all day long yet is soft
and supple enough to easily tie knots and be easy on your hands. I jigged
slab jigs by Sekora but also showed options on using plastic baits on lead
heads such as
Dingers, Glass Shads by
Gummy Shads or bucktails such as the new bucktails or Tide Rite. This is sure to be a viewing
favorite for years to come!
We'll have clips and videos available
soon.
Show #2
Wild Brown Trout of Delaware Water Gap
: My
guest was Steve Sloan, a long
time friend, flyfisher and world record holder. We were
editing this show when Steve passed away and I ran with it as a tribute to
my special friend. Steve was a trustee for the IGFA and a very
accomplished flycaster. We traveled to the Delaware Water Gap, not too far from the Pocono
region and up towards Henryville, PA. We fished nymphs for wild brown trout
and a few rainbows in a beautiful
setting for some fantastic action. In this episode we gave detailed instructions on how to
cast a fly rod including roll casting, what to bring on a road trip,
proper casting techniques, fly choices and lots of action
along with our
Boating Tip of the Week.
This will be one for the ages as his legacy in the fly fishing game and his
fisheries management contributions are measured for decades to come. I will
surely miss him and our time together on and off the water.
Show #3
Long Island Sound
Spring Blackfish on Clams
:
My
guest was Capt. James
Schneider
of the James
Joseph party and charter boats of Huntington, Long Island. The new
Okuma Reels and in particular the power handled
Okuma Catalina
reel are great choices now for togging along with of course, the sharpest hooks in the
world and our favorites, the
D18Z octopus in a size 2/0 or 3/0 as we have gotten away from using the old style Virginia hooks for
tog. My tackle was a stout 7-foot conventional
rod/reel combo loaded with 25-pound
test
line
and my spare rod had the 50-pound
Tuff
Line XP braid by
Western Filament.
On both rods I used 30 to 50-pound
Shock Leader depending on how line shy the tog were and it can
change every day in spring when they can be cautious, "slumbery" and
finicky. This new leader material is super tough, enough so
to take the pounding of the tog on the wrecks and reefs all day long yet is soft
and supple enough to easily tie knots and be easy on your hands.
For more on the blackfish rigs and other
rigs click here for diagrams. We'll have clips and videos available
soon.
Show #4
Rigging & Tying:
This week we shot
the show because were blown out off the water, but also because I get a
tremendous amount of E mail and letters for shows like this where we teach
valuable tools to the fishing game. In this episode we start with the Clinch
Knot, move to the Palomar knot, show you how to Snell a hook, and then go to
Dropper Loops, teaser rigs, ocean fluke with teaser rigs then finish the
show with Carolina Rigs for saltwater with plastic baits and then show how
to rig and work some of the new plastic baits on the market. This is an
evergreen show that will last for years and will always have a place on your
video library shelf at home along with
our Boating Tip of the Week series . It always pays to go back and practice your
knot tying and that is exactly what we did. We'll have clips and videos
available soon.
Show #5
Surf Fishing; A Day In The Life:
Our tackle
choices were a surf reel that can hold 300 yards of 15 pound test.
Okuma Reels now has several smooth as silk surf reels you can use and as
usual the best line we've encountered is the
17 pound test
because it has the thinner diameter of a 12 to 14 pound test line with the
extra strength. I always use a shock leader and in this instance used the 50-pound
Shock Leader. I also used a variety of lures to catch fish this
trip and all were scaled down because the fish were so finicky. I started
with Gummy Shad by the FJ Neil Company (a Long Island based company) but
also found the excellent line of shad swim baits in their assorted
colors and sizes would also be prime choices in this situation. I then keep
the smaller poppers with me and they caught fish as well because of
the slow "V" wake I create with them without having to pop them all the
time. Small spoons is a key choice if you hit the beach. We'll have clips and videos
available soon.
Show #6
LI Sound Fall Tog
:
This week we hit
Long Island Sound to do some fall blackfishing on the
Celtic Quest
out of Port Jefferson. We put together a trip from our message boards at
www.thefishingline.org where we
opened it up to only 15 anglers to join us with Capt. Desi O'Sullivan of the
Celtic Quest
on this trip. We go over our tackle
choices with the new Okuma Reels and in particular the power
handled
Okuma Catalina
reel along with of course sharpest hooks you can find. My tackle was a stout 7-foot conventional
rod/reel combo loaded with 30-pound test
line
and my spare rod had the 50-pound
Tuff
Line XP braid by
Western Filament.
On both rods I used 30 to 60-pound
Shock Leader with more fish on the lighter line this trip for
sure by a wide margin. This new leader material is super tough, enough so
to take the pounding of the tog and the rough and tough places they live
where ordinary line could never succeed!We'll
have clips and videos available soon.
Show #9
Western Long Island Sound Cow Bass
:
This episode lives up to the hype, the name
and more! Tackle ReCap: My tackle was a stout 7-foot conventional rod/reel combo
with
Induron reels by
Okuma.
I had one
Induron
400 spooled with 17 pound test and the other with
25-pound test
Silver Thread
line. On both rods I used 40-pound
shock leader. This new leader material is super tough,
enough so to take the pounding of the giant blues and bass all day long yet
is soft and supple enough to easily tie knots and be easy on your hands.
I used only
the
Octopus "live bait" hooks in sizes 8/0 to drill the 80 carbon steel hook point home in
the maw of giant bass over and over again without changing hooks. We may
have had to change the leader once in the while but not the hooks!
The rods were
stout glass rods. Both are 7 foot one piece
fiberglass rods. It is important, I feel to use glass when battling big fish
using chunked or live bait presentations and that is explained why in detail
in the 50 minute home release version of the show. We'll
have clips and videos available soon.
Show #10
Moriches Winter Flounder In
Summer
:
Tackle ReCap: We do not use light 8 pound test spinning outfits for
these jumbo flounder in late May and June because of the keeper bass that
run through here, the blues and doormat fluke all possible while flounder
fishing. I was using conventional tackle and of course the
Induron 250 reels by
Okuma. I had one
Induron 250 spooled with 12 pound test
and the other with 20-pound test line Tuf Line XP by
Western Filament. On both rods I used a
Sna-fu flounder rig
tied with
new leader material is super tough, yet soft and supple enough to easily tie
knots and be easy on your hands. My rod was fiberglass in 5-1/2 to 6 foot
rod, heavier than you would expect and while it was a custom made rods from
years ago.
Show #11
Worming the Sandy Hook Rips
:
My tackle this evening was a
medium light 7-foot conventional
glass rod...it was actually the rod we built last year with Hank Altenkirch
on Shows #4 & #5 of 2004 using a
Seeker blank and handles 15 to 20-pound
test. I used an
Induron
400 reel by
Okuma.
I had one
Induron
400 spooled with 17 pound test and the other with
14-pound test, both
line. I used Shock Leader
material for the leader to the worm hook...which was a 1/0
Bait Saver Hook for the sandworms and the
Octopus hooks for the eels and we kept the leaders short and
light! About a 2-foot in length of only 20# test since these fish have no
where to go and nothing really to break me off on, so matter how large
the fish, there is no problem...just take your time and the let the smooth
as silk drag of the
Induron
400 do what it is supposed to.
Show #12
Greenport Party Boat
Porgies
:
My tackle on this trip to the North Fork of Long
Island consisted of a
medium 7-foot conventional
glass rod...it was actually the rod we built last year with Hank Altenkirch
on Shows #4 & #5 of 2004 and handles 15 to
20-pound test. I probably should have brought a slightly heavier rod...with a soft tip but more backbone as we were using 10
to 12 ounces of lead to hold bottom. My custom rod had no problem with that,
but if I had to go to 14 ounces it may been uncomfortable at that point. I
was actually using a 2/0
Octopus hook because these porgies were so large and the sharp
point of the 80 carbon steel helped penetrate the jaw quicker and easier
than a normal size gold wire hook most use when porgy fishing. I used
30-pound Shock Leader
material to tie my leader and dropper loops into as we showed you in Show #4
this season, Rigging & Tying. I also had 20 pound with me incase the porgies
were spooky or light biting. My reel was an
Induron
400 by
Okuma.
spooled with 20 pound test line.
