If this fishing is hard and demanding, then do not hesitate on jumping aboard a skiff that has the right and best gear for the sport, cause that’s what you catch the fish with, you’ll be dealing with the hardest and Kinnie’st species to fish for and you should be using the best gear, other wise, you’re just out there to see fish, not to catch them, PERIOD.

Capt. Flip Pallot
 

And as a guide with more than 20 years of fishing experience, I agree with this saying also, and that’s why I only furnish my skiffs with TOP OF THE LINE equipment for this type of fishing.

Back to Gear

GEAR & TACKLE

This is the gear you’ll find my skiffs loaded with when fishing with me.

FLYFISHING ANGLERS

SAGE Outfits:

Two 8wt. rplx-i2 rods with matching Sage 3000 series reels and WF-FL line

Two 10wt. rplx-i2 rods with matching Sage 3000 reels, one with WF-FL line and other with WF-I line

One 6wt. rplx-i2 rod with matching 3000 series reel with WT-FL line

TEMPLE FORK Outfits:

Two 8wt. Ticr-X. Rods and Tibor reels, one with WT-I line and other with sinking line

Two 10wt. Ticr-X rods and Tibor reels, one with WF-I line and other with sinking lines

One 6wt. Ticr-X rod and Tibor reel with WF-I line

Flies, leaders, tippets and tools are plenty aboard also, only when targeting the big tarpon on their migration in spring or fishing the bay-side is when I drop-in my 12wt, rigs.

You must be asking yourself, why does this guide carry so much gear??? well simple, I am the type of guide that hate surprises from fish when out guiding, every one of my outfits, whether fly or spinning will be rig and ready with something different (lure or flie) for any occasion, if something shows up, will be ready for it, I’d rather go back-in saying that we did not catch the fish that show-up cause he did not provide us the shot, and not cause we didn’t had a rod with something ready for him or short of gear, I am cure, I tell you and this happens almost on every trip my friend, so no worries, will be ready for anything when out there, I PROMISE.

When fishing with me, you don’t need to worry about the gear, if you want to bring your own tackle any way; here are some tips for the road.

The fly-fisher:

I recommend you 8 and 10wt. rods, with matching WF-FL. Lines and GOOD quality drag reels loaded with at least 200yds. of backing, tippets for Tarpon, Snook & Bonefish are ok, but I rather make them myself, if you want to learn how to tie them, bring MASON hard type mono on 25,20,16,12 & 8lb. test in 25yds spools, and I’ll teach you how to tie them, ON THE GEAR SIDE, bring only good quality gear and that’s made for this type of fishing, if your gear is not made for this then leave it home, this fishing is already difficult why make it any harder for yourself, things are done FAST, LONG & ACCURATE here, so your gear has to match the hatch.

Flies:

TARPON & SNOOK: I tie my own flies, if you like to tie your own flies I recommend you bring an assortment of streamer type flies tied on 2/0 and 3/0 hooks such us: Lefty’s Deceivers, Gummy flies, Seahabits, Seaducers, Bendbacks and any type of Tarpon flies, for BONES and PERMIT: some Crazy Charlie’s, Clousers, Gotchas, Merkins, Velcro-Flexo Crabs and Shrimp patterns in light & dark colors.

 
Tied on size # 4-6 hooks., all the flies I tie are in this hook numbers as well.
 

SPINNING ANGLERS

FIN-NOR reels:

4 Ahab megalite reels with matching rods with 8lb. test line.

CABELAS reels:

4 Salt-Striker reels with matching rods with 6lb. & 12lb. test line.

Lures baits, leaders and tools are plenty aboard also, only when targeting the big tarpon on their migration in spring or fishing the bay-side is when I drop-in my 16lb. & 20lb. rigs.

You must be asking yourself, why does this guide carry so much gear??? well simple, I am the type of guide that hate surprises from fish when out guiding, every one of my outfits, whether fly or spinning will be rig and ready with something different (lure or flie) for any occasion, if something shows up, will be ready for it, I’d rather go back-in saying that we did not catch the fish that show-up cause he did not provide us the shot, and not cause we didn’t had a rod with something ready for him or short of gear, I am cure, I tell you and this happens almost on every trip my friend, so no worries, will be ready for anything when out there, I PROMISE.

When fishing with me, you don’t need to worry about the gear, if you want to bring your own tackle any way; here are some tips for the road.

The Spin-fisher:

Bring only spinning gear, (no baitcaster or closed face reels) you can’t achieve an 80-90ft. cast on bonefish or permit with a 1/4oz. jig or plug if you have to, and if you put something heavier you mostly will spook more fish than what you’ll catch, don’t forget that noise is louder and travels a lot faster in the water than in the air. Also consider the wind an every day fact here.

ON THE GEAR SIDE, bring only good quality gear and that’s made for this type of fishing, if your gear is not made for this then leave it home, this fishing is already difficult why make it any harder for yourself, things are done FAST, LONG & ACCURATE here, so your gear has to match the hatch.

Size rods to bring:

7ft. length, medium action for BONES and PERMIT, same length, but medium high or high action for TARPON and SNOOK.

REELS:

#2, #4, #6 (#2000, #4000 & #6000 in other brands) fully loaded with 8lb. Test line for BONES and PERMIT.

12lb. & 16lb. test for the TARPON, SNOOK and larger fish.

Lures:

Most of them are 1/4oz. and no longer 3 ½ to 4´´ inches big, such us D.O.A. Terroreyz and Shrimps, Wiggle and Bucktail jigs, Flukes, Jerk & Minnows tails, Top water lures: Yo-Zuri minnows, Mirrorlures, Rapalas, Poppers, Zara Spook Jr. and Super,, Bagley’s finger Mullets and anything similar to baitfish, shrimps and crabs.

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