|
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.
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.
GEAR TO BRING:
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, 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.
|
