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re: Here's what an $80k order of fishing rods looks like
Posted on 11/23/16 at 4:55 pm to WPsportsman
Posted on 11/23/16 at 4:55 pm to WPsportsman
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Who wants to catch fish with an electric reel?
The people fishing for swordfish 1500' deep...
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Posted on 11/23/16 at 5:00 pm to stout
quote:probably can't afford the boat now
The guy said he did not have any
Posted on 11/23/16 at 5:53 pm to WPsportsman
Hand a crank a Sword, Warsaw, or Tilefish from 1000'+ and then tell me using an electric isn't real fishing. It's not as easy as just saying oh let's drop right here. There's more technique involved than catching snapper off an oil platform.
This post was edited on 11/23/16 at 5:57 pm
Posted on 11/23/16 at 6:02 pm to WPsportsman
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Who wants to catch fish with an electric reel?
I thought the same thing until we started deep dropping 600' and catching 3# wenchmen. You will get on board with a quickness when you have to reel that much line in just to check if your bait is still on the hook.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 7:57 pm to stout
Meh, no flying gaff and only 4 130s
Must be a go fast boat
Must be a go fast boat
Posted on 11/23/16 at 9:26 pm to WPsportsman
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Posted by WPsportsman online on 11/23/16 at 4:47 pm to Tigah Jr Who wants to catch fish with an electric reel? That's not real fishing to me. Probably a guy who spends 80 grand on fishing rods would be "that kind of guy"
Don't knock it till you've tried it. As others have stated, it's pretty difficult to hand reel a 150# grouper up from 500'. It's a rush not knowing what you're going to pull up next.
This post was edited on 11/23/16 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 11/24/16 at 12:37 am to WPsportsman
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Who wants to catch fish with an electric reel? That's not real fishing to me. Probably a guy who spends 80 grand on fishing rods would be "that kind of guy"
They're for pulling squid chains/teaser baits and dredges on the outriggers while trolling and are absolutely essential if you're planning on tournament billfishing. You can set them to drop back a specific length of line and retrieve it at the push of a button which saves crucial time when a fish shows up in the spread. I doubt the guy will be using them to yank up amberjack
Posted on 11/24/16 at 1:15 am to weaveballs1
Those 130 rod butts are hideous.
Posted on 11/24/16 at 2:14 am to Sparkplug#1
Was thinking the same thing until I saw someone mention on the reddit thread that they can be adjusted from bent-butt to straight-butt on the fly. Not sure if the design is an integral part of the functionality of the rods or not, but it's a pretty cool to be able to switch from one style to the other on the same rod.
Posted on 11/24/16 at 6:19 am to stout
$80K for that? Guy got ripped off.
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