hooklinestinker 125 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi guys, My brother-in-law has invited me out on a mate's boat to go snapper fishing. All my gear is from jetty and rock-fishing for the last couple of years, so I either have much lighter gear (5 and 10lb lines on 1-3 & 3-5kg rods) or a 10' rod with 20lb line, none of which I think will be useful on the boat for larger fish. My question is: I have a Penn Battle II 4000 reel with 20lb line on my 10' rod. Would that be enough for me to throw on a shorter rod, or should I be taking a heavier line and reel with me? I also have no idea about rods for boats, what length and weight rating should I be looking at? Thanks for any advice! HLS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
avidanglr1 97 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Deep or shallow water..? Structure or heavy reef involved??in the gulf or down south (cae jervis styles)..?? In our gulf i use 5-8kg 6.5ft with an oc4000 with 20lb an i use this on metre plus fish..not alot of structure an only 16.5mtrs..if in shallow water then i use 12-15lb mainline..or 30-50lb in deep water..30+ mtres.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishingmad 306 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Caught decent snapper on my 2-5kg gen black and 5lb line without an issue. Its awesome fun! Just use your 3-5 with 10lb line and you should be fine hooklinestinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoopsy 697 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 thats plenty mate just set ya drag accordanly .. rod length stay under 7ft.. hope u have a good trip Tightlines Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleaver 65 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have an brand new snapper rod i'm was thinking of selling. Perfect for the boat. Ugly Stik Gold 4-8kg 6'6. $50. PM me if interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hooklinestinker 125 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 @avidanglr1: Cheers for sharing your rod setups, it sounds like my Penn 4000 with 20lb should be okay on a shorter rod. My bro-in-law works for the Coast Guard and has been a scuba diver for 20 years, so I'm guessing he knows good deep spots and reef spots as well, but his mate with the boat lives north of the city, so I'd hazard a guess and say somewhere near Pt Wakefield... @Fishingmad: I double checked and my 10lb 2500 reel is on a 2-4kg rod, so I'll take that with me too, cheers @hoopsy: thank you mate, I'm looking forward to it a lot! I'll remember to watch the drag... @Cleaver: sent you a PM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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