Thread: fishing out at the rigs

what pound line do you use if youre fishing out at a rig?And what kind of yardage?thanks for any learning tips

Mr.Relleno.Do you ever fish out at the rigs?

[quote author=Charles posey link=topic=1833.msg17202#msg17202 date=1344822048]
Mr.Relleno.Do you ever fish out at the rigs?
[/quote]Ya saw me lurking your thread, eh?

Charles,
I don't know much and am still learning, but what has worked for me so far when fishing with a buddy on his boat is.
Inshore/Nearshore, I've not had a problem with anything on 150-275 yards of 10-20#.
Granted, there is the off chance of hooking into something that is going to hand you your arse back, but even then play it right and anything is possible :fishing:
Going to rigs a little further offshore, with the increased chances of larger game, I've taken one rig with 275 yards of 30#, and one with 400 yards of 50-80#.
Nice thing is if the fish runs away from the rig, you can chase it with the boat, so mega yardage is not an absolute necessity.
But higher test is great for horsing them away from the rigs and preventing cut offs.

Just my $0.02 FWIW.

what kind of weight fish have you tackled with that 20-25 pound line?

Using 20#, my largest fishes decked on the pier so far have been Reds and Jacks in the 20# range.
I use the same 20# to toss baits for small-medium sharks in the surf, largest so far was an approx 5' Blacktip.
No idea on his weight... Know how to estimate weight from length?

It all depends on what rig you're fishing and the fish you're targeting.

What are you targeting?

[quote author=PurpleNGold link=topic=1833.msg17220#msg17220 date=1344847229]
It all depends on what rig you're fishing and the fish you're targeting.

What are you targeting?
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My thought exactly. Kings? Spanish? Snapper? AJs???

All my reals 4/0 have 40-50lb and my 850ss and mitchells have 20lb. This will work for most unless you get into big aj's then a 6/0 with 60 is nice but not always needed

When l say l'm learning,l really mean it.l dont have any idea what yall catch out by the rigs?l'm trying to get a general idea of what l "might " need.We've talked about going out on a calm day.And,what does 4/0 mean for a reel?

4/0 is the size of the reel. I'm not sure if this designation is for Penn reels only, but it applies to their conventional reels, not spinning reels.