Thread: Ultralight Equpment?

OK...once again forgive me if this is a stupid question...but. Does any one use ultra light equipment at the pier or the beach around the pier? I absolutely love catching panfish, trout and sometimes bass on ultralights! Might consider taking a rod and reel down if there was some use for it. If you never tried ultralights/microlights, I highly recommend it! Good times!

I meant "Equipment".

Duck loved fishing ultralight....myself I usually have slightly more then needed to land a targeted fish, but that is me....Pier#r has landed some impressive fish on light tackle, I am sure others have too....nothing wrong with using it, but plan on more break offs if you do....you never know what might bite at any giving time.

I brought an ultralight one time drifting a shrimp in the shallows for trout right at dusk. Wouldn't you know I hooked into a big a$$ sting ray and about spooled me. You remember that Pier#r lol? Although it would be fun, a micro wouldn't hold up IMO.

I fish 6# ultralight for a lot of species on the pier, including Spanish, trout, sheepshead, and even landed 2 barely legal kings on it. Pier#er fishes 4# test.

How about in Little Lagoon?

Thanks for the info Chef.

Once again, kind of out of my element but figuring it out with everyone's help, which is much appreciated. Know a lot more about saltwater fishing, compared to last year, because of you guys. Thanks

I am a meat fisher when there..... filling the freezer for future fish fries at home, being the few trips I am able to make, loosing fish isn't an option, even up here I fish slightly more then needed most of the time....you never know walleye fishing, when that 25+lbs muskie will take the lure....so it's usually 12lb test or up to 17 when trolling due to the snags....although sometimes to get bites.... you have to down size the leaders, hooks and bait .....Just watch Mr. Pier#r or Mr. Haywire....very good tip my last trip there and sure made a heck of a difference in catching(and loosing) but you have to get bit first to worry about loosing....I had heard many saying why it was the same guys catching and they weren't....Haywire would walk up in the middle of a dozen on the rail with baits in the water and no one catching and get bit in very short time....amazing...... luckily they shared there secret....we would lay back and just watch him put on the clinic

I use 8# for all my smaller reels. 16# on the big reels