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July 21 - August 4, 2017
BAJA ROUNDUP
Vol. 36 - Iss. 16 Pg. 26
VOL.36 • ISS. 16
July 21 - August 4 2017
SEAL OF APPROVAL
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ne of the best things about
proaching the diameters of most 8 lb.
the increasing use of the
test monos, it was easy to see that an
superbraid (PE) lines is the downsiz-
updated, modern outfit like this would
ing of tackle used for
make rockfishing a whole lot
catching an expanding
easier. And coincidentally,
variety of fish.
rockfish started fighting a whole
Sure, there are the
lot more!
many freshwater bass
This point of this article
applications for the PE
isn’t to sing the praises of new
lines, but where it has
fangled tackle (although it seems
been having the great-
that I have done just that), but to
est influence has been
contemplate the terminal tackle
in the briny deep (and
and its transportation.
not so deep).
Besides making catching
It didn’t seem like
rockfish a whole lot more fun,
that long ago that
by Steve
the lighter tackle, with its non-
the standard tackle
stretchy, sensitive line, keeps
“Hippo”Lau
for rockfishing con-
you from snagging as much as
sisted of a rod and
when using the old marlin gear.
reel more suited for marlin and tuna
Two to four ounce diamond jigs, five to
fishing. Stout boat rods capable of
six inch rubber swimbaits on two ounce
bouncing one pound lures and two
heads, and the whole family of rock-
pound weights were paired with the
fish lures don’t take up a lot of space
ever popular Penn 113H with the super anymore and the standard tackle box
cool (at the time) Newell aluminum
really isn’t up to the task in the harsh
replacement spool.
salt water environment of wet fog and
If you were really into it, you could
salt water spray.
be converting that standard 113H into
The best solution I have come up
the narrower 113HN model. Loaded
with utilizes one of those plastic .50 cal
up with 40 lb. test line, this was the
ammo cans. These utility boxes have a
cat’s meow of an outfit. It is no wonder tight waterproof seal which is great for
rockfish earned the reputation of “not
keeping salt water spray, mist, and fog
fighting much”.
out of your
Later on, as the law was amended to
stuff. Most of them come in dull
cut off any water deeper than X number green or brown colors, but if you look
of feet for catching rockfish, the outfit
up “waterproof marine storage box” or
was lightened up a bit so a less stout
similar, you may find the exact same
live bait rod and a Penn Jigmaster 500
box but in bright orange.
filled with 30 lb. monofilament became
Inside, for small terminal items such
the combo of choice.
as snaps, swivels, hooks, etc. I may use
When the PE superbraids came on
a small plastic compartment box, but
to the market, it wasn’t long before Shi- everything else goes into “Zip-Loc”
mano introduced their Trevala jigging
style plastic bags. You’ll be surprised
rods to the American market. Matched
how much “stuff” can fit into one of
up with one of their Calcutta 400 or
the .50 cal cans, and using this system,
Curado 300 levelwind reels, these light washing everything out is a breeze and
weight but powerful outfits looked
rusting is kept to a minimum.
more like overgrown bass rods.
This is quite the bargain for under
With the 30 lb. test PE lines ap-
$20.00.
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