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Inshore Saltwater Fishing Discussion Discuss inshore fishing, tackle, and tactics here! |
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Is this a good or bad idea?
Good or bad idea? |
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Personally I would spend a little more and get shimano products. quality gear.
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I'm not sure where you are located or your price range but my personal preference is Shimano products are hard to beat.
If you are in the Sulphur/Lake Charles area, try a local tackle shop like The Tackle Box in Sulphur or Lake Charles Tackle in Lake Charles. These type of places can give you one on one customer service to equip you with the best you can get for your price range. |
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IMO, that Tiger rod is too heavy, get a nice medium action and you can handle everything inshore.
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the action on that rod is probably a little heavy to fish for trout with, although it would be fine if you are targeting redfish, drum, or sheephead using dead or cut bait.
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Okay, so the reel is out. Thanks, mcjaredsandwich.
As for fish species...I'm not quite sure what I should expect to catch. I have no experience with saltwater. I'll be using shrimp and small pinfish in the Lake Charles area. What will that get me? Well, according to Bass Pro Shop, the Ugly Stik I'm interested in is a medium, mriguy. It's this one here: http://www.basspro.com/Shakespeare-U...ct/71840/52742 |
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What kind of spinning reels are available at Lake Charles Tackle and The Tackle Box, guys?
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They have many differnet reels for sale. My suggestion to you would be to go into one of those two stores and tell them your budget, experience level, and how and where you plan to fish. I guarantee you will leave with a quality setup AND some fishing tips
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I'll do this when I get the chance. Thanks!
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It would be well worth your time and money to go by Tackle Box in Sulphur and meet OB, he can point you in the right direction on rods, reels, baits and I am sure he will even point you in the direction of a few fish without selling you a load of crap that you won't use...... he can set you up good for fresh and saltwater
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Hey, guys,
What kind of fish species can you catch in the Lake Charles area? Redfish, black drum, specks, what else have you caught? Only thing I've caught so far is pinfish and that was on dilly worms (my old man refused to buy some dang shrimp). |
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Croaker, flounder, nasty cats, caught a hybrid striper at i-10 beach last fall...
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I'm a fan of the gafftopsail catfish. |
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Alright, thanks.
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It's been a while since I've caught one, but I think we used to cut the line and retie a new hook, same as with stingrays. We prefer not to mess with stuff that can hurt you. Now I'm sure some folks will chime in and say, "No need to waste a good hook, all you do is ..." But why risk it? Cutting the line also gives most fish a bigger chance of survival than extended handling to remove a hook (not that I care too much about stingray and oyster fish survival).
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If you catch croaker big enuff to clean they are good fried
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