Thread: halibut rod?
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Old 11-13-2012, 09:09 AM   #9
taggermike
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There are some excellent recomendations made here. Bay or ocean mostly determin what rod i use. I'm with fishinkid about a softer parabolic rod. Mt favorite hali rod was a 8 foot allstar composit. soft but with decent lifting power. I had one of the penn international bait casters on it. The low gear ratio of that reel allowed me to fight the fish with out pumping the rod. I find that slow steady presure to be better for landing halis. Just hooking and keeping it hooked is the tough part about halibut. Many fish are just barely hooked and a softer touch helps me. Mike
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