8ft vs. 7ft Live Bait Rods for YT ? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

makobob · 11-07-2014, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by danjor

Either as long as it let's you reach across the bow. And don't try to go light with 15lbs test.... Lost a yellow yesterday on 15lbs test, thought it would be fun for fighting rockfish on a party boat until I hooked into a yellow and it broke

Rock a bye baby or drag just too tight?

danjor · 11-08-2014, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by makobob

Rock a bye baby or drag just too tight?

Stale mate for a while, decided to do a bad thing and bump the drag slightly past strike and pop

taggermike · 11-08-2014, 02:32 PM

Longer rods help with casting, not fighting fish. Like others said, the rod needs to be long enough to go around the bow of the yak. Any longer and it's just more leverage on the fish's side. Mike

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11-08-2014, 02:32 PM	#3
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Longer rods help with casting, not fighting fish. Like others said, the rod needs to be long enough to go around the bow of the yak. Any longer and it's just more leverage on the fish's side. Mike