La Jolla Yellows

[5-20]

The seeker black steel 6470 or 6470-h would probably be a better rod. The 670's nice but pretty soft.

[FARRIER]

Yes it is good to have a rod for each style. You never know when your gonna stumble upon a school and you want to be prepared to get down to business immediately. I like the seeker classic series rods cause they are cheap. BSC270H-8CT is my go to bait rod. I have caught big yellowtail, tuna, albacore on this rod. Its a good all around setup paired with a saltist reel. I liked me sealine but my saltists have faired much better.

[5-20]

I'm going to add that my first yak rod was a seeker black steel 670 because a lot of guys on this site seem to like that rod and that was what popped up a lot in the searches i did. I just couldn't get over how soft it felt. I had it overnight and took it back to squidco to look around a little bit more. Once i picked up a phenix psw 700h... Oh boy, i was sold. Really hated myself for picking it up because it was a lot more $ than the seeker but that rod's going to do everything you want it to.

I don't think its too bad spending a lot of money on a yak rod especially if it comes with a lifetime warranty. And rods simply dont get torn up as bad as reels do yak fishing, that's for sure.

Phenix psw 700h. Take a look at that rod. It's gonna be perfect for most 1.5 to 3 day tuna trips too.

[Irishman]

Most if not all of us buy bear with the idea every fish we catch will be a 40lb fish of a lifetime. I honestly am over geared for my fishing. Your setup is perfect. Remember on a yak you get the luxury of the yak acting as a piece of the drag component

[taggermike]

Your out fit will do fine. In most situation braid isn't a must have in LJ. But when you have a fish wrapped in the kelp, braid will definately raise your chances of cutting the fish loose. Mike

[Cjopson]

Thanks for the help guys. See you on the water.