| Wading through the myriad of choices in
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| | beyond the scope of this article.
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| fishing gear can leave you with a
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| | Fishing for Spanish Mackerel requires a
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| headache.
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| | medium light to medium action rod at a
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| To begin with there are the choices
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| | minimum as the fish can reach a weight of
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| between freshwater or saltwater fishing,
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| | seven or eight pounds in schools of
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| light tackle, medium tackle, heavy tackle
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| | large fish. The reel of choice should be
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| and even fly-fishing.
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| | equivalent to a Penn 4500ss or Penn 716
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| When considering saltwater you also stop
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| | or better. Almost everyone chooses
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| to consider, am I going deepwater or am
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| | spinning reels for pier fishing. You want
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| going to fish near shore. Do I need a rod
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| | a reel that will hold at least 200 yards
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| suitable for boat fishing or a longer rod
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| | of 10 to 12 lb. test monofilament line
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| for the beach and pier fishing?
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| | and tie a steel leader of 12-14 inches to
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| We obviously cannot address all of these
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| | keep them from biting through the line.
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| in one article, so let's take a favorite
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| | When fishing for King Mackerel, you will
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| of mine, saltwater fishing. For the
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| | need considerably heavier fishing gear as
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| purposes of this article we will assume
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| | these are considerably larger fish. King
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| we are choosing near shore and bay
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| | Mackerel on the Upper Gulf Coast will
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| fishing as opposed to offshore, deepwater
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| | average around twenty pounds but "smoker"
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| fishing.
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| | Kings of over forty pounds are not
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| This author grew up on the Gulf Coast of
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| | uncommon and they can take out 200 yards
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| Florida leading to a love of saltwater
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| | of fishing line off your reel in seconds!
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| fishing. We have always had a number of
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| | When fishing for these monsters you want
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| fishing piers in the northwest Florida
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| | to have a medium heavy rod, seven to nine
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| area where I was raised so having a boat
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| | feet in length and preferably paired with
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| was never a prerequisite. The main types
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| | a Penn 706z. We favor the Penn reels here
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| of fishing we do in the Florida panhandle
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| | on the coast because of their durability.
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| are fishing off the local piers extending
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| | The thing that is special about the 706
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| into the Gulf of Mexico and wading in the
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| | is that it has no bail, which makes for
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| local bays.
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| | much quicker casting. This is crucial
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| When fishing off the local piers one will
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| | when you are competing with several other
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| need fishing gear from medium to medium
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| | fishermen all around you. As with the
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| heavy. Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico we
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| | Spanish Mackerel, you will want to tie on
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| usually focus on the following
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| | a steel leader, but a much heavier one
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| migrational species: Spanish Mackerel,
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| | for the Kings. Use a leader of a 40 lb.
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| King Mackerel, and Cobia. Cobia will
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| | class or better.
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| require separate instruction that goes
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