clh121787 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Anyone with experience fishing yellow tail. I'm I'm going fishing for several days with one of my best friends from socal for yellowtail. They use yellow tail gear but I wanna bring my own stuff will my swim bait setup be too under powered I'm gonna bring my strongest xh custom a 400 te and an array of swimbaits. Triple trouts , glides, maybe some soft baits but I don't want to ruin them too fast what yall think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbasser Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Deps 175 in blue back herring slays the dorado and yellow tail in SoCal one my favorite things to do I used a curado 300 been fine for me up to 40 lb yellows My gear did fine just can't pull on em too hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbasser Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 You will be fine with that set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Bassin Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 If you use that XH, then you should be ok. Just don't try to horse them in. If you're fishing Catalina, don't let them dive into any kelp stringers or you'll be diving for those swimbaits if they wrap you up....haha. I used to throw mostly big tadys with 25-30 pound line on a Newell 338 for them on a 7-8 foot Seeker rod. I don't really remember what the rod rating was, but I'm just guessing compared to a bass rod, it would be H or XH. PS-Don't really jump in after any lost swimbaits and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyDfish Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yellowtail man. These fish are not bass. You need power to bring these babies in. A reel with torque. If you get bit by a 40 lb yellowtail say bye bye. They will get in kelp or rock and break you off so fast. Not saying it can't be done but get a ocean setup. 40 lb mono or 65 lb braid to 50 lb floro kelp cutter. Little once you should be ok but why take the chance of breaking off a 40 to 50 lb yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Dreams23 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 You'll be fine on the average yellows and rats. The slugs might ruin your day, but hey its all in the name of fun right? Lol. I've got em on a lexa 400 and a daiwa dxsb xh, nothing huge but it was a ton of fun. They'll eat swimbaits, but you should definitely pick yourself up some Tady 45s and Salas 7xs. Yellows on the surface jigs is the bee knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATFISHING1234 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 You'll be fine on the average yellows and rats. The slugs might ruin your day, but hey its all in the name of fun right? Lol. I've got em on a lexa 400 and a daiwa dxsb xh, nothing huge but it was a ton of fun. They'll eat swimbaits, but you should definitely pick yourself up some Tady 45s and Salas 7xs. Yellows on the surface jigs is the bee knees. This^^^^^^ If you guys are fishing patties in open water you'll be ok, It may take you forever to bring in a slug but you can do it. If you guys are fishing the islands, like mentioned above, you'll need the power to keep them from kelping or rocking you. Here's one caught on a swimbait......... Cadenw16, Rogervang, Knowtheledge and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callejer91342 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I have a similar question i have a xxh ldc that doesnt get too much use. do you think that will be enough for the bigger ones or would i be better off getting a technique specific rod ive been looking at an avet reel to pair it with. Sorry to jump on your thread man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbasser Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 25lb lb cxx with the deps 175 on a xh east county bait and tackle rod a seal grabbed it and was still able to get it back from him took a slingshot and a lil finessin I have only lost one deps so far to a dodo you northeast_trev and Cadenw16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimbaitsatLMV Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Why not just fish a jerkbait and save a bunch of money when you break off? Or a Tady 45 or live bait... but yes, your rod and reel will be fine. They are built on saltwater blanks and all shimano reels are good to go for the salt for the most part (except the core). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clh121787 Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yeah Im definetly not bringing any hinkles or deps. Was thinking cheaper stuff like savage gear and big hammers. Spros slt. For bass fishing I've pretty much narrowed my baits down to 2 or 3 glides 2 and 3 soft baits and a few jointed hard baits. But I've got a pile of baits that I'll prolly never prefer over my go tos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglr420 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Just don't bounce them I snapped a xh rod last season bouncing lil yellowfin, otherwise your fine it makes it so much more fun using light gear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 The bbz1s in mackerel and sardine would probably be money. ATFISHING1234 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 what about a rat bait? that seems like it'd be fun Bigbasser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Bassin Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yeah Im definetly not bringing any hinkles or deps. Was thinking cheaper stuff like savage gear and big hammers. Spros slt. For bass fishing I've pretty much narrowed my baits down to 2 or 3 glides 2 and 3 soft baits and a few jointed hard baits. But I've got a pile of baits that I'll prolly never prefer over my go tos. I also used to use nothing but AA and Big Hammer when they first came out, ages ago. They work great. if you're fishing near rocks, throw them right into the wash because that's where Calicos are(if you're not going for yellows or they aren't around). When you catch a big calico, you'll laugh at how largemouth and smallmouth fight compared to calicos. If I were specifically targeting yellowtail in the summer, I would be using a tady 45, live sardine or live mackerel though. But, that's just me. SwimbaitsatLMV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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