Randykast Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Has anyone here fished for golden dorados with swimbaits? I have a trip coming up at the end of March to Argentina, and I am planning to bring: -10" Hiro shad -9" Rafa shad -Blue back silver deps 250 -8.5" strong shad -6" bull shad -WCZ citizens -MS slammer Planning to throw them on 807 F5 departure, 30lb Pline Cxx + wire leader. Probably will be running double split rings and 3-4x hooks. If anyone has any suggestions on tackle/ swimbaits or if anyone has any input from his/her experience with golden dorados, that would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Maybe post on the underground? That's were it's more of a question/help/guidance area. I believe this page is more for other catches that aren't of the main species of bass. cascadekiller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 I never have but they are on the bucket list - how can they not be when you take a fish that lives in fast water like a trout, has the attitude of a smallmouth bass, and the dental hardware of a piranha? You might check with the outfitters down there for recommendations on line. I'd be surprised if they use anything other than braid with a heavy mono or fluoro leader with wire. I think the lure selection is good, but keep in mind that you're fishing for something that is a card-carrying member of the razor gang - soft plastic lures will probably last a fish or two at best. I would likely lean more heavily on the hard-bodied lures. Depending on where you're going, definitely pick lures that look like sabalo - I reckon anything that looks like a shad or silver trout ought to work. And yeah, I'd take a couple of 9" or even 12" Slammers as well. MS Slammers - don't leave home without them! Please do let us know how the trip goes! Randykast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randykast Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 10 hours ago, FishDr said: I never have but they are on the bucket list - how can they not be when you take a fish that lives in fast water like a trout, has the attitude of a smallmouth bass, and the dental hardware of a piranha? You might check with the outfitters down there for recommendations on line. I'd be surprised if they use anything other than braid with a heavy mono or fluoro leader with wire. I think the lure selection is good, but keep in mind that you're fishing for something that is a card-carrying member of the razor gang - soft plastic lures will probably last a fish or two at best. I would likely lean more heavily on the hard-bodied lures. Depending on where you're going, definitely pick lures that look like sabalo - I reckon anything that looks like a shad or silver trout ought to work. And yeah, I'd take a couple of 9" or even 12" Slammers as well. MS Slammers - don't leave home without them! Please do let us know how the trip goes! Thank you so much. This helped a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettin bit Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 I have fly fished for them on the Paraná River in Argentina. That river is large and off color we did best on dark colored flies. If the river you plan on fishing is also off color I would take dark baits that put off some thump. Randykast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randykast Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 11 hours ago, gettin bit said: I have fly fished for them on the Paraná River in Argentina. That river is large and off color we did best on dark colored flies. If the river you plan on fishing is also off color I would take dark baits that put off some thump. I'll be fly fishing for them on the parana river as well. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishstix024 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Good luck on you trip! I don't have any experience with the Dorados, but if I were going I'd throw in a spool of braid. If the water is off color and you're using a wire leader, the fish probably aren't line shy. If you get hung up in cover or have a fish run into cover, I would want the strength of braid to pull it out.. Just my 2 cents. Randykast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randykast Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 25 minutes ago, Fishstix024 said: Good luck on you trip! I don't have any experience with the Dorados, but if I were going I'd throw in a spool of braid. If the water is off color and you're using a wire leader, the fish probably aren't line shy. If you get hung up in cover or have a fish run into cover, I would want the strength of braid to pull it out.. Just my 2 cents. Should I worry about throwing big glides on straight braid? I feel like that's a bad idea. hahaha I hate braid unless I have to use it like on drop shot/ flipping/ pitching/ frogging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishstix024 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, Randykast said: Should I worry about throwing big glides on straight braid? I feel like that's a bad idea. hahaha I hate braid unless I have to use it like on drop shot/ flipping/ pitching/ frogging. I fish the CA Delta for big striper most of the year. ALL of my set ups have 55-80lb braid and 3ft 30lb mono leaders. I have no issues throwing 250s and magnum topwater baits on these kits. If I fished straight mono, I'd lose hundreds of dollars in baits just to snags.. The rod and drag needs to compensate for the lack of stretch in the braid. Back the drag off a bit and a rod with some tip so you don't pull hooks. If you get down there and the river is free of wood or rocks, you should stick with what your comfortable with. I'm just suggesting you throw in a spool of braid just in case. "Better to pack it and not use it, than not pack it and need it!" basskickinrednick, yev14, chevro1et and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randykast Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, Fishstix024 said: I fish the CA Delta for big striper most of the year. ALL of my set ups have 55-80lb braid and 3ft 30lb mono leaders. I have no issues throwing 250s and magnum topwater baits on these kits. If I fished straight mono, I'd lose hundreds of dollars in baits just to snags.. The rod and drag needs to compensate for the lack of stretch in the braid. Back the drag off a bit and a rod with some tip so you don't pull hooks. If you get down there and the river is free of wood or rocks, you should stick with what your comfortable with. I'm just suggesting you throw in a spool of braid just in case. "Better to pack it and not use it, than not pack it and need it!" Thanks so much for the input!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainryan Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Check out the larry dalhberg “hunt for big fish” series. He gets after them and has a really hard time with break offs. I find I can’t fish strong current with lipped baits but regular bullshads would be perfect. And big strong (saltwater) topwater would be fun. Good luck! Randykast and vrandall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randykast Posted January 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Trip got cancelled. The group I was supposed to go with bailed and they couldn't accommodate just one person...FML. Still planning to go probably later this year early next year instead. Thanks everyone for the tip. I guess this gives me more time to prep. chevro1et, danthefisherman, FishDr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Sorry to hear that - hope the reschedule works out. Randykast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishwhisper069 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 11:25 AM, Randykast said: Should I worry about throwing big glides on straight braid? I feel like that's a bad idea. hahaha I hate braid unless I have to use it like on drop shot/ flipping/ pitching/ frogging. good luck man! and no you should be fine Randykast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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