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Re: Best tuna live bait/bait blank
Posted by: Tim Scott (---)
Date: July 31, 2023 10:56AM

Thanks for the links.
Ordered volume 21.3 for use as a reference

It seems most Florida party boats are recommending 8’ rods in order to use the rail and keep the line off the boat. I did see one company advertise a SPJ rod that can use the rail for fighting. The rail and the sumo squat is helpful to us old folks. I have never fished the head boats as opposed to a 6 pack. Have a couple family trips planned and trying to get appropriate gear together. Nephews paid for the trips, so I am bringing the rods.

My old grouper stick is a saber :).

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Re: Best tuna live bait/bait blank
Posted by: Russell Brunt (---)
Date: July 31, 2023 04:41PM

Tim are you saying you need ideas for south Florida grouper rods?

My advice would be a 6 pack boat to Dry Tortugas. These are the guys I used back in the 1990's. Lots of memorable trips.

[www.fishandy.com]

That Saber will still work fine as the rod will mostly be in the rod holder. But yes, if it is a head boat, the longer rod can come in handy working around others.

Russ in Hollywood, FL.

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Re: Best tuna live bait/bait blank
Posted by: Tim Scott (---)
Date: July 31, 2023 05:16PM

Sorry for my old rambling, at least there wasn’t a cloud involved.

No on request there. Have been on a number of smaller charters, but have a scheduled multi day on a large boat with “rail” fishing. I haven’t been on one of those since before it was illegal to keep Goliath.

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