7 to 12 Day Trip Rods and Reels

For longer trips we recommend the incorporation of three more rigs to your quiver of rods and reels. These rigs all have Berkley Trilene’s Hollow Braid Spectra backing with mono filament top shots. Roller guides, gimbals, and reel seats with clamps are recommended for your rods. When you fish with heavy gear, large forces are exerted. You need to practice with your rod and reel in conjunction with your harness in the calm atmosphere of your garage, rather than when 100 pound plus fish are rolling through the corner. Be proficient, in casting sardine and mackerel size baits, moving your rod into your gimbal, after imitating hooking a fish, going from high gear to low and then pulling with the gear. Your car, an eyehook low on a wall makes great imitation heavy cow fish. Set your drag so that line will peel off when you lift and get comfortable with your gear!!!!
 

Rig #6 60lb.
Line Class Trilene Big Game  50 yards of clear 60 lb. over 500 yards of 80 lb. Berkley Hollow Braid
Rod #’s Cal Star 655XH or 765M Grafighter
Graphite USA Dragon
Seeker G-6460XH-6A/R Black Steel
Reel Size Accurate Twin Drag 6 or 12
Penn International 30 or 30sw
Shimano TLD 30 (2 speed)

Rig #7 80lb.
Line Class Trilene Big Game  50 yards of clear 80 lb. over 500 yards of 135 lb. Berkley Hollow Braid
Rod #’s Cal Star 655XXH or 760M Grafighter
Graphite USA Beast
Seeker G-6463XXH-6.5A/R Black Steel
Reel Size Accurate Twin Drag 30 or 50
Penn International 50s or 50sw
Shimano TLD50 (2speed) 0r Tiagra50W

Rig #8  100lb.
Line Class Trilene Big Game  50 yards of clear 100 lb. over 500 yards of 135 lb. Berkley Hollow Braid
Rod #’s Cal Star 6455XXH or 760H Grafighter
Graphite USA Trident
Seeker G-6463 XXXH-6.5A/R Black Steel
Reel Size Accurate Twin Drag 50, 50W or 80
Penn International 50s or 50sw
Shimano TLD50 (2speed) 0r Tiagra50W