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Off the back of the boat set-up #14263762 01/26/22 04:00 PM
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I'm surprised I don't see anyone else fishing for buffs/carp off the back of boats in the Marinas. I fish two fairly short, medium heavy (and cheap) fiberglass rods with trolling/level wind reels. After casting, I tighten then back-off the star drag with the spool locked, and that gives me about 4 lbs. of drag. Fish bite, run, then I manage the fight with mostly just the star drag. Casting fairly light hair rigs with or without pack bait is done by stripping the 40 lb. braid straight out the reel into the waste basket (fly fishers would call this a stripping basket), then flipping the rig within a 30 ft arc where I've chummed...enough to manage that initial run away from the boat.

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Re: Off the back of the boat set-up [Re: kaboboom] #14263885 01/26/22 05:22 PM
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Nice setup. I canโ€™t wait to see some pictures of your fish. thumb

Re: Off the back of the boat set-up [Re: kaboboom] #14264011 01/26/22 06:58 PM
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Re: Off the back of the boat set-up [Re: kaboboom] #14265272 01/27/22 09:10 PM
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Clean, pretty buff. thumb

Re: Off the back of the boat set-up [Re: kaboboom] #14267320 01/29/22 08:54 PM
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Re: Off the back of the boat set-up [Re: kaboboom] #14269428 01/31/22 06:37 PM
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Heck, I'll fish for them any way I can! You've got a sweet setup there Bob thumb thumb


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Thanks...maybe my PB today...I'll start weighing them, I guess

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Re: Off the back of the boat set-up [Re: kaboboom] #14282065 02/11/22 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kaboboom
Thanks...maybe my PB today...I'll start weighing them, I guess

You guess!? Chasing that PB is a good part of the fun!


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