We don't fish anything bigger than 2 speed 80's. With the right stand up harness 80's are no problem. With the new lines you can run smaller reels with modified drags that have the same stopping power and line capacity as all those big heavy doorstops. IMHO the only place for those big old reels is in seafood reastuants for decorations.
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
This is a typical spread we run. Most of the lines are clipped or held down with rubber bands. The key to a battle with large fish is keeping the cockpit simple and uncluttered. Not on the pic is the shotgun rig I run from the bridge to the center rigger. I run a Hawian eye with a big Bally on it.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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12-10-2015 09:59 PM #23
Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
i was taught that bent butts were for the chair and straight were for stand up. at least thats the way we did it on my boat
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
Not today. We have bent buts that are designed for stand up. The harness and belt have drop straps that puts the gimbal between your knees and waist. Let's you use your leg muscles instead of your shoulders and back. There was a lady angler named Marsha Bierman and her husband that pioneered the evolution of this new stand up fishing. I believe they were Hatteras owners.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
Dan
End Of The Line II
1967 34C
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
We've put our share of big tuna and swords on the boat. And yeah I put 3hours and 10 min on a 313lb bigeye with old style gear is was a 50 though and I was in my 20's. I've never had a sword fight more than 45 min. Any longer than that the hook usually works loose because their mouths are soft.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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12-11-2015 04:49 PM #27
Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
Scott
41C117 "Hattatude"
Port Canaveral Florida.
Marine Electronics and Electrical Products Distributor.
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12-12-2015 02:01 PM #28Senior Member
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
Forget the gaff at that size. Anything much north of 150 gets the poon on my boat. The eyeball pic I put up earlier in the thread was about 225 or so. I posed for the pic, but my young strong buddy landed the fish (in about 20 min, btw). The "Scourge of the Sea" poon took care of the end game. We got lucky on the shot and spined it - went limp immediately, and never even went into the death throes.
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12-12-2015 02:06 PM #29
Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
Scott
41C117 "Hattatude"
Port Canaveral Florida.
Marine Electronics and Electrical Products Distributor.
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Re: Hatteras Stainless 30 degree rod holders
Longest fight I've ever seen was on Bob Zane's 45 Misty. We hooked up just Inshore of the Poor Mans canyon off OC Md about 3 in the afternoon when we were just wrapping up. 1pm the next day we finally broke off never saw the fish other than a big splash when it hit the flat line. And yes the rod was shared by 5 different guys for multiple hours each. The first guy on the rod big tony who had hands like base ball mits and arms as big around as my thighs fought for 9 hours before he handed over the rod to the next guy. By the time it was over we had backed down over 28 miles and we're almost down to the Washington canyon.
Mystery fish just plain suck! You spend your life wondering what it was."DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present