Top 5 Offshore Fishing Setups

[@hambirgerman]

Loved the detail and simplicity of the video, a lot of really good idea’s! Showed me how much I need to step my game up! Thanks.

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Shhnee]

You should use a Tony peña knot or splice for your hollow core setups.

[@1j007zm]

Great video fellow San Diegan, love Seeker rods, have a 9' hercules jig stick, 8' super Seeker bait and jig stick and a 8' tactic series light setup with a Daiwa Lexa TW 400 p - p. baitcaster. The Daiwa 28 pound drag beats my 2 Penn fathom 30 pound drags. Love your back ground scenery of the city, great cinematography and cameraman. 🐟🎣 👍

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

Appreciate that!

[@chrisjohnson1002]

Gr8 vid!

[@UPZAAN1234]

How much was the spinning reel

[@Oblek33FsU]

I bring a spinner set up on every trip. Screw the west cost stigma. Always come prepared.

[@chitoy69]

What series rods are the white 7ft seeker rod? I don’t think I have seen those…or is it custom wrap?

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

I believe they are the super seeker's with a custom wrap

[@gorettyenriquez3349]

Would a torium 16hg with a phenix axis 909hj be able to handle 80-120 grade foamers in a pinch? The torium would probably be spooked with 400 yards of 83 pound braid and a heavy ass leader.

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

That's definitely not an ideal setup for that grade of fish but that's not to say that you couldn't land one on that setup.

[@gorettyenriquez3349]

@@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p lol ik

[@elijahbl5745]

I prefer, for my leader/topshot to a snap swivel, I prefer tying, anything up to 150 lb that is (mainly gonna be running 100 lb on 30s/50s, on bigger stuff, (200+) I'll crimp, but I prefer uni knotting to say 100 lb, plenty of strength and never had an issue with it, vs crimping, I feel like since your digging it into the line, I feel you lose line strength with it

[@gutshotaz2805]

I'm confused about your spinning setup. Stella 5000 only has a line capacity of 175yd/40lb powerpro. If you throw 65lb braid, isn't the line capacity REALLY limited? Or you have a larger Stella? Thank you!

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

For the 5000 size, 65lb braid is definitely limiting your line capacity if you're targeting large tuna with it, but perfect for kelp yellows. We'd recommend a larger size reel if you were planning to target big tuna so that you would be able to fit more line onto the reel.

[@gutshotaz2805]

@@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p Thank you. So general rule of thumb is at least 8000 size for even school size bluefin? I've been trying to see how much I can get away with my existing gear. I have 6000 size spinning reel that can hold ~400 yards of 40lb or 300 yards of 50lb 8 strand braid. Will that be enough for kelp tuna in the sub 30lb class? I have heavier set ups for deep drops and flylines. Needed something to throw surface iron or colt sniper with decent amount of distance. The lever drag reels are hard to throw, except for maybe the Fathom 25NLD or smaller.

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

@@gutshotaz2805 You can certainly catch school tuna on that size and you don't necessarily need to have 65lb braid backing. You can go with lighter braid to fit more onto the reel. That will work perfectly for kelp fish and tuna on the smaller size.

[@gutshotaz2805]

@@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p Thank you for bringing me some confidence in this light setup!

[@khalidalbagdadymd4081]

Nice video thanks, where do you hook the live bait usually and do you use weight when you send the live bait ?

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

Thanks! The most common place we will hook a live bait is through the nose right in front of the eyeballs. Depending on conditions and which fish you are targeting a weight may be necessary or not...always ask fellow anglers and your deckhands what they would recommend!

[@Shhnee]

Can you go over the different types of seaguar? Blue label Gold label Pink label Premier InvisX Etc

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

We'll look into it. Mainly it has to do with breaking strength and diameter of the line!

[@simplythebestfishingcharters]

Top show

[@resilientzz8447]

What’s the brand of the love bait rod ?

[@resilientzz8447]

Live

[@jeffreystokes7614]

Awesome video! What is the model of the Seeker Tactic spinning rod? - Thanks

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

It's in the description of the video.

[@jbs94615]

@@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p what line rating is it?

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

@@jbs94615 50-100lbs

[@kenth6140]

I like narrow spool than wide spool. ATalica 12ii is best and 8

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

Use what you have confidence in! Everybody is a bit different, but those are certainly great reels!

[@NaiDiGuy]

What about trolling?!

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

A trolling setup is a must have these days!

[@socalspear3894]

Are you sure that’s a Stella 5000? Looks bigger

[@tamalpias]

I took an 8000 with 420 yards of maxquattro 50lbs and got spooled. So now I went and got a 18k. He can probably get away with the smaller size because he has a private boat, he can chase the tuna where as I was on a party boat.

[@gutshotaz2805]

@@tamalpias Ah, makes sense now..

[@sea_clicks]

What was the first rod make please ?

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

It's in the video description.

[@adelacruz2887]

do you go braid to mono to fluoro or braid to fluoro?

[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

It's personal preference. Most anglers now will use a braided backing, either with a topshot of monofilament connected to a short leader of fluoro, or connected straight to a piece of fluoro with no mono topshot. It all comes down to what you're most comfortable with and is also situational i.e. private boat vs sportboat fishing.

[@jeffreyhamer5879]

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[@bdoutdoorsdotcom-m4p]

Lots of good info here.