All good points below, what is your take on a rods 'action'. If you have a 9wt fast or extra fast taper could you pair it with a 10 weight line setup and be fine for dorado and big false albacore?
-Jereme
On Apr 20, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Richard Farino wrote:
Steve,
Congrats on booking your trip to Cabo. You should have a blast.
As far as tackle – there's cheap and then there's inexpensive. Manufacturers make a wide array of gear.
A 10wt will handle all you listed – roosters, dorado, small tuna, etc. You can still use a 10 up here for pike/musky, some big stripers on the Susquehanna Flats, salmon in the great lakes, and big false albacore (my most favorite fishing) down near Harker's Island in NC.
To address your concerns:
· Sage rods carry a lifetime warranty like almost every other manufacturer, but Winston is one of the only companies that actually checks the names on the rods. It's $50 to replace the rod through their warranty program and they repair any of the broken parts.
o If you can find an older model Xi2, jump on it. I still fish a 9 and 10wt Xi2 and they're my go-to saltwater rods for everything.
o You won't find anything new on the Sage list that will be stout enough for what you want to do with it for under $250
· TFO makes some great rods. They're durable, but if you break them it's a $25 fee and they just give you a new rod.
o Look at the TFO TiCrX and Axiom rods. The Axiom is a hair over your budget, but the TiCrX is the cat's meow, albeit a little heavier than most of the other rods.
· Rise fishing makes some stellar rods. The Balance series ($130 and the Level series ($250) will make you rethink the big names. They're a local NY company (look up Amanda Switzer)
· Echo's Edge rods rock. Their 10wt ($250) is strong and great for what you're trying to do, and the Ion rod ($189) is fast and made for big offshore stuff.
Let's talk sometime about Cabo.. are you fishing out of Cabo or inside the cape?
R
Richard Farino
(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | richard@urbanangler.com
From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve F
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:48 PM
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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cabo San Lucas and 10wt Suggestions?
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:48 PM
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cabo San Lucas and 10wt Suggestions?
I just booked a trip to Cabo and figured I should probably gear up sooner rather than later. I'm looking for a decent (read: cheap) 10wt to up my arsenal to handle some roosters, dorado, small tuna and the like. I see some great deals online for some older Sage RPLX and RPLXis ($2-250) but have doubts on used gear for the warranty concerns. I'm familiar with TFO's TiCr/x and Bluewater lines and would probably go that route if going new -- I have a TiCr 8wt that I really like. Any guidance for specific rods this wayward fly slinger should consider test driving in the sub $250 range?
Also, I'm researching guides for an inshore and an offshore trip. Anyone have some knowledge on guides in that neck of the woods?
Thanks.
~ Steve F.
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