What to look for in an ocean fishing rod?
May 2, 2023 · I have Okuma Komodo and Daiwa Lexa 400 reels. The Lexa is smoother, but the Komodo has a better line guide system that follows your line when casting/releasing for less cross …
reel recommendations?
Jul 17, 2025 · reel recommendations? Avet SXJ for me as well, been running it for about five years no issues. Pretty much totally adjusted to the lever drag and feeding the line back onto the reel. Trolled …
Winter Reel Maintenance and Upgrade
Jan 8, 2026 · I decided to do some annual maintenance on my favorite reel, Okuma Custom Blue 2-Speed Lever Drag Reels - CBV 5NII Narrow. Once I took it apart, I noticed it would require major …
reel recommendations?
Jul 20, 2025 · I’ve got a Komodo and a Lexa 300HD. The Lexa is smoother but the line guide only travels on the retrieve, not on the letting out, which often leads to line coming off at a weird angle …
Christmas Island 2013, GT madness! - norcalkayakanglers.com
Christmas Island 2013, GT madness! the 2013 season is shaping up with 4 trips going down to Christmas Island.. we have back to back trips from May 7-21.. and back to back trips again in July …
Topic: Heyo! (Read 5902 times) - norcalkayakanglers.com
Jul 22, 2025 · Heyo! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chris. I'm from the Humboldt coast. I live to fish and fish to live. I prefer fishing the salt, but grew up catching ditch pickles and anything in my …
Gws surf casting…
Sep 25, 2024 · Gws surf casting… and the steel leader... you know how those striper teeth can be. And you know how it goes... big bait big fish... that's why I always rig up an 8/0 hook for surfperch to weed …
SoCal Tuna Trip? - norcalkayakanglers.com
Apr 15, 2025 · SoCal Tuna Trip? 95% of the BFT we've caught are at night on the jig. The way of fly lining live bait is not important. I'll maintain the only way to really learn this night time jig fishery is to …
My new Gaff - norcalkayakanglers.com
I have been to just about every tackle store I could reach on lunch breaks around san jose this last few weeks looking for equipment, but never really found a gaff that I liked. So I went to FW and got a gaff …
New Melones - NorCal Kayak Anglers
May 25, 2022 · New Melones +1 My pops limited at the spillway last week. Launch Glory Hole point and cross the main body to the spillway area. The tuttle town launch will give you access to Rose Island …