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Finally, something i can relate to on this forum! i have been fishing forever, its so much fun. right now i am using a Penn 5500SS Spinfisher, loaded with 20 lb. Trilene Big Game line, and a 7 foot Shakespeare Ugly Stik rod, which can handle 1-6 oz. lure weight, which is incredible. my favorite type of fishing is going after stripers with plugs and divers. i have a Yo-Zuri crystal minnow with a big lip on it, and i use that from docks around midnight, and the fast, wide wiggling action just drives those stripers nuts! these stripers are in the 19-22 inch range, which in my opinion fights the best. i usually pull in about 12-15 of these a night. its really easy and its so much fun.

now, if i want to get the bigger ones, i have a Penn 310 GTi, loaded with 20 lb. Big Game line, on a Cabela's house brand rod (soon to be replaced). i make a leader out of 50 lb. leader material or out of flurocarbon. on one end i tie a swivel, and on the other i tie either a Penn 5/0 Saltwater hook or a Gamakatsu 6/0 circle hook. then i put an egg sinker on my main line, usually about 3-4 ozs., then, i tie the leader setup to my main line. i throw on a huge ball of squid, cut into strips, and i drop this down to the bottom. i tie my rod into my rod holder, and i put the clicker on. when the clicker starts zinging, i know i have a fish! i have caught 3 25+ lb. stripers, an 18 lb bluefish, a 42 inch long sandshark, and a 5 lb fluke, all with this setup. trust me, it works. well, thats my 2 cents for the day. ill definately be on later with this thread, cheers.