Francis Fleet Trip 11/28

[joebaggs99]

This is for a Cod trip.

[tlapinski]

For cod I bring two rods: one for jigging and one for bait. Reports are that jigging has been ok lately as there are herring on the grounds but bait is by far more productive. My jigging rod is a Shimano Trevala that handles jigs from about 6 to 10 ounces and I have a Shimano Torium 14 spooled with 30# braid on it. It's on the light side overall but more than adequate for what you'll hook off Block most days. The bait rod is a bit heavier and is a custom 8' Lami tri-flex with Avet MXL spooled with 50# braid. Usually end up with lead of 10 - 18 or even 20 ounces on the bait rigs out there but expect most of the time to be around 14 ounces.

[niko]

one thing I like to do on partyboats is to put a 10' leader on the braid as that is where most of the tangles will be. keep your bait right on the bottom and the dogfish will be less of an issue if they are around. try and keep terminal tackle to a minimum - helps w/ tangles