Mijoy2

Hi,

I'm looking for advice on just how to spend my tackle budget for targetting bluefins on and around Stellwagon for next year.

Presently my tuna arsenal consists of 2 penn 114H reels on fairly new but inexpensive standup rods, 1 Shimano TLD50 (brand new) on another inexpensive standup rod and 1 penn9500ss spinning reel on a 'standup' spinning rod.

I think with my TLD50 and my 114s I have enough setups for livelining pogies next year (assuming I can get the pogies).

I realize this is probably a subjective question but what I am looking for advice on is wether to set myself up for trolling by possibly buying another TLD50/standup-rod setup and outfitting myself with outriggers or instead, outfitting myself with one or two lower-end jigging setups (such as maybe a Diawa saltist40 level drag two-speed and good rod to match).

So maybe I can simplify this question this way:

If you could only do one, troll (squid bars, soft plastics, mauraders etc) or go the increasingly popular jigging route, which would it be?

By the way, whatever I decide i can, of course, go the other route the following year. But for now, I am thinking 2010.

--Mike

surfcaster51

Fin-Nor OFS95 loaded with 80# power pro on a Boca or similar 50W spinning rod.

You can Jig with it. You can toss plugs with it and I even throw one or two of this same setup in my spread and tow rubber with it.

I have put tuna up to 200lbs on the boat in under 20 mins

The whole setup runs somewhere around $300.

also no need to wait for next year as the Bar off p-town is still loaded with fish

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amarshall

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