[BLUEFISH9]

I fish Jamaica bay too. You will get a zillion different opinions but here's my 2 cents:

As for a reel you cant go wrong with an Avet sx. So light in weight and its a little power house too. And ohhhh those colors lol. Load it up with power pro and you'll be set!

As for a rod...well thats all personal preferance right there. I have mine on a tvc66m Shimano Trevala which is great for inshore except I dont use it for blackfish. I prefer a faster action for that...but again...thats just what I prefer.

 

[lighttackleman]

This is a tough question.... How much do you wanna spend. How much lead are using ?? how deep your fishing etc etc. Heres my suggestion
Fluke/porges/seabass something rated 15-25lb test. This is a good all around rating for inshore fishing. Maybe a little light at times maybe a little to heavy @ times but it will get the job done and seeing that you havent been fishing that long concentrate on becoming a better fisherman not sooo much on the tackle end. Remeber its the man behind the rod. Now for bass/blues/blacks something rated 25-40 is perfect in my eyes. Now for reels I would say inshore a newell 220 or an abu 6500c3 or a tekota i mean the list goes on. Just make sure it feels balanced spool this up with 20lb big game or 20 pp and your good to go. Now for the heavier rod a dawia 50h or a newell 332 spooled with 40lb pink ande. Hope this helps Capt Chris

 

[travelingwaves]

I f your are fishing private boats low to the water fine for lighter gear..(15 to 25lb blanks) however on headboats,I'd suggest something alittle heavier,preferably composite 14-40lb blank like the tigerlite series uglystix. I like the baitcaster 1 piece 7'

 

[Savvy18]

Jamaica Bay poses a few challenges that might make it difficult for (1) particular outfit to accomplish.

1- Jamaica Bay is full of deep drops (up to 70 feet of water).
2- Many areas of the bay (that are very productive) are extremely shallow (2-3 feet).
3- Many different types of bottom...from muddy, to soft sand, to hard sand and plenty of hard (rubble) bottom (and wreckage).
4- Very strong currents all over the bay.
5- Multiple species to target from snappers all the way up to 30-40 pound bass.

If you come up with a combo that addresses all of these situations, let me know. You "might" have to consider more than (1) set-up. Of course, that all depends on which species you intend to target (or NOT target).

This post edited by Savvy18 03:23 AM 03/14/2008