GONoob
Senior Member
Just came back from a 4 day trip to Jekyll Island. My wife just started fishing last month and we started at Buford dam catching trout. Then we booked Jeff Blair so she can have a taste for larger fish. We did a bunch of pier fishing at both Jekyll and St.Simon. I'm a bottom fisher and shark fishing is new to me but I did bring some of my grouper rods/reels. My wife and I caught a bunch of 2-3' sharks, from black tips to hammerheads and bonnethead sharks. We also caught some HUGE stingray. The biggest ray we caught had a tail that was 6' and this sucker wouldn't fit in the largest pier net so we had to cut it off. Still can't find any info on GA's stingray record. 1 of the rays gave birth once we landed it. Good fun fights but tired of stingrays.
Now the fishes that got away... While I was tending to this stingray giving birth my wife's rod a 7' heavy spinning reel with 90# braid took off with the drag screaming. 10 seconds of the drag screaming and it just cut off. No time to even play the fish. My wife sprained her wrist with this one lol.
Fish #2: I had a balloon rig out at St.Simon 150 yards out on my grouper rod. 2 violent taps and my rig was gone lol. I tried setting the hook after the second tap and nearly fell over backward and looked like a fool lol.
Fish #3: Drag started screaming on my grouper rod. Tightened the drag and battled it out back and forth for 10 min then broke off
We used 2 arm wire leaders that are rated for 90#. Yes, I know its not exactly a shark rig and this is where I need help on.
I just want a fighting chance
What # braid? How many yards?
What # wire leader?
What size hook(s)?
Which online sites do you guys shop on? I'm looking for the steepandcheap.com of fishing gear.
All in all, it was a great trip and my wife wants to go back but better prepared this time.
Now the fishes that got away... While I was tending to this stingray giving birth my wife's rod a 7' heavy spinning reel with 90# braid took off with the drag screaming. 10 seconds of the drag screaming and it just cut off. No time to even play the fish. My wife sprained her wrist with this one lol.
Fish #2: I had a balloon rig out at St.Simon 150 yards out on my grouper rod. 2 violent taps and my rig was gone lol. I tried setting the hook after the second tap and nearly fell over backward and looked like a fool lol.
Fish #3: Drag started screaming on my grouper rod. Tightened the drag and battled it out back and forth for 10 min then broke off
We used 2 arm wire leaders that are rated for 90#. Yes, I know its not exactly a shark rig and this is where I need help on.
I just want a fighting chance
What # braid? How many yards?
What # wire leader?
What size hook(s)?
Which online sites do you guys shop on? I'm looking for the steepandcheap.com of fishing gear.
All in all, it was a great trip and my wife wants to go back but better prepared this time.