Pier Fishing?
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02/15/12 01:56 PM
02/15/12 01:56 PM
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Gully Jaye
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I've been reading about the fishing charters in Ambergris Caye and they sound terrific. I was thinking of bringing along an ultralite rod and spinning reel. Is fishing from piers allowed? Is there any fishing action? I don't want to waste luggage space on gear and tackle if I'm not going to use it. Thanks for any advice you can share.
Gully Jaye
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Re: Pier Fishing?
[Re: Gully Jaye]
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02/15/12 05:41 PM
02/15/12 05:41 PM
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Ditto on comments above.
Dont go too ultra light on tackle, bones and even small to medium snapper will put one hell of a bend in a really light rod. You're going to want something with enough backbone to head them off. I dont mean a broomstick but IMO leave the ultra light trout rod you use with 2# test at home. A 2500 Reel with loaded with a decent "smooth style" quality braided line about 30# would be good. You can stack the braid with mono backing to cut your cost down but I'd bring a second spool with lighter say 20# braid. I use a 2500 Sustain, loaded with green 30# ultraspider, over 12# green Berkeley BG on a extra fast medium G Loomis travel rod.
If youre not a fan of direct tie with braid then bring a couple of leader spools of Flouro 10# and #15 or maybe even 8# if th ebones are picky. Light plastic grubs and jigs, feathered or not, a castmaster or two, silver rapala, and a small surface plug if youre really daring (tarpon). Small Barries will cut your line unmercifully and shred your plastics so be prepared for the loss.
I'd say some egg sinkers to a 1/4 oz (max for pier and shore), a dozen rings to tie off leader and sinkers from the main line and your leader, or use a uni knot and rubber band. Bring some decent circles, gammies or owners, your call, dont be too shy about size; the snapper have big mouths, but use their front teeth to pick up the bait. You have to let them run a bit to eat it. Don't swing, let the fish set it themselves; if you're used to circles you know what I mean. The local just carlisles and o'shaunessy's; I dont know how they swing and hook as many as they do (well they're locals thats why!). I prefer circles because of the corner hook and I can let the little guys go get bigger, or a bigger guy go if I'm not hungry.
As to bait (which is typically frozen pilchards/sardines) its available from local markets for abut 3$bz a bag but you better have a tolerant wife and/or a good freezer cuz theyre pretty gamey even from the outset.
A pair of pliers and hook remover, leader snipper and youre pretty much good to go. Best of luck!
PS If you fish at night from a pier with bait on the bottom be prepared to bust off your line before you lose the whole shooting match to the southern ray which will undoubteldy gooble that smelly sardine...
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Re: Pier Fishing?
[Re: elbert]
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02/15/12 11:02 PM
02/15/12 11:02 PM
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Its amazing the Bonefishing industry has caught on to be so popular in recent years. Just the fashion aspect of it must be a great business, these guys are decked in Bonefishing shirts, bonefishing pants, bonefishing shoes, wearing bonefishing glasses and bonefishing face masks, bone fishing hats:-) Kinda like those silly guys diving. You know the one's with the dive masks, dive gloves, dive suits,dive tanks, dive BC's, dive fins, dive bags, dive knives....you get the idea 
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Re: Pier Fishing?
[Re: Gully Jaye]
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02/16/12 09:28 AM
02/16/12 09:28 AM
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Gully Jaye
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Thanks for all the great advice. Hadn't thought of circles and that's a good idea. Hooked into a ray once in Florida -- at least I think I did. Never got it off the bottom and lost a lot of line before I realized what was going on.
Gully Jaye
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