- Oct 4, 2006
- 2,335
- Boat Info
- 2003 280DA and 1995 Sea Ray 175
- Engines
- Twin 4.3l and 3.0l, all w/ AlphaI GenII drives
I'm trying to get the hang of all this fishing terminology. This will be my first full season with a fishing license, some poles and some lures looking to do some damage.
One of my remaining questions that I've never found answer to is running multiple lures off the same line. ie: Tandem rigs. So you have your main line, then you split that into two other lines, one longer than the other. These seperate lines are usually on the order of 20' or so. My question is this: How the heck do you reel all this in to get the fish? The way I see it, you'll reel up to this swivel where it hits your rod tip, but you still have 20 or so feet of line still out in the water. Do you just use your hands to pull it the rest of the way in?
Needless to say, I've never been on a charterboat before to view it firsthand, but...I'm a DIY'er, and now have my own boat. :smt001 So I learn the hard way... :smt021
I found a representative photo of what I'm talking about at: http://www.cnksaltwatertackle.com/catalog/item/3214874/4107731.htm
One of my remaining questions that I've never found answer to is running multiple lures off the same line. ie: Tandem rigs. So you have your main line, then you split that into two other lines, one longer than the other. These seperate lines are usually on the order of 20' or so. My question is this: How the heck do you reel all this in to get the fish? The way I see it, you'll reel up to this swivel where it hits your rod tip, but you still have 20 or so feet of line still out in the water. Do you just use your hands to pull it the rest of the way in?
Needless to say, I've never been on a charterboat before to view it firsthand, but...I'm a DIY'er, and now have my own boat. :smt001 So I learn the hard way... :smt021
I found a representative photo of what I'm talking about at: http://www.cnksaltwatertackle.com/catalog/item/3214874/4107731.htm