Pole and lure weight explained?

[78USN98]

I have re-kindled my love of fishing (20 some year abscence) and charter boat Rock-fishing is my target!
So..... please explain to me what exactly do I need to look for in a rod. I have a couple Ugly Stik Charter Boat rods and have had great fun with them on 3 trips this past year. But, when looking at the rod info it says they are to be used with 2-6oz lures when typically you use 1lb weights and rock-cod rigs. Am I missing some fun here by using the wrong rod? Am I ok with dropping to the bottom with a heavy weight and hauling it up with these rods, or am I missing the "fight"?

By the way, my last trip out last week I watched a couple, who had never been on a trip before, haul up big Reds and a few Ling-cod and they were fishing the same rigs I was! Was a blast watching them and that is half the fun!

Calguns is a wealth of info in the fishing section but if any of you know where I can garner any knowledge on rock-fishing I would greatly appreciate it.

[elevated]

with those rods you should be fine. My rock fish rig is rated for lures up to 2oz and I was using 4 pounds of weight on my last trip. Just crank slowly if you're fishing deep cause you can spin fish off if you wind too fast.

[tankerman]

There is no fight when you fish rockfish. Ling can be fiesty.

Sounds like you're shallow water fishing if you're only using 1 pound weights. Just about any rod is ok for that type of fishing.

My preference for fishing rockfish is about 100 fathom water. Typically need at least a 5 poubd sash wieght, a stout rod, reel that's properly geared and spectra to help the gear drop fast before you drift over the rock pile.

[78USN98]

100 fathoms! Wow!, no 1/2 day boats there I'm guessing. Sounds fun. Would really like to get on some light tackle trips this next season. Any ideas? Oh. currently have a Penn 500 and a Penn 209 Level-wind that I found on e-bay. Got a Shimano TLD20-40 for CHRISTmas but didn't get to use it when I went out the 26th. Really like that 209 on my 6' Ugy stick. The 500, I think, needs some maintenance!

[hung380]

I never pay attention on that lure oz stuff. I just buy my rod based on line lb range, action, length and power.
My go to rockfish setup is :
Rod: shimano calcutta 12-25 lb medium heavy power extra fast action 7'6 ft. Rod 3/4-1 1/2 oz lure wt.
Reel: daiwa saltist 20 levelwind loaded with 40lbs of braided line. With that line im able to use a much lighter weight and feel more bites.
Im not a big fan of ugly stick because they are too flexible. I like using rods that have a stiffer backbone so I can feel the line for biting fishes.
Oh yeah rockfish season closes jan. 1 2012 til march 1 2012.


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[tankerman]

Oh yeah rockfish season closes jan. 1 2012 til march 1 2012.

That depends where you're fishing.

[lgdpt]

Make sure you load the reel with Spectra...not Mono. Spectra has no stretch and you will feel every nibble with those deep water fish. Also Spectra lasts forever.