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Blues Rig
I need some help from the salt water folks. I have have the opportunity to chase blues on the LI Sound this August. Since I'm mostly a trouter I'm lacking gear. Can you guys recommend a rig, from terminal tackle to rod? What flies, wt & length leader, wt of line, length of casts, and length of rod? I don't need a specific rod recommendation, just generally what performance do you look for.
Thanks,
Daniel.
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Most use a nine foot, nine weight. Floating line,six feet or so of 20 pound test leader and four or so inches of wire.
As for flies, I use my rejects,they get torn up pretty fast, but blues love poppers, 2/0 is about right.
Around the end of summer LI Sound will be loaded with peanut bunker so a wide bodied fly might help.
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Same rod, different line and tactics. We use Intermediate lines, 20 lb. mono with a bite tippet. Some folks use Tyger wire for the bite tippet. Just about any fishy fly: clouser, deceiver, jiggy (they love jiggies) etc. in white & tan, white & olive, pink, purple, black. We use 2/0 hooks.
I they're little chompers then we use a 7 wt instead of 9. They are a blast on a fly rod!
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Oh yea,
None of that slow strip action for blues. You can't move that fly too fast.They ENJOY the chase.
The two handed retrive works best.
If not on a boat you will need a striping basket also.