Define "Light Tackle" For Me......

[jumbo1]

I prefer med action rods....rated for 1/4 to 5/8oz...extra fast action

Easiest way to tell "what is light tackle fishing" would be .....anything that is not a trolling rod that would require some sort of "touch" skill, etc or able to "detect" that little tick , now that would be LTJing......

Kind of like trolling except you actually catch the fish yourself...

[5th Tuition]

I usually troll with 6'6" rods. Some of my friends use rods as small as 5' 6" rods. These rods are lighter than mine; thus "light tackle".

You can still use 80# braid and a 32 oz mojo on these LT rods.

5th (Marty)

[jumbo1]

I don't think I could cast a 32oz mojo with my medium action rod...so we will call your light tackle rods...heavy hitter light tackle rods...

[Bend-Lure]

Anytime you are legitimately concerned about your gear breaking while fighting your target fish the tackle is light. Medium bass rod is lite tackle for rockfish, but not for spot. 50# standup might be lite tackle for a grander blue.

[Southerly]

lot of good def'ns on web to cover the rest of the world. but around here, someone says 'light tackle' i pretty much assume they're going to talk about something other than trolling. if they say LTJ, i assume they're getting ready to talk soft plastic, and become slightly surprised if they next use word hopkins for example.

now my neighbor doesn't own any trolling rod but whatever he's casting is fair game for getting dragged behind the boat a little bit if they ain't biting. what do you call that?

[jumbo1]

I'm with you on the soft plastics...
I would define what he is doing as light tackle trolling....

[5th Tuition]

Originally Posted by Southerly

now my neighbor doesn't own any trolling rod but whatever he's casting is fair game for getting dragged behind the boat a little bit if they ain't biting. what do you call that?

Smart
5th

[crabby and son]

A light tackle in the NFL goes about 275..................Gary