Rig Synopsis & How I Rig It For Whipping The Shorelines!
Years ago i started out Whipping “Spin Casting” the shorelines using Fenwicks. Then i discovered the T40X Salmon Steelhead series by Okuma. After that line was discontinued i just fell in love with the new replacement series The Guide Select Pro. My first model was the 9’9" rod. I chose the Helios SX high speed 40 spinning reel to compliment this rod. There’s a low speed 40 model but i like the higher retrieval rate.
I spooled on Soft Steel’s 15lb Eminent Braid to complete the package. The rod is rated for 3/8-1oz. So i started with 3/8oz. The balance & feel was comfortable. If i needed more distance i’d have used 3/4oz. But in 6ft of water i didn’t want the leader to sink too fast. If the water clarity was better i’d have used a 1/2oz. Why? Because it would sink faster & i could increase my retrieval rate since the predator fish could now visually see it over a greater distance.
Would i recommend this set-up? I’m happy with it. Looking at putting together my 2nd rig right now. Years back i had over 30 whipping rigs all set to fish. Thinking of putting together 2 more rigs. One longer rod for distance casting and a shorter length for multi-purpose usage. Maybe latter on this year i’ll put together a 7’9" casting rig using my Komodo Bait Caster?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eKmjE4Vx0 
Wow 19 fish… I haven’t caught a fish in over a month you have me chomping at the bit.it’s nice to see you back on the water and reporting again missed ya there. I always love your enthusiasm, you could say it’s catchinon… OK maybe that was a bad one lol. But really it’s nice to read you post, you can feel the excitement of the day
Thanks for the kind words. I was wondering if I was just boring everyone or if my contributions were helpful to anyone.
Good report…even if you did flake out on the cleanup.
As a matter of personal curiosity, what color fligs have been working best? By the way, they are not guaranteed against the twisting and chomping of big nasty cats.
Firetiger and similar plus blue/silver. The real wear and tear on the fligs is the process of removing them from the fishies’ mouths. Sometimes I just can’t avoid grabbing the body instead of the hook. I’ll just have to keep practicing.
Hows the water there now? Any algae bloom going on still?
‘Fishin_Fool78’ pid=‘1105247’ dateline=‘1599827671’ wrote:
Hows the water there now? Any algae bloom going on still?
I fished out of Lincoln Beach today. There was a greenish tinge on top of the water in the main lake. And in the harbor it was getting really green. But it is not the blue-green cyanotoxin algae…just Utah water crud.
