# Guide Select Pro & Helios-My NEW Whipping Rig! **URL:** \ **Category:** Hawaii Fishing General\ **Created:** [March 21, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945 "2020-03-21T17:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ScubaChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@ScubaChris](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/ScubaChris)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/1 "2020-03-21T17:36:31Z")
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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eKmjE4Vx0) [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/e/d/ed5843e33c20f21d641f3b8040a12587ae260c9c.png)](https://ibb.co/26vVhRk) ---
**Author:** ![Mooseman75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mooseman75](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Mooseman75)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/2 "2020-09-10T10:28:44Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![catchinon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@catchinon](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/catchinon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/3 "2020-09-10T15:30:15Z")
Thanks for the kind words. I was wondering if I was just boring everyone or if my contributions were helpful to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![TubeDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TubeDude](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/TubeDude)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/4 "2020-09-10T15:53:32Z")
**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.** ---
**Author:** ![catchinon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@catchinon](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/catchinon)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/5 "2020-09-11T04:53:05Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Fishin\_Fool78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@Fishin\_Fool78](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Fishin_Fool78)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/6 "2020-09-11T12:34:31Z")
Hows the water there now? Any algae bloom going on still? ---
**Author:** ![TubeDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TubeDude](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/TubeDude)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guide-select-pro-helios-my-new-whipping-rig/318945/7 "2020-09-11T22:57:07Z")
> _‘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. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/2X/8/82ffceef455f084981b04d4d00b31221c3ee7e05.jpeg)](https://ibb.co/YcVy2gZ)**