yes, regular dacron. this really helps identify it when its coming up in the water and the material helps it not slip in your hands. here is an example from Miami fishing supply. www.miamifishingsupply.com/tu2530orda.html

@@pescatarianfishing Perfect. Thank you!

I’m glad you find them helpful! Thanks for the support!

I use 80 or 100lb test. You want to have it light in case you get hung up on the bottom. You want the lead to break and be able to retrieve everything else

Thanks for the support all the way from Australia! You can zoom and in 20-40 feet it might not distort that much but in the depths that we swordfish, if you use the zoom feature it will get very distorted. The shift feature basically excludes any other area that you do not select and the transducer solely focuses on the selected depth range. I would imagine that in 20-40 feet the zoom feature should work perfectly.

You have to put the reel on the rod and pull straight down because the rod itself will also add drag to the fish. This is why is has to be on the reel and you pulling straight down. I did use a spring scale and I pulled very slowly so that I could get the reel right as the line started moving. One thing to note is that no two LP reels will be the same. If you feel that your drag is too little and that all the way up the reel only has 20 pounds of drag, you could adjust the wheel on the side of the reel and click it forward. Every click of the wheel up adds 3 pounds of drag and when you turn it down every click removes 3 pounds of drag. I would recommend adding some clicks and starting over. You really want to set it to 35lsh pounds but not that the reel can’t go anymore bc if you hook a large shark, you will never be able to slow it down. Sharks are a major bi catch when swordfishing. Then as a recommendation, I would set the wheel all the way back and count the clocks that you finally set it at. Then I would place a sticker on the reel. It happens to everyone, someone will turn that dial and then all your settings are off so if you know what number of clocks the reel was set to, you could bring it back to zero and clock it to that and be back in business.

@@pescatarianfishing thank you so much for the detailed explanation. Your channel is so underrated and it will take off soon. Keep up the great work. One last question, do you preheat/warm the drag before setting the drag?

I never preheat the drags. The most important thing when setting though is that you place the reel in the rod and pull down on the line in the same fashion as the fish would pull to capture the drag pressure from the rod. Thank you very much for the support!

Thank you Erich! 👍👍

Unfortunately, when you delete them you will delete them all.

Thank you Captain, appreciate your time to help educate us on key items.

@garyisrael7735 you are very welcome and thanks for the support! 👍

That’s the ocean side. We don’t really go through the intercoastal.

Im very happy to hear that! Hopefully it helps you dial in the sonar and find some new fishing spots!

Thanks for the support! We use a label makers from staples by the brand of Brother. I’m not sure if the labels are waterproof but we placed new labels when we made this video over a year ago and still have them on with no issues.

You are very welcome! Thanks for the support!

Thank you very much! This year for the stone crab season, I am going to try and record more to show the viewers about stone crabbing in Florida. We are almost exclusive with stone crab here in Florida but it’s tough to record because we have very rough seas in the winter here. Lots of saltwater on the cameras and microphones. Thanks for the support!

Awesome! Thank you for the support and hopefully this video helps you dial in your sonar

Thank you very much!

Thank you for the support!

Im very glad you found it helpful. That was my goal when I decided to make this video. I wanted to help people understand the settings so they could adjust their settings and catch more fish!

Thank you very much. That was my intent with this series, to make it easier to u set stand to increase boating safety awareness and to better assist people studying for their captains license. There will be a total of 37 videos once completed.

Thank you buddy!

Awesome! Thank you for the support! On that day we rode all the way back through the ocean! Rough 2 hour ride back!

Thank you very much and thanks for the support!

The honest answer is that by the time I get back from fishing and clean the fish and the boat I’m exhausted. I separate them and vacuum seal them and then I rig it and freeze them again. I have never had an issue with it but I would imagine the baits will stay fresher if you don’t thaw them out and refreeze them but you won’t have any issues freezing them and rigging them when you are going to fish or a day when you have time to rig a few baits and vacuum seal them. It is very important that you do vacuum seal them when you catch them and when you rig them. That will make a big difference versus not vacuum sealing them.

Thanks for the support! Boat prices are ridiculous right now and it takes forever to get a new build from any manufacturer because everyone has wait lines so you have to give your deposit to hold your place in the line. Buying a new boat, while expensive is nice because you get to design it the way you want for the fishing application that you do. Buying a used boat can be tricky because you have no idea what that boat has been through from a maintenance prospective and any accidents. I have seen boats that people have purchased with hull damage that was patched up and they didn’t know when they purchased it. Ocean Runner is the manufacturer that built my boat and they have been in business in Miami for over 30 years. Excellent boat, and very affordable compared to the big name brands. They make a 24, a 29 and are starting in a 34.

Once they get up there in August, how long can you guys fish them for?

@@pescatarianfishing They can show up just offshore toward end of July and can be found right through September. No size limit or closed season here and 10/person or 60/boat limit. Those in the photo I attached to my email to you were 16 miles out, all around a weather buoy.

@KM.130 that is really cool that you guys can fish them for a couple of months. They are fun to catch and delicious to eat!

100%. He has been fishing with me since he was 3. I love those days when it’s just us. Very special.

This is a very quotable video

Thank You!!

@Barzano6390 thanks for the support!

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the support!

Glad you liked it! Thank you for the support!

Thank you! 👍

Thank you and thanks for the support!

@@pescatarianfishing ​​⁠ I tried to find the shift option on my Echomap 94sv, but unfortunately couldn’t find it following your directions. It must not be offered on my model or there’s another way to get to it. I’ll keep trying because that is a game changing feature. Thanks again for sharing. Sent from my iPhone

@capt.tonydupree it might not be available on that model. It really makes a massive difference when targeting bottom structure and bottom fishing.

Thank you!

Great question Joe. I am unsure about that one. I have my system connected with NEMA 2000 but I’m not sure about that one.

You are welcome. Just trying to help the viewers because this is such a difficult decision when buying your electronics for the boat. The last thing you want is to spend all that money and then be unhappy with what you purchased. The other thing that is important is knowing all of the different settings and what they do because it can make a world of difference in your image. We have a video showing the shift feature. This is what we use when we are sword fishing and we can mark the squid on the bottom in 1500 feet. I am now working on a video to go through all of the sonar settings one by one to show the viewers exactly what it does. This way everyone knows and can tailor their unit to the fishery they are doing. I should be done with that one in a few weeks. I have several videos that I’m working on at once. That video will be a huge help also. 👍

Thank you very much for the support! We have several Garmin tutorials in our Garmin Marine electronics playlist.

That’s a great idea! We can make some of those and post them! 👍

It was a long day, waiting for the right ones! Thanks for the support!

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Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the support!

I honestly knew it was going to be horrific weather but we tried it because our poor neighbor wanted to fish but it is terrible to be soaking wet all day and then to have the mics get damaged. It was a day we will always remember that’s for sure. Thanks for watching and thanks for the support!

@pescatarianfishing as they say, there are no bad days fishing, only bad days at work.

@johngauntlett4915 that is true! 👍

Those days are tough. I have spent many days on the sword grounds staring at that rod tip without a bite. Those are long tough days. But you have to get out there to catch them. Some days it’s quick and some days it’s a long process. Thanks for watching and thanks for the support!

The weather was beautiful and the fish were chomping, only problem was that they were too small. Still managed to get some good dinner but it took all day. Thanks for the support!

Thanks for the support. We are currently working on some more Garmin videos to continue to help our viewers. Thanks for the support!

You're welcome! 👍

The baby loved the dolphin. 👍

No fishing lingo, they are actual birds. The fish in the ocean are chasing bait to eat and they will push the bait balls to the surface, then the birds out there who are also chasing the bait fish to eat can dive down on the bait fish at the surface and eat them. So if you find the birds, you will find the fish.

Ohhhhh! So you literally follow the birds. And is it only for dolphin or other fish as well?

@lilyrivera392 works for all pelagic species. The birds will lead you to the fish. 👍

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Im hoping to take her out for her first day of fishing this summer. Need to wait for a good day hopefully I will have a fishing buddy!

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Seas were 4-6 with occasional 7+. Not a comfortable day at all.