Kite fishing kit for sale manual#
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Marker floats, weighted or unweighted, are also cheap, about a dollar each. The rings aren't really necessary, but they could add an edge if you're fishing lots of days. You thread one the fishing line first, then add a fluorescent marker float, generally positioned cup-side down, followed by a swivel, then your leader. Two fishing rods flank a kite rod for simplified line management.Ĭeramic rings or hooks, like the Aftco Kite Hook, help minimize chafing of the fishing line through the metal release clip. Three-way rodholder in the transom corner serves as a functional kite-fishing station. This eliminates the need for swivels and knotted connections, making it less likely that you'll break off a kite down the road.įor general day-to-day work, though, the clip/swivel kit systems are fine. You just assemble the kite outfit and go fishing.Ī recent twist among kite pros is the use of rigging floss half-hitches to build up appropriately sized release clip-stoppers on the kite line. The nice thing about the kits is that you don't have to sort out which size swivel is needed for which clip. A pair of Black's clips for kite fishing, with pre-drilled holes, swivels and snap, sells for around $20 the Aftco set is about the same price.

There are lots of release devices sold for outriggers and downriggers the ones you want for kite fishing are the pin-style, such as the Black's Marine or Aftco Goldfinger.

Kite fishing kit for sale manual#

Dolphin Electric Reel ( makes power assist systems for lots of reels, with the bonus of a manual hand-crank override for reference, the 6/0 series with Penn 114H Senator sells for around $510.

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We found one combo by a major catalog retailer with the XL601, a rod, plus kite line, for about $700. Kristal ( makes a unitized electric reel-the XL601-that's often used by kite-fishers. Fish-Ng ( makes a Precision Auto Reel that works with many Penn reels, for about $390. Units such as these can be connected to a battery with alligator clips, or better yet, plugged into a marine receptacle hard-wired to your 12-volt system.Īn electric power assist for your kite reel-such as these Elec-Tra-Mates with Penn Senators-makes kite fishing much more enjoyable.Įlec-Tra-Mate ( makes electric-assist devices compatible with various reels a 400-series model with 4/0 size reel, such as the Penn 113 Senator, or 600-series models for 114 Senator, are popular combos-expect to pay a bit over $300 for the electric. You'll do quite a bit of reeling in of kites while learning and fishing new waters. Remember, of course, the kite rod just holds the kite-you'll be using other fishing rods for your baits.Īn electric reel may seem like a substantial investment when you're just getting started, but it can really simplify the whole process. A complete kite-fishing kit, with rod, reel, kite line, kite, release clips and instructional video, sells for $269.95 in one catalogue. You can make your own, but for $50 or so you can have a specialized kite rod, with a gimbal butt and single ring tip ring-a good buy. It does nothing but hold the kite reel, guide the line, and stay out of the road. The ideal kite rod is short and stout, about 3 feet long. Levelwind reels, like the Penn 345 GTi and similar, are especially nice if you're using an electric reel-the line comes in pretty quick, and the levelwind ensures it doesn't get bunched up. Kite Reelsįor a kite reel, which holds the line tethering the kite, a high-speed revolving spool reel-such as the Penn Senator 113H-is best, generally spooled up with 50-pound Dacron line or 80-pound braided Spectra, such as Power Pro. The key is to keep the kite aloft if it falls in the water, performance will suffer until the kite has fully dried. If you choose a Lewis kite as your first, it's probably best to start with a Light or Medium model one is rated for winds of 6 to 10 mph, the other 10 to 15 mph, but either will accommodate somewhat higher winds. The Aftco, with complete spar kit, usually sells for a little over $70 the SFE for just over $100. Also note helium tank for advanced technique of attaching helium balloon to kite on calm days.īob Lewis kites generally retail in the $60 range, depending on where you look. Console collection of fishing kites, in water-proof plastic tubes.