NYCfishing.com - Tackle Tips & Tricks - Fishing the New York City Metropolitan Area
NYC Fishing Tackle and Gear Tips - These are tips and tricks from us at NYCfishing.com and other experienced North East saltwater anglers. Some of the tips are from the Noreast.com Discussion Boards and YouTube, great resources.
Fishing Techniques & Tackle
Diamond Jigs - I like to add some flash to my diamond jigs. I buy the basic jig with a swivel and a few accessories. I can then change the look of the jig to whatever color the fish are hitting. Prisim tape, prismatic lure eyes and neon tubing are available in a number of colors.
Neon Tubing, Diamond Jigs with Swivels, Open Eye Hooks, Prismatic Lure Eyes & Prisim Tape
Cut the prisim tape to fit and put on the diamond jigs. I also like to add eyes to the jigs.
There are a number of ways to cut the neon tubing. I prefer to cut it short with a split tail. I think the shorter size gives the jig more action and it's easier to switch tubing.
Put everything together and you've got some really nice jigs.
Diamond Jigging for Blues
Where to Buy
Prisim Tape (Item: IG-310054) and Prismatic Lure Eyes (Item: IG-310882) are available online from Cabelas.com.
Diamond jigs, open eye hooks and neon tubing are available online at Terminal Tackle.
Braided Line & Conventional Reels - An easy way to keep braided lines from slipping on a spool is to wrap tennis racquet handle replacement grip tape on first.
Tennis racquet handle replacement grip.
Two inches of tape on a Newell 332 P.
Penn Squidder - This reel features quick change spools and a 146 conversion kit that turns it into a smaller reel suited for braided and light lines. It casts great and with the low gear ratio is excellent for bottom fishing. It's a very versatile reel. If you're a Jigmaster fan there is a 501 conversion kit available which makes it a smaller reel. New parts and other manufacturer upgrades for both reels are easily available as well as used parts and reels on ebay.
My favorite Tog reel, a 140 Squidder converted to a 146 with an Accurate power handle and braided line.
140 spools, reel stand, frame post, Squidder and Jigmaster handles.
A 140 Squidder with a spool of 20lb mono is good for casting.
Squidder and Jigmaster conversion kits and parts are available at PennParts.com
Accurate handles and upgrade kits for Penn reels are available online by searching.
Fishing Knots
Newell 220 Reels - They cast great, are light weight, dependable and easy to clean. But, they don't fit on rods with trigger reel seats. A quick fix for this is to replace the Newell reel stand with a Penn reel stand. Another item I like for my baby Newell's is the Trig'rr Reel Clamp with my surf and boat rods. It fits the standard Newell stand and feels comfortable while thumbing or casting.
I attached a Penn reel stand to the Newell on the left.
Now it fits on all trigger style reel seats.
I like these reel clamps on my boat and surf rods.
Trig'rr Reel Clamps are a nice addition for casting and jigging.
Where to Buy
Newell reels are available online from Basspro.com
Penn reel stands (Item: 30-180S) for Newell 220's are available at PennParts.com
Trig'rr Clamps (Item: 38-400-395-00) are available online from Basspro.com
