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S15:E4 - “Up From The Deep” (2020)
If you’ve ever been out on the open ocean, there’s a good chance that at some point you’ve gazed over the side into the deep blue, straining your eyes to see just how far below the surface you can see, wondering what could possibly await hundreds or even thousands of feet down below the sparkling rays of sunlight. Captains Tom Rowland and Rich Tudor sure have, and on this episode of Saltwater Experience they decided to see for themselves what they could haul out of that great, mysterious realm by using a technique called Deep Dropping. Read more on Waypoint…
THE SETUP
It’s a beautifully calm day as Tudor and Rowland pull up to the area they want to pattern for barrel fish. “We lucked into a day where it was very very calm,” says Rowland, “We’ve got the 26 Yellowfin...we went out there with one rod, a couple of weights, and a box full of squid.” They set their rod up with a rig similar to a Carolina Rig that bass fishermen might use on a freshwater lake. “The rig we’re using is really simple,” says Tudor, “we’ve got 65 lb Daiwa J-braid on the reel itself...J-braid 65 8 carrier line which is really thin which cuts the scope down. If you use a thicker, heavier line, you actually have to use more weight and it scopes it out more. Read more on Waypoint…
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PERFECTING THE DRIFT
Tudor’s 26 Yellowfin Offshore is outfitted with a Lowrance Sonar system and bottom machine that acts as a fish finder as well as a GPS. He recently plugged a Simrad C-MAP Reveal chip into his system which gives his bottom machine an incredibly detailed picture of the ocean floor, allowing them to see the peaks, canyons, draws, and valleys where the fish are most likely to hide. “These are big drops, 100-200 foot drops, and the fish are going to be sitting strategically along those,” explains Tudor. Read more on Waypoint…
