2020 - New Gear, Nomad DTX220LRS & MadMacs 

Thanks for watching Jorge.

Thank you sir.

Thanks Joon, I used to be a teacher in one of my prior careers. That may explain, but primarily, for any small business owner, you've got to love the widgets (in this case fishing and the gear that goes with it).

Thanks, hopefully helpful. We're all looking forward to getting back on the boats...enough with the lockdowns already. Folks are getting cabin fever, been hard on LV for sure.

Yep, dandy lures and well eaten, too. We've recently had a very good bluefin tuna bite in Northern California, like what we've had down in SoCal for the past few years. The guys north hadn't had this large a tuna within reach before this year. They discovered Rapala's won't work for big fish, split rings opened right up. The tuna were hitting fin bait, so the minnow imitations were well received and the DTX Minnows took plenty of fish...depleting our inventory as well as Nomad's. More on the way, excellent lures and innovative firm. Easy to see these guys were grounded in good fishing with plenty of time and fish to experiment on while dialing in the lures just right.

I'm with you there, looking forward to that trip myself!

They should indeed get some attention. The MagTrac should deal with the speed, as will Catchy's SJ26 spinner jet. The deep diver lipped lures do great, but speed of troll can be an issue if you get much over 10 knots. At that speed, it's good to have a reel with a really low first gear to bring 'em in if there's not a fish attached and the boat's still moving...they really do dig in well!

Sure bet they get bit!

Hope you have a great trip and glad you're getting out there! Please visit our website - charkbait.com, we can get you properly set up or at least get you dialed in prior to the trip.

@@CharkBaitUSA Will do!! I'm about 4hrs from your store and I'm planning on coming by one Saturday. 👍👍

I run 175# 49 strand on my DTX200's, for 220 size it really doesn't seem to matter much, 275, a harness, 200-300# fluorocarbon leader they all seem to drag well given the 220 is a beast behind a boat travelling near 10 knots. The things pull a good 20+ lbs of drag just trolling at those speeds. Regarding single strand, I'm not so big on that idea. I've seen issues, and all it takes is a bend or kink and things go south rapidly and expensively. For bait, sure, but for trolled lures there can be a downside. I like the flexibility and limpness of the 49 strand on the troll. Others may indeed differ and that's fine, personal choice to try evaluate and adjust.

What folks do on the San Diego long range scene is not necessarily what I'll recommend to you for your trip to the Keys. The boat you are on may also influence my recommendation, size of boat, larger sportfisher of say 30+ feet verses fishing from a skiff or sailboat. Without more information, which I'll ask to be emailed directly to me at our shop, my suggestions may be off the exact mark. I will however recommend having two different styles of lure in the spread, the deep diving DTX Minnow as well as the MadMax. For colors, lots of personal preferences, but for prospecting purposes I'd have both light and dark patterns in the spread. These are general suggestions, I can be much more specific with additional info. You can reach me thru CharkBait's website, but I"ll also leave my email address in this vids description above.

@@CharkBaitUSA okay I did

Daiwa Lexa and Coastals are single speed star drag reels. We do have two speed options in compact sizes - though nothing quite so small as a low profile baitcaster, but awfully close from other manufacturers. This type of question, best send directly to CharkBait or posted on CharkBaits CharkBoard (message board), not relevant to this vid.

They caught me some wahoo, too! Straight tracking, stays put.

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Well, on our 8 day Red Rooster III trip I saw one of the guys 220 with a break at the bill to head. Andy was driving the boat, so speed was up there, wahoo hit the lure and was caught, but the lure was done. Some serious forces combined to cause the damage to lure. For most of us, we'll accept a one-and-done lure if it's highly effective which the Nomad DTX is. Still, the planing type lures like the MagTrak and Marauders, MadMax as well as the big jets have a place in our tackle boxes for specific positions on the troll, conditions and skippers speed of trolling. Good to have options...

@@CharkBaitUSA oh don’t get me wrong I love the DTX. I’ve had two 200’s break. Damon replaced them no charge. Haven’t seen a 220 break yet and I’ve caught 5 Hoo’s on one. Great video!!

@@wahooandy1 I"m with you, DTX's are darn effective and a very good tool to have along on a LR trip. Great wahoo lures for sure, but not all days nor conditions allow their best use. So, very good to have a plan "A" and "B."

There's no strict routine for rigging. It's angler and application dependent. My recommendations would require feedback from you, and RU-vid is not the arena for this. In truth, specific product feeback, use...best to contact us directly thru our business and we can begin a dialog. If you purchased product thru us, more than happy to assist, given we run a business and time is a commodity in limited supply, especially this time of year. I have no interest in assisting amazon's entry into our area of specialization by providing input they can't supply, parasitic. CharkBait is a family run independent business, have been providing good service and information for over 20 years. Contact us directly please.

Varies by angler need. In general, I'd say 3-6 feet. Pound test would normally increase as you seek larger fish using larger lure. So a 240 might be 200#. A guy might do the same with smaller version, but more likely drop down in test. Targeted fish may strongly influence what one might run.