QUOTE(seand19 @ Feb 14 2018, 04:13 PM)
actually to learn, pay ponds are some of the best places as long as you have a very good teacher/instructor on hand. i dont mind the free ponds but i feel sometimes its a waste of time and effort. not really the 'hunter' type of angler.
i used to go toman hunting earlier when i was learning how to fish but i realised that hit rates weren't up to what i was expecting so i went to paypond. and even then the fights weren't as good.
the place i go to has many big fishes but i only aim for one type, pacu. about 3 or 4 hours there is enough to tire me. maybe on good day with my girl, peak time of 2 hours i'll get 10 pacus each person. the pacus i fish vary in size from 2kg to about 20+kg. the fight is as good as toman if not better as the pond is huge and enough room for the fish to run until it tires out.
plus with most of my setups, 3000-4000 reels paired with 20lb-30lb lines, gives me plenty of room to toy with the fish and let it tire itself out.
i bring all my newbie friends here to learn because they check out my girl's ig and wonder why so many fishes, wanna try out, by end of the day they ask me if next week on or not. its gotten to the point that they will invite their friends along to try it out.
Where is this pay pond is this you're talking about?
I fish to spend my free time otherwise my gf is the one making noise that I'm sitting at home too much. She's OK if I go out to fish hahaha.
Also, my current setup is about the same as yours.
4000 reel with a 30 pounds line. Only thing is that the rod is a spinning rod. So if I were to use it like casting rods it'll wear me out
This post has been edited by patienceGNR: Feb 14 2018, 07:48 PM