Slow pitch rockfishing

After reading some things here I went and gave this a shot early this week. I don't think we were in the right area but still managed our first ling and a small rockfish. First kayak fish for my fiance and I. And the ling was her biggest fish yet
Thanks for all knowledge

Glad you and your fiance had fun.
I typically go fishing with my wife on our Hobie Oasis.  If you need any help with tandem fishing, please let me know.
We typically go Russian Gulch or Fort Ross.

Paul

We had a pro angler tandem that I had to sell because we argued to much 😅. Now we're in seperate kayaks and it's a lot nicer, or she is to me haha

Pro Angler 17 is a monster, I don't think I can car top to carry with my Subaru Outback.
My wife use me as a deckhand to rig jigs, net the fish, unhook, string, and clean fish.

Paul

I ordered the tsunami slow pitch rods , and they showed up today. Are the eyelets supposed to go slowly make a 180 degree rotation? Not that they're moving but that first one by the reel sits  as it would normally and the one on the top is on the opposite side of the road. Like it starts as a conventional rod and finishes as a spinning.

I ordered the tsunami slow pitch rods , and they showed up today. Are the eyelets supposed to go slowly make a 180 degree rotation? Not that they're moving but that first one by the reel sits  as it would normally and the one on the top is on the opposite side of the road. Like it starts as a conventional rod and finishes as a spinning.

This is called spiral wrap. It is designed that way.

I ordered the tsunami slow pitch rods , and they showed up today. Are the eyelets supposed to go slowly make a 180 degree rotation? Not that they're moving but that first one by the reel sits  as it would normally and the one on the top is on the opposite side of the road. Like it starts as a conventional rod and finishes as a spinning.

It better transfers the force along the blank when the line is under the rod, so this is to do that.

Thanks!

So how is everyone enjoying their slow pitch setups? I read this whole thread and watched a bunch of videos. I went ahead and purchased a rod, but will use one of the reels I have to start out.

One of the videos i watched was how to not break your rod. The person in the video seems angry about warranty returns due to negligence.

The video link isn’t showing for me. It is at the Temple Reef website.

https://templereef.com/templereeftv/

I have an Innovate and a Levitate, but only use them on sport boats.  I can't quite get the action right sitting on my butt.

On the kayak, I've been using a 8'6" salmon rod to work 40-60gr jigs.  The action of the salmon rod is a lot like the Innovate. 

It takes a lil bit to get used to it but when you do you'll love it.

Got my first SPJ fish yesterday with Ty and Kyle on the Reel Obsession.

I had a few bumps from yellowtail on a 10 day trip a few years ago, but nothing stuck.
Caught a few random rf after the ling, but the ling was a nice first.

Caught on a blue 160g Squish Jig.