You can fish on popping, jigging and slow jigging (Giant Trevally, Dogtoothtuna, Sailfish, Groupers, sharks, wahoos, marlin, snappers, and many others).
Below you can have an idea to the essential fishing gear for a tropical destination, each destination clearly has substantial differences and the fisherman must equip himself according to the characteristics of the fishing spots.
Topwater fishing
| Technique | lenght ft | pe | cast gr | fish |
| Popping rod | 7'7'' | 8-12 | 250 300 gr | GTs Doggies Sharks |
| Stickbait rod | 7'8'' | 8-10 | 200 250 gr | GTs Doggies coral fish |
| Bluewater rod | 8'' | 6-8 | 150 200 gr | Sailfish YFtuna Wahoos |
Vertical and slow Jigging
| Technique | lenght ft | pe | jig gr | fish |
| Speed Jigging | 5'3'' 5'5'' | 5/8 | 400 500 gr | GTs Doggies Sharks |
| Slow Jigging | 6'3'' 6'6'' | 3/4 | 200 400 gr | Bottom Fish |
| Deep Slow Jigging | 6'0'' 6'3'' | 5/6 | 350 600 gr | Deep bottom fish |
Fishing reels
| Technique | model | size | ratio | pe line |
| Topwater fishing | Shimano stella | 18000 sw | HG | 8 |
| Slow Jigging | Alutecnos Gorilla | 6V | PG | 3 |
| Speed jigging | Shimano Stella | 20000 sw | PG | 5-6 |
| Deep Slow Jigging | Alutecnos Gorilla | 12 C | PG | 4 |
Fishing Lures
| Lures | weight (gr) | note | qty |
| Popper | 100 150 | large mouth wrapping action | 5 |
| Stickbait | 90 130 | floating Stubular action | 6 |
| Jig | 180 300 | short jig better | 8 |
| Slow Jig | 180 350 | slow glow jig better | 8 |
| Deep Slow Jig | 250 400 | intrmediate glow better | 6 |
Accessories
| Technique | Pe line | Mt in the spool | Hooks | Leader | Split/solid rings |
| Popping | 8 | 200 mt | Treble Hooks 6/0 | 200 lb Nylon | 400 lg |
| Stickbait | 6-8 | 300 mt | Treble Hooks 5/0 | 180 lb Nylon | 300 lb |
| Speed Jigging | 5-6 | 400 mt | Jigging Hooks 9-11-13/0 | 130 lb FC | 200 lb |
| Slow Jigging | 3-4 | 400 mt | Jigging Hoooks 5-7-9/0 | 100 lb FC | 200 lb |
| Deep Slow Jigging | 4 | 500 mt | Jigging Hooks 7-9-11/0 | 100 lb FC | 200 lb |
Fighting belt, popping gloves, sunglasses caps and fishing pliers are strictly recommended.
WFA Staff
