Well... if you want to branch out and try something different, take a fly rod....

Last year we took our 7 & 8wt fly rods with floating line... put on a weighted "Pete's Special". We were in a boat. Out in front of the Hatchery. Long cast toward the beach, 8 to 10 in fast strips...

We would hookup and HOLD ON... it was like watching the line one of those sailfish run on tv...

We did this after hooking up on regular gear. I guess this pissed some otherguys off because we were getting called all kinds of names... oh well we were doing great and are the rest were pissed...