Fishing Frenzy

There are many variations of kites on the market. Some which fly with relative ease, while some prove more difficult to get a handle on. We have experienced success using Boston Big Game kites as well as Power Chute and Mega Mouth fishing kites. Obviously the chosen kite needs wind to be effective and the more breeze there is, the easier it's going to be to get the kite flying high. However, making a few modest adjustments in equipment will make a big difference in how well your kite will work in blustery, along with calm conditions.

Working with a kite reel loaded with 100 pound braided line features a few distinct advantages over a reel packed with dacron. Braided line doesn't allow any stretch, as well as providing more line strength with less line diameter. Basically this means that the kite linked to braid will have to lift less weight versus the kite linked to dacron. The extra strength furnished by braid will also help ward against breaking off a kite in windy conditions.

Loading your 50, 80 or 130 class reel with braided line can help make kite fishing more potent and efficient. A reel loaded with 2oo pound dacron can still be fished with a kite, however the bulky dacron (when compared to the thin diameter of braid) can make it more difficult to fish with a kite during calm wind conditions.

When we first started fishing kites we employed simple, ordinary kite clips. Now, with a year of experience under our belts, we found that using kite clips with rollers makes life a little easier. The rollers enable the main line coming from our 80 and 130 class reels, to slide very easily through the clips with less resistance. This helps keep our baits happily on the water's surface, rather than dangling in mid air-due to the friction produced by non-roller kite clips.

Utilizing an elastic bridle to rig live baits will help to minimize injury to the bait. This is significant because live pogies, mackerel and bluefish quite often require a considerable amount of time and energy to obtain. It is vital to keep the baits alive and frisky. As a substitute for traditionally hooking a bait through the top of the back or through the snout, a bridle makes it possible for an elastic to be threaded through the bait-much like stitches through skin. This way the hole pierced through the bait is substantially smaller than that produced by hooking the bait in a traditional manner. The bait will swim long and with more vigor because of this small modification in technique.

Braided drop lines also ought to be part of an angler's kite fishing arsenal. Drop lines run from the ball bearing swivels, that are spaced throughout the kite reel's braided line, down towards the ocean's surface. The length of these lines may need to be changed depending on wind conditions. Affix a roller kite clip to the tag end of the drop line. Your main running line will pass through the roller kite clip. Drop lines allow your main line to remain closer to the water's surface, instead of towering high in the sky.