Deep Sea in NC

[Bender]

Last week I went out of Oregon Inlet in Gal-o-mine on a charter. It is a 48'. Seas were rough at 8' + several or - some. I was sure hoping for some tuna but no such luck.
Several of the guys got sick; luckily not me. After a three hour ride out we stopped a long way south and more than 50 miles off shore. Didn't get anything trolling so we went "what we call up here" hand lining. Except this was in 300 to 400' FOW. We caught some sea bass but mostly Tile fish. Later we trolled some more and got one Amber Jack.
I would like to go back later in the year or next spring to get some bill fish, but not a bad trip since we had plenty to eat and the other boats came back empty handed.
I thought our bass reels were $$$, until I was afraid to see the sticker on those Penn 80s. Also it was strange to me that they didn't have a line guides on them, you have to use your hand to guide the line.

[texasbasser]

damn 8' seas? now thats rough. If your going to get a high-end reel, get one with a line guide, using your hand takes your mind off the fish and can be horrible.

[bassfisher02]

Yeah, that sounds like a both pointless and useless idea to leave guides off the rod, I'm actually baffled on how you'd fight a big fish in?? I wouldnt pay money for it.

[Bender]

There are guides on the rod, just not on the reels. You have to move the ine back and forth when reeling it in so it doesn't bunch up on the sides.

Why is that? Also the mono is so thick it is almost like rubber.

[bassfisher02]

Mono for deep sea fishing? Terrible idea. Talk about a stretch factor. with that being said, I dont understand the whole no line guide issue either... some things people come up with.