Halibut Rods & Reels

What does a guy need for halibut? I will soon have a tiger and a big game 7001... But not before a proposed halibut trip.

Apparently a barbie pole will suffice, but you may want something a tad beefier.....say spiderman

my favorite setup was an avet sx 2speed reel with a tuna stick I think ts3080.. 6' was my limit, maybe that would differ on a yak. definitly suggest roller guides on first and tip, eliminates that buzzing noise, less line fray, andbetter casting (also easy replacement).. they were primarily my tuna setups and worked fine.. I take my time playing fish so I stay away from really heavy duty setups

Would it be correct that a tiger stick and a reel that takes, say 150 yards, of heavier braid would do the trick... in other words the same setup people might use for sturgeon?

Id go barbie if i was you

I actually think the barbie comments are funny... but I am looking for real info too.

Plan on having to jig with 10 - 24 oz of lead. I would say that 250 yrds of braid is minimum. I prefer 50#. 2 speed is not necessary.
Never used a 7000 but if it can crank 16+ oz back up then you should be fine. I have seen 35 pound fish landed on a 6500. Though he was defiantly under gunned.

I've got an avet 2 speed reel mounted on a 7'6" tiger stick.  Haven't caught anything huge on it, but it's doing the trick so far.

Okuma TG30 2 speed on a 7'6" medium heavy Tiger stick, a Penn 4/0 Senator on a 7'6" medium heavy Tiger stick, or a Dolphin Electric drive Penn 6/0 Senator on a (....you guessed it....) 7'6" medium heavy Tiger stick.  The electric drive sure makes the 48oz 1300ft bait checks a breeze, but you still have a handle if you want to fight the fish in a conventional manner.

Whao!

The power boat crowd tends to go huge with their halibut terminal gear. Mostly due to fishing 500+ feet deep and having small man parts. For a kayak I am in the less is more crowd and the most weight I will fish with is about 24 oz. I have tried 32+ and it just sucks from a kayak.
I know someone who has had awesome sucess with a Tekota 500.

The power boat crowd tends to go huge with their halibut terminal gear. Mostly due to fishing 500+ feet deep and having small man parts. For a kayak I am in the less is more crowd and the most weight I will fish with is about 24 oz. I have tried 32+ and it just sucks from a kayak.
I know someone who has had awesome sucess with a Tekota 500.

LOL.......will my man parts get bigger the more I fish out of my kayak or is that something you have to do with the manual bilge pump?  If it's the latter I'm going to use this.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=13658

Someone mentioned a roller tip for your rod--I wouldn't use a roller tip if you are going with braided line as it can slip into the side of the roller and create problems.
T2

I recently got a tiger lite jigging rod for buts and big lings.  It is lighter and shorter than my regular tiger stick.  For a reel I have an abu garcia alphamar that I really like.  You can sometimes find the reel for 30% off on amazon. 

I use a Abu 7001 HS and an Ugly Stik Tiger Medium.  I run 50# braid and have about 300 yards on the reel in case I hook something at 300' and it decides to run. 

On the other hand, I've never caught a halibut or sturgeon with this rig.  I have caught a fair number of lings on it.  I used a 10 oz ball, 22" spreader bar and Z2 squid on it for about 18oz total and the rig handled it well.  I think 24oz may be pushing it.