Keith's Dorado Tackle
Topwater Setup
- Rods: Sage PEACOCK BASS / Sage TCX 1090-4 / Redington Predator 1090-4
- Reels: Sage 6010 / Ross F1 #5
- Fly Lines: Sage PEACOCK BASS line / RIO Tropical Outbound Short WF10/11-F
Mid-Depth Setup
- Rods: Sage ONE/TCX 990-4 / Redington Predator 990-4
- Reel: Sage 6080 / Ross F1 #4
- Fly Line: RIO Tropical Outbound Short WF9/10-F/I
Deep Setup
- Rods: Sage ONE/TCX 1090-4 / Redington Predator 1090-4
- Reel: Sage 6010 / Ross F1 #5
- Fly Lines: RIO Leviathan 26 Foot Sinktip (400-500 grain)
- RIO Alloy-Hard Saltwater Mono
- Seaguar Flourocarbon
- Malin Co. – BOA No-Kink Titanium Shock Leader Wire (best choice)
- American Fishing Wire – Titanium Tooth Proof
- American Fishing Wire - Stainless Steel Tooth Proof (color: camo) NOTE: recommend utilizing Haywire Twist Tool to form loop knot to fly.
Recommended Dorado Flies
Subsurface Flies (Streamers)
- Puglisi Big Eyes Red Tail (size 6/0 in colors: black over red, black over purple)
- Puglisi Rattle Peacock / Pike (size 3/0 in colors: red/black, orange/purple
- Puglisi Peacock / Pike HOT (size 3/0 in color: orange/black)
- Thalken’s Cruiser (size 2/0 in color: Shad, red/black)
- Charlie’s Airhead (size 3/0 in colors: black, brown/white, grey/white)
- Major Bunker (size 4/0 in color: grey/brown)
- Andino Deceivers (size 3/0 – 4/0 in colors: black, orange/black, red/black, yellow/black)
- Bisharat's Puckerlip (size 2/0 in colors red/white)
- Banger (size 4/0 in colors: orange, silver, chartreuse)
- Master Blaster Popper (size 8/0 in colors: blue, chartreuse) *NOTE: RIO Outbound Short #10 or larger to cast this large fly!
- Master Jack Popper (size 3/0 in colors: blue, chartreuse)
- Your favorite large topwater fly!