Work smarter, not harder. It’s a phrase that always pops up when talking about workplace productivity. So why can’t we apply that same mantra to offshore trolling and kite-fishing?Kite and teaser reels receive little fanfare among even the most ardent weekend warriors. Yes, they are fishing reels that don’t actually catch fish. And yep, the manual ones are a real pain to reel over and over.Yet many tournament-boat captains swear by the electric-style models. And they often prove their worth with victories or memorable catches.In 2012, Capt. Quinton Dieterle and his crew aboard Get Lit released 36 sailfish, a new one-day record for the Silver Sailfish Derby out of West Palm Beach, Florida.“We were flying two kites, with three baits each, from Kristal kite reels, rigged with 50-pound Spectra,” says Dieterle, a Miami tournament ...![electric-reels-1]()
