Some good info here im also a newbie.
Was out yesterday for the second time. DR'd North and south heads. Found plenty of clear bait balls but no fish.
Things i learnt yeaterday:
If on your own, wind the reel up in turn when pulling up the bomb if you dont want tangles.
When using live bait dont stop for too long or he will swim around the bomb for more bloody tangles.
Follow the 20m line at both heads. only rig deeper than 10m if you dare as there are some pinnacles that appear quickly even at 2 knots!
Dont connect the bomb over the water, bring it on deck....almost dropped it.
I really need a four stroke as the fumes were killing me.
Does everyone finbthe fish first before deploying the rigger? Or did i waste two hours?
Hope this helps.