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    Fishing Fiji

    in Fishing Chat

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    +1 for Roberta's suggestion. Hook up with locals @ Port Denarau it'll cost you next to nothing & they'll be very grateful for a feed & some coin. The nearby Mamanucas offer good fishing; all manner of pelagics, Walu (spaniards) being popular. Trout, red bass, chinaman & GT's on reef breaks to stretch things. Much better choice for a fisho than HK! Polycarbonate poppers & minnows with Owner hardware & wire trace is a given. Fijians are natural born kid magnets - your kids won't want to leave!

    Buying Tackle In Hong Kong

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    Thanks Bro, I didn't have time to pound all the pavement in Jordan, but there are some great little shops tucked away in those back streets for sure. If you find the bait shop on Battery st near Jordan rd he has some really cheap jap lures/squid jigs in a glass cabinet collecting dust & will flog them cheap as... Largest size Hydro Magnums $80HKD each,(none left, I cleaned him out!) Hydro Tiger poppers $60HKD each, pack of 5 Yo-Zuri Arrow squid jigs $50HKD :1yikes: Prices are definitely dictated by demand. Seems the smaller/lighter tackle is the more they charge; the bigger & heavier, cheaper it becomes. Heavenly :biggrin2::biggrin2:

    Have a Blue Girl or 6 for me :thumbup:

    Cheers,

    Jig

    Buying Tackle In Hong Kong

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    Posted · Edited by Jigholio

    Hi Scotty,

    Most Jigs I saw in all the shops are made in China; this includes the Jap brands like Smith, Daiwa, Shout!, Valley Hill, Yambal, Miyu Seiko etc. A few were assembled in China/Philo/Thailand from Jap components (Duel/Daiwa). Where did you find the Tiagra?? I couldn't find heavy gear anywhere other than a TLD30 and Saltigas etc. I brought rods back as checked oversize luggage inside 80mm PVC plumbing tube from one of those little ghetto hardware stores, lol! No probs whatsoever.

    Jig

    PS please let me know if you come across "Sanme" branded jigs. They'll be the biggest & most expen$ive...Cheers!!

    Buying Tackle In Hong Kong

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    Customs in HK will charge $90HKD per pound for anything over 15kg checked baggage. Pffft who cares! it's only 12 bucks. If you want to drink too much that's easy, find a bar in Tsimshatsui called Ca$h. for $260HKD per head they have an all-you-can-drink Buffet...I would give a recommendation if I could remember anything :1prop: And a definite must-do is a day trip to Macao (no visa req'd) check out the Grand Lisboa casino and the Hotel lobby on the other side; it's just trippin... The Venetian is astounding also. Makes Vegas look like Dapto Caravan Park.

    Buying Tackle In Hong Kong

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    Jigs are good value too, good luck finding any over 200g though!

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    Some squid jigs I've never seen before (& a few that are familiar)

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    I went to quite a few shops, My tip is check out Jordan thoroughly. Triton on Ferry Rd is better than the Wanchai store, and there are some hidden treasures on Battery St in Jordan as well. Very little in the way of heavy tackle, although Saltiga 4500's and 6500's are popular and cheap. About $725AUD for 6500 and $580AUD for 4500. Certate 2500 is about $420AUD. Cheaper than Japan by a long shot. TLD30 2sp is the biggest reel I saw anywhere and was $400AUD.

    If you want one of these reels call the shop before you leave Australia so they can order them in. They usually only keep one of each in stock. When I got to Triton, Holly (Hong Kong's fanatical GT queen) was busily spooling up a Saltiga just sold, so I missed out :-\ Her best GT was 109cm pulled from an oil rig :1yikes: Go Grrrl :thumbup:

    The only locals who buy this gear go on long-range charters organized by the stores to oil rigs in the South China Sea, targeting GT's and Amberjack. The good 'ol garden variety bream is the most abundant (tho still rare) and popular target in HK, and the tackle shops reflect this with their abundance of ultra-finesse gear.

    Buying Tackle In Hong Kong

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    Daiwa is flavour of the month in Asia right now, which means Shimano is the bargain. These little beauties were under $100AUD each:

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    The "Neo Salty Lights" were $360HKD each, about 50 Aussie dollars. 98% Carbon (IM7 or IM8??) Fuji Sic hardware & nice crisp action. sweeeeet :biggrin2:

    Lures in general are cheap: Yo-Zuri Hydro Magnums $80HKD ($12AUD), 5x Yo-Zuri squid jigs $50HKD ($7AUD),

    Sabikis about $1 each, & these Ubercool Ma Ma (Maria) tiny SP's under $3.50AUD per 12:

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    I predict they'll be dynamite on any pelagics bailing up "glassy eyes"

    Buying Tackle In Hong Kong

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted · Edited by Jigholio

    Just got back & here is my stash:post-6106-1203946013_thumb.jpg Brought it all back in this:post-6106-1203945872_thumb.jpg Customs thought it was some slimline Golf Bag. It's perfect for the travelling fisho, and all the rage over there. If only there was fish to be caught!!

    Leaders?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    10x is about as good as nylon gets for chafe resistance. I use it & love it. The fluoro I really like is Sunline FC100. Very expensive tho! The black magic is tops too, best 'handling' for the price - really supple.

    Huge Arc On Sounder

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    Posted

    Sonar will detect sharks, but quite poorly. Also the longer an object stays within the beam, the larger it will appear on the screen. A Yakka doing happy laps under the hull would appear massive on the screen, a wahoo going full pelt on the edge of the beam would hardly register. :wacko:

    Huge Arc On Sounder

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    Posted

    Sounders work by echoing off a hollow cavity; in the case of fish, the swim bladder. A Jewfish has a very large swim bladder and will show as a disproportionately large mark. Bonito have no swim bladder and may or may not show at all. S'pose that doesn't help you much, Zenman! If you want to track a bait or downrigger bomb clearly on ur sounder try attaching a small strip of bubble wrap on the line...no sh1t this works!

    Downrigging

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    There's a LOT of posts/replies with the same q's, Kel so the search is your friend. Small live fish pinned east-west thru the nostrils or whole live squid pinned thru the cape with a stinger on the noggin for baits. Set the depth where u see marks on ur sounder, or just under bait schools. Keep as much tension on the rod without the clip releasing, set the bait only 4-5m back from the bomb. Kingis are not at all boat shy, quite the opposite. Watch for the wobble wobble wobble of the rod tip, that's the fish mouthing the bait, they usually hook themselves. Fish the tightest drag ur tackle can handle. See Netic's report from today, the video links tell a thousand words.

    the deadliest technique around, GL with it brother!

    Jig

    Garfish To Eat

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    Same technique & tackle for mullet, Jimmy. Lotsa breadcrumb berley, tiny hook. Floatant on the line if you can see them or a pencil float if you can't. the trickiest bit is keeping them in the area so an unbroken berley trail is a must. Te tastiest bait around lol.

    Garfish To Eat

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    Garies are delicious & easy to prepare. Gut it as per usual, then lay it belly down back up on a cutting board. Roll a longneck or rolling pin over the spine and voila the flesh seperates in one piece from the spine. They're great fried in flour or egg/breadcrumbs. It's the one fish that's OK to overcook a little, as this softens up the remaining ribs. Really tasty :thumbup:

    Jig

    Would You Believe?

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    Posted

    reminds me of that bloke who caught a shark by hand last year

    fair dinkum

    Just had a call from skunga who is out on the harbour today .. sure enuf one quick strike at the tail with his hand and he boats it as well!!!

    That's unreal. I think we need a new Records section just for Skunga

    The bloke in SA who caught the bronzie: Philip Kerkhof

    Listen to the interview, much much funnier than the transcript...guaranteed ROFL - what a goose! :074::074::074:

    What's The Toughest Fish That Swims?

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    Slinky I'm with you on the Frigates. I've never encountered another fish that can change it's repertoire of tactics so rapidly. surface running, then sounding, coming up on the wrong side of the boat, jinking left, right, up, down then planing on it's side fins extended for max resistance. circles deep...then finally - when it sees the boat shows it's true colours & strips off another 20m of line to do it all over again. Awesome little Tuna!

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