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    Circle Hooks

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted · Edited by Framedtrash

    i was reading a article that had some stats on circle hooks today

    "This fishery is NZ's biggest inshore fishery for both commercial and recreational fishers.

    tying versus snelling graph

    The sea trials used four 116 hook longlines which were set daily at sunrise.

    The lines were left to fish for 1-2 hours.

    Longlines were used to avoid any angler bias due to the different abilities and fishing styles of different fishers.

    Each set of the longlines had circle hooks on half the traces (snoods). The other half were a combination of Octopus and O'Shaugnessy hooks.

    The graph below shows the circle hooks seriously out performed the popular J shaped hooks in all size classes of snapper.

    The much higher catch of undersized fish on the circle hooks is of some concern.

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    Need Some Helping Rigging Up Livies

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    ok well i have no problem catching livies

    my bait grounds are always full of yakkas and it takes about 5min to fill my tank

    but actually using them correctly is where i fail

    when im downrigging i just pin them threw the nose with a circle hook and have them runnin about 10 meters behind the boat havnt had much luck with that of yet

    but when im at anchor whats the best way to use them

    i have just been pinning them threw the nose as usual and just throwing them out and letting them swim

    and they always end up under my boat and getting tangled with other lines

    should i be putting some weights on them to keep them down if so how much weight and how should i rig it up

    thanks in advance

    Bbq Kingfish

    in The Kitchen

    Posted

    * 1 Whole Kingfish skinned and filleted

    * 4 Cloves Garlic

    * 3 long fresh Red chilli's

    * 1 Lemon Zest

    * 1 cup continental parsley

    * ½ cup oregano leaves

    * Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    * sea salt

    * freshly ground white pepper to taste

    * To make the marinade, simply blend all ingredients together until smooth.

    * Marinate the fillets liberally for an hour.

    * Heat the BBQ to medium and grill the fish till medium rare.

    * Serve straight away with lemon wedges.

    The Bait Is Back...

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    nice work

    the beaches is always a good spot for bait

    on our fish on saturday we pulled in around 30 yakkas with the average size of about 30cm within about 10min

    only problem was that the kings didnt want any thing to do with them

    nice work on the squid too

    Do You Think A King Would Smash These Rod Holders

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    thanks for the advice guys

    ive gone with flush stainless steel

    as for the 2nd downrigger clip im going to see how it goes this weekend

    might just add another rod holder a bit further up then the current one but have it at a different angle so the rods dont clash

    or i might just scrap the second one and just get another downrigger some where down the track

    its yet to hit the water so ive gotta catch some fish before i start thinking of 2 DRs

    thanks again

    Do You Think A King Would Smash These Rod Holders

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    yeh i just walked over to the shop and took a look

    i like my tight drag too much i think a big king would bend the thing in half

    i plan on running 2 rods off the 1 downrigger so i want to have 2 rods off one side of the boat

    what do you think of these ones

    there all stainless steel and have been double welded to ensure strength

    the center pole is one part that black thing in the middle is just a rubber plug to make a snug fit into the current rod holder

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    Do You Think A King Would Smash These Rod Holders

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    im replacing the rod holders in my boat with some nice stainless steel ones

    then i saw these and was thinking i might get them as well since i run 2 release clips off the one downrigger

    but do you think these would do ok against a big king and with the slight possibility of a double hookup ??

    "Holds three rods at one time. Designed to fit snugly into a flush mount rod holder. Constructed from aluminium and nylon plastic. The joint connecting the post to the holders pivots with a tightening screw used change direction of rod holders. The centre rod holder has a quick release mechanism fitted so that you can get to your rod easily when needed"

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    Fish Seeker

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted · Edited by Framedtrash

    nah never used heavy line

    but in all truth i only ever used the thing for about 3hrs in pitty

    was using 10lb main line with a 20lb 6foot leader from memory but i never got a hit using lures

    i tried again a few weeks later with squid but the seeker kept flipn over so i gave up and bought a downrigger :)

    they just seem to weak and im sure they would break

    esp when i read reports from fellow raiders saying you need stainless steel rodholders when your going after kingies coz the plastic ones tend to explode like a bomb with a big one takes your bait

    if that happens to the rod holder on the boat i dont see much hope for the seeker in the water

    they would still be worth a try there lots of other smaller fish in the sea

    found this quote on another site regarding your seeker

    "The product is NOT for saltwater fishing in less than 2 days both were distroyed by fish! The product got the baits down but did not hold up to the preasures of the fights. This product should be used for light fresh water only, walley and such."

    Fish Seeker

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    yeh i did some reading on the one you got and it sounds good

    found some good reviews on them

    my only concern with them is the actual diver itself being smashed apart if/when a big fish takes your bait

    and this is prob why it has such a small line rating

    i think there more suited to lakes not big powerful salt water fish

    Fish Seeker

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    ive used a fish seeker in the past but never had much luck

    never seemed to work corretly using baits as it kept flipping the seeker over so it would surface with the bait

    they work well trolling lures they seeem to keep them at depth

    but i never had much luck but i really never gave them a good go

    this is the one ive used.

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    Question About A Shimano Tld Reel

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    evening raiders

    i recently got some advice from here regarding a new reel for downriggin so i went and got a shimano TLD combo

    just looking over the specs and theres a few features i have no idea what they are and how to use them

    just wondering if some one can fill me in

    "Clicker increases the tension on freespool and activates a clicking alarm when a fish bites

    Max Drag at Full w/ Freespool: 22 lbs

    Max. Drag at Strike w/ Freespool: 17 lbs"

    so what does this all mean

    cheers

    Help Picking A Rod/reel For Downrigging For Kingies

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    cheers for the advice

    i think im going to go with a TLD 15 combo as its the cheaper option

    and ill use this just for downrigging

    then later down the track ill pickup a spin reel like Josh said

    ATM i already have a decent spin rod that i can use on the downrigger

    it was only a cheap one so its days are numbered but it will last me a little while longer

    thanks again for the advice

    Help Picking A Rod/reel For Downrigging For Kingies

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    i need some of your expert advise raiders on a rod/spin reel combo for down rigging for kingies and other larger fish

    i would also like to be able to flick some SP's using it

    i dont have any preference to a certain brand i just want some thing that will do its job well

    price range of up to around the $300 mark

    thanks in advance

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