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    Bate bay monday

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    I think i had some fun with those same Salmon on Sunday morning off Malabar. They were busting up everywhere but in a kayak it was hard work catching up. I was using a plastic slug type lure for a while then switched over to a metal after the plastics were falling apart. In terms of retrival, I would mix it up. If they were on the surface I'd try and cast past them and then rip it through the school quite fast, with a pause here and there. If i could see on the sounder they were down deep, I'd let it sink for 5 secs or so then the same type of retrival. Landed around 5,  lost a few more. I also prefer single hooks as I don't often keep fish. Easier to remove and get straight back into the school. 

    Kayak fishing HELP!

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    Personally I wouldn't be heading offshore in a kayak that small. Recommended length is usually around 4 metres. I used to head out on a Tarpon 100 which is about 3 metres before I got a Profish 400 and now a Revo 13, and that felt small for offshore. As @anthman mentions above, it could just be the wake off a boat or some backwash, a small kayak will really feel it.

    Port Hacking- First time

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    Hey there, if it was me I would probably look at launching from Grays Point or the end of Water St in Burraneer Bay for my first time launching the boat. I'm kayak based and places like Wallys can have some very impatient boaties waiting to launch on the weekend unless you get there very early. Good luck on the maiden voyage 👍  

    Botany bay 17/12/18

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    47 minutes ago, kingie chaser said:

    Would be interesting to hear if anyone is catching any of the tagged fish!

    I was out on my yak Sunday morning and another guy told me a few of the ones he got had the tags in them. I got a few up to 60cm, but that was the biggest. So much fun though on the light rods 😁

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    Mowie off the rocks

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    36 minutes ago, Toilor3000 said:

    To be honest I'm not that fussy as long as it's fresh I'll eat it. The sweep was white and moist and as good as the Mowie and trevally imho. I did catch some black sole around 40cm while prawning on a recent trip to Mallacoota and they were close to inedible. Not a fan of various southern wrasse either as I find them mushy.  Some of my more controversial favourites include Pike and Yakkas. 

    Nice catch. I'm with you on the Pike, they stink but taste very very nice. I'm not allowed to bring them in the house anymore though :unsure:, a bait option only.

    Poor mans downrigger issues

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    1 hour ago, Captain Spanner said:

    A few things, the tangling probably happens if you let the bait and rig free fall down too quickly. With an open bail arm or complete free spool the bait probably has more water drag on it trying to sink than there is for the line to be pulled off the spool. This means that the sinker plummets to the bottom and pulls the mainline through the sinker/sinker clip/swivel as it goes down. This means that the mainline and and trace are running vertically next to each other. The water drag on the bait causes it to spin around and around the two lines twisting them together to your rig looks like the letter "Y" with the sinker at the bottom. You should definitely lower the bait down slowly to minimise tangling and also with livies so they don't get dizzy and sad. Other tricks that you may consider are to put some type of stopper above the sinker to restrict how far up the line it can go. You can tie a stopper knot with half a rubber band onto the main line which works well. The other thing to consider is how you attach the running sinker. You probably dont need a long dropper to the sinker but you can still have it as a sacrifice. depending on how heavy your main line is you could just use a sliding sinker clip like an Ezy Rig, I use them and i have stopped using sacrifice line attachements as i know the clip will break before the mainline if it gets snagged. You can also tie a swivel hard against the top of the snapper lead (with lighter line) and slide the other end of the swivel onto the main line so the swivel slides up and down the line and it will help against the snapper lead spinning and twisting the line. You can also use the swivel on the sinker trick with an Ezy Rig clip.  I started to use torpedo sinkers for poor mans down riggers and trolling as the are much better through the water and just try harder not to hit the bottom. In any of  these cases i use a rubber band stopper on my windon leader (with a leader knot not a fancy windon) to stop the sinker being able to slide over the braid to leader connection. 

    To get a bit pickier, when using two hook rigs, especially withe squid strips slow trolling, drifting or anchored in heavy current you may want to consider using non-offset hooks like live bait hooks and paying careful attention to (and checking in the water before you drop it down) that the bait does not spin in the water. The fish don't always like it and it does cause tangles.

    Cheers thanks this reply Captain, very informative. I think I was dropping it down too quick which may be adding to the twist. I'll also check out the Ezi Rig.

    Poor mans downrigger issues

    in Fishing Chat

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    2 hours ago, PaddyT said:

    Ok, dont let the sinker run up the line, run 3-4 m of leader on your braid and tie off to a swivel, put the sinker on , then another swivel and run another 50cm -1m to your hook. The hook needs to be non offset type, the sinker is best if its a barrell or bean- no twist, no tangles Good luck

    Cheers thanks for the Paddy. By non offset hook, what do you mean? Currently I'm using octopus hooks.

    Poor mans downrigger issues

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    So after a few attempts I got a poor mans rig running and got a rat kingy (target species :)) on the weekend. I did have some issues though and ended up with a huge tangle which I had to cut off. I'm using it off a kayak in about a 20 metres depth, trolling it around 10 metres. Here is the rig and I'm hoping someone may be able to point out why it kept on tangling up. I have a running snapper lead running to a swivel. The lead is also attached to some lighter line incase it gets snagged, it would come off before breaking the main line. I then had a trace of about 2 metres to a sliding snell and trolling squid strips. After the first pass, the trace was already a little tangled around the main line, as well as the sinker. Anyone else have this issue when slow trolling with this rig? I'm thinking I either need more weight, or have some additional fluorocarbon line before the sinker as maybe the braid is more easily tangled.

    First Ever Kayak Outing - Narrabeen Lake

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    Great writeup there and I can definitely relate to it all being a fellow kayaker. Glad you scored a PB on your first outing as well. Over time you may want to change to a lighter kayak. I was in the same situation earlier this year. Had a Ocean Kayak Prowler which I was finding too heavy to load / unload. Sold it and got a Viking Profish which is much lighter and makes the experience even better.

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