Live Baiting Yakkas

[zrealist]

Hi guys,

Just wondering when you are live baiting yakas and get the bite do you get the hooked up?

I've been baiting yakkas by placing the hook thru the flesh directly behind the head region and have found that I'm not hooking up to the fish that eats the yakkas. I have only caught the fish as a result of them swallowing the yakkas so deep that it's in their guts.

Is that the right technic or am i doing something wrong.

[chocofallon]

Hi guys,

Just wondering when you are live baiting yakas and get the bite do you get the hooked up?

I've been baiting yakkas by placing the hook thru the flesh directly behind the head region and have found that I'm not hooking up to the fish that eats the yakkas. I have only caught the fish as a result of them swallowing the yakkas so deep that it's in their guts.

Is that the right technic or am i doing something wrong.

Gday mate,

Generally if I'm fishing one live on the bottom under a sinker set the hook half way down his back. If you are trolling him then hook him through the top of the mouth and if you are missing hookups them maybe have a trailing hook freely running behind his tail. I have never used the trailing hook on yakkas but have read some people do to increase their hookups rate.

[zrealist]

Tks for the tip chocofallon.

I'll try all three ways you suggested and see which one works better.