Landbased Livebaiting

[SimJ]

Does anyone have any advice on using live bait, such as yakkas and squid, from a wharf/jetty?

Each time I have tried, the livey tied itself up on the pylons. Is casting it ok?

Cheers,

Simmo

[xtosea]

Cast it away from the wharf and use a sinker, what were you fishing for? A fish wont have a problem picking the fish up off the bottom if its there.

[jewgaffer]

Does anyone have any advice on using live bait, such as yakkas and squid, from a wharf/jetty?

Each time I have tried, the livey tied itself up on the pylons. Is casting it ok?

Cheers,

Simmo

Hi Simmo With the live squid just lob it out with no weight on, it will head for the bottom and won't go very far off a wharf or jetty in reasonably calm water .........

Rig the livie so that it's swimming away from you with enough lead to sent it down, and cast out into a colour change if you can....... Open the spool and you will notice that the livie will take up the slack in the right direction ... You'll get used to giving it a tease with the rod tip and keep jigging it occasionally and sool it up a bit when necessary.

Cheers

jewgaffer

[SimJ]

Thanks for your replies guys very useful .

Last thing, when using a yakka how much trace should there be (mainly hunting kingfish and jew).

Cheers,

Simmo