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[Kooks]

I need some advice guys. I have 2 questions.

First question. I'll give you some backgound first. I got up before dawn and went to get some yakkas. For some reason I couldn't get any, there were tons there but just couldn't get a hook up. They seemed to be spitting the bait out mostly. Yet everyone else was getting into them. Last week I got about 10 in about 20 min on the same bait and rig. I was using a no. 12 hook and a tiny sliding sinker with chicken breast with fish oil also I have tried bread as well with little luck.

So the question is. What do people use to catch yakkas and what rig?

Now for the next question.

I was fishing off a wharf this morning with soft plastics. I had a ton of bonito chasing my lure but they would turn away at the last moment. I tried different techniques. A fast consistent retrieve, a fast jerky retrieve, slow consistent retrieve, retrieve letting the lure sink occasionally, walking the dog. But they just wouldnt bite. I tried 3 inch and 5 inch but with no luck. On most retrieves the lure looked like it was only about about a foot or to below the surface. I'm my mind i felt if the lure was about 3 or more feet they would have taken a swipe.

So the question is. What technique do you use to hook up these type of feeder on soft plastics?

Cheers

[jordan.widz]

the rig your using for yakkas should work most the time but if they were spitting out the bait maybe they just didn't like the taste of chicken and tuna oil... but those $2 bait jigs constantly work for me if you wanna try em, can get a bit messy though, they tangle easy.

[Little Hooker]

when using bait jigs, cut them in half which should hold 3 hooks each. No tangle and more cost effective.