Basil D Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Nathan, hahahahha - 10lb line on pigs- you are nuts. 30lb tortue line, good knots, strong hooks and then you will nail them. Not to say you won't catch them on lighter gear- but the big Sows - they will dive deep instantly and try and bust you off, so locking the alvey and holding on is the required deeds. Pigs are awesome fun nanook, I have caught Drumer on 8 pound line and catching fish to 45cm, I was at shark Island cronulla and burleying towards the Island, as long as your away from the rocks you will fight them in, heaps of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryuts Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 very fat and big, I am very jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I use a snyder mt7144 and alvey 625b spooled with 20lb mono I use a 7144 as well but the normal glass version ..... snyders are alot lighter and I feel it after a 3 hour session because I use my 20 y0 fibreglass 6"...together they are a fair weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 one day you will wake up to yourself! busted knuckles ! lol dunno how you think u use an alvey but busted knuckles was never relevant to me or my mates in 20yrs have seen many a fool with an exploding eggbeater though G'day MtColah, I did quite a few years fishing the stones and saw many a veteran get bruised knuckles as a big pig or groper hit them while daydreaming. Most alvey models used were not the locking type - they could be wound backwards. I once was told of an incident when the knuckle dusting was so violent it broke one of the alvey handles clean off ! Alveys are needed when winching the fish up off the water for any great height. The 1:1 wind ratio is a necessity. The eggbeaters will work OK until you need to lift the fish more than the rod length, then you're buggered, so only use eggbeaters when you're at water level - but then again, how often are you at water level when pig fishing ? Probably not very often.... I would stick to the non-reversing type of alvey and lock that drag up. Some heavy braid main line, albrighted to a few metres of 10kg fluorocarbon, a small round sinker onto the hook and hang on. No dusted knuckles, good control and the ability to lift the fish higher up than a rod length.... Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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