flattie_king Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 hay guys i need help with hooking on my live bait, every time i seem to hook the live bait through the head, the whole fish gets eaten except the head and when i hook it in the body it doesnt get hit at all , also i need to find out a new way of hooking up the live bait because they dont seem to live very long with me... so please give me some tips. cheers flattie_king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1987k Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hey mate do u use a snell rig . One through the nose an one on it's back ! Or u can use a Dacron loop Nick Barcrusher 610î‡ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I do snell rig for landbased fishing. But bottom hook in the back and top hook on the tail so it swims out. Using thinner hooks improve the length of time and strength of the yakka I either fish gamakatsu octopus or circles in the thin range not live bait hooks. Also owners very thin very sharp very strong favorite hooks now since I've used owner hook my hook up rate on jewwie improved from 20% to 80% big difference especially when jewwies are not an easy fish to hook up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1829 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 hay guys i need help with hooking on my live bait, every time i seem to hook the live bait through the head, the whole fish gets eaten except the head and when i hook it in the body it doesnt get hit at all , also i need to find out a new way of hooking up the live bait because they dont seem to live very long with me... so please give me some tips. cheers flattie_king perhaps some more info is required: what fish are you using as live bait? what fish are you targeting? where & how are you fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flattie_king Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 hi im using live yellowtail or poddy mullet fishing off rocks im targeting jewfish, kingfish, large flathead, samon and more.... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty84 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Where about are you fishing off the rocks --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?w1y1ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Try the right sized circle hook straight through the nose. Run a treble stinger off the shank of the hook using 50-80lb braid or fine wire & pin it near the tail. It doesn't miss often. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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