loonicruiser Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 hi all just got back from a hairtail session at wb managed to get 2 in the boat that were 1300 mm long but got busted up by 6 others that were a lot bigger than that .80lb trace, busted gangs, snapped venetion blind cord my way of fishing for hairtail and the bycatch was the best of all a 90cm kingy that took a 250mm long livie under a balloon . one other boat got one but didnt see how big it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Nice work, especially on the by catch. You have peaked my curiosity, what is it you do with said venitian blind cord? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 hi all just got back from a hairtail session at wb managed to get 2 in the boat that were 1300 mm long but got busted up by 6 others that were a lot bigger than that .80lb trace, busted gangs, snapped venetion blind cord my way of fishing for hairtail and the bycatch was the best of all a 90cm kingy that took a 250mm long livie under a balloon . one other boat got one but didnt see how big it was You caught the king at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonicruiser Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Nice work, especially on the by catch. You have peaked my curiosity, what is it you do with said venitian blind cord? i fish with 8 metres of venetion blind cord with a 30 cm wire trace then 3x no2 gang hooks with unweighted pillies or yellowtail slabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonicruiser Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 You caught the king at night? sure did wb not a real big bay when it comes to fighting a torpedo on steroids but what a 20min fight lucky the only other boat there was my mate just cooked up some kingy for dinner it was lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 i fish with 8 metres of venetion blind cord with a 30 cm wire trace then 3x no2 gang hooks with unweighted pillies or yellowtail slabs So why don't you use a heavy hand line? Surely it would be easier to handle no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 So why don't you use a heavy hand line? Surely it would be easier to handle no? Easier to swing them on board, less likely to cut your fingers than nylon line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 i use a curtin ring 40cm up from sinker and hook easy to lift fish in or a fixed sinkerbetween 2 swivels peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathery1 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hi Raiders, My Father and I hit WB last night. Only stayed till 8pm but managed 4 Hairies with three of them around the 1.4m mark. The three bigger fish were caught on yellowtail strips. They were biting on pichards but seemed to get them off the gangs without hooking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysondanielgraham Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Do they put up much of a fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOOS Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Do they put up much of a fight? i've only caught small ones last year. but they go alright, fight a bit weird thou. very interesting.. i can't wait to go and try for some bigger ones!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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