aidanhoh Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 With the seas and the wind back down, decided to hit the stones again for another long-range rockfishing session. This time, finally managed to bag a couple of legal (32-33cm) reds after half a dozen failed attempts. Have caught plenty of red rock cod, green eels, and just undersized snapper in the past few months, but different story today. Only had a fillet of salted slimy for bait and only had two hook-ups, but both were from the specimens pictured below. Just need to upsize the bag now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Nice pannies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Great effort champ!!! Keep at it, you'll soon upsize!! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Nice catch. These are considered squire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Nice work mate Keep it up. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novicefisherman Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 With the seas and the wind back down, decided to hit the stones again for another long-range rockfishing session. This time, finally managed to bag a couple of legal (32-33cm) reds after half a dozen failed attempts. Have caught plenty of red rock cod, green eels, and just undersized snapper in the past few months, but different story today. Only had a fillet of salted slimy for bait and only had two hook-ups, but both were from the specimens pictured below. Just need to upsize the bag now... What kind of rig do you use to catch those buggers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Rewarding catch...congratulations and good on you for being persistent. Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidanhoh Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Re rig, I use a 5oz (140g) snapper lead running on the main line down to a red bead, then a short piece (c.3cm) of red tubing before a knot to a swivel. Then a short 30cm trace to a single 3/0-5/0 hook. The tubing is there to minimise twisting of the trace around the main line on the cast. Trace and shock leader s strength should be at least 40lb as that also helps prevent the trace twisting on the cast, plus it will hold up to the stress of casting the 5oz sinker. I use a threadline and run 30lb Powerpro on it and then tie a 40lb shock trace. You can get away with lighter gear at spots where you don't need to cast too far, but where I fish, I need to put in casts of at least 80m to avoid a definite snag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydlb Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Great catch there. Nice reward for the effort you've put in. Yum!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now