quochuy Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi guys I'm regularly going to one of the Northern Beaches to fish alone before sunrise I sometimes bring two outfits to have better chance of hooking up. But one question came to mind, what would I do if I get a hookup on both rods? Which can happen if a school is out there. Anyone has experienced this before? How did you handle that? Thanks Huy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 This happens alot to us when chasing kings, with triple & quadruple hook ups a regular thing. We just lock the drag up on the unattended rod & hope for the best whilst we bring in the first hook up. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Set the drag so it can pull but not take the rod and feel which one is bigger!!! Oh and pray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Lol That's what I thought, there can't be any magic trick for this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krause Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Have fun as you run around in a blind panic. I do what you described, but tend to remove an outfit if there is a consistant bight. Not only does it avoid double hookups, I also feel it increase my rate of hook ups, as aposed to two unattended rod where the fish have to set the hook them self. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishythings Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Use circle hooks and set the drag max to the line capacity before putting it on the rod holders. Let's the fish hook themselves. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Use circle hooks and set the drag max to the line capacity before putting it on the rod holders. Let's the fish hook themselves. Andy Works great from a boat, less so from the beach unless you have some seriously amazing beach rod holders. Best bet is make sure the drag is light enough that it can slow the fish but wont pull your holder from the sand. Try the sand spike rod holders rather than the old PVC tube, these have a lot more strength in them. Once that's in place its just a matter of making sure it doesn't spool you while you work the other rod as hard and quickly as you can. Even still its certainly worth making sure that only one of your outfits has a shiny new stella hanging off it.... R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Fish one rod. Problem solved. You will miss more good fish with a rod in the holder than you ever will while holding a rod in your hand. Holding one rod cancels out the benifits of using two rods in a holder. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xide Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Fish one rod. Problem solved. You will miss more good fish with a rod in the holder than you ever will while holding a rod in your hand. Holding one rod cancels out the benifits of using two rods in a holder. Cheers, Grant. Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Try fishing multiple handlines, much more fun when a few go off together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdoweplaythis Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Check out how this guy handles a double http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsNpdBvAbdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Muahhhh excellent! Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickn Mad Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I would try and set the hooks in the second fish set light drag and hope you get your first fish in before u get spooled or lose the second fish with the rod in the holder, I was gunna say leave the boat in gear before I realised you were fishing from the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 From watching the video I think another way would be to also alternate between the rods. You work one fish then the other one to tire them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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