Flying high.......
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Dave Batista
Sealiner
The first time I went kiting I got stuck with only 0.7mm xx rainbow line, brand new line and i tried to snap it well if it wasn't for Craigs advise I dunno how else I would have done it, the line did snap eventually but that line was as tight as hell before it broke. When it broke I went backwards into the bush due to the line now having zero stretch. new 0.8mm line in good nick must be scary to snap off,eish.
aquadementia
Sealiner
awesome catch man thanks for sharing
kitefisher
Sealiner
Brilliant,congrats all-round.
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Great looking fish ! I wonder how heavy is it ?
Fellows, can you drop a line of advise how select a right sinker when taking the bait offshore with a kite ?
I put 3oz star sinker, but the current would carry my bait along the beach still.
I'm after edible fishes and my gear is not for sharks.
:thankie
Fellows, can you drop a line of advise how select a right sinker when taking the bait offshore with a kite ?
I put 3oz star sinker, but the current would carry my bait along the beach still.
I'm after edible fishes and my gear is not for sharks.
:thankie
With a shark bait we put a 6oz Grapnel (minimum) and depending on the wash and currents will go up to 10oz with long wires.
Even if it is for edibles I would recommend looking at a 5-7oz Grapnel weight. The reason for this is the wash and it's pull on the line which will dislodge your 3oz and even more so with it not being a Grapnel weight.
The Blackfin Greg caught in this thread is around the 100kg Mark
Even if it is for edibles I would recommend looking at a 5-7oz Grapnel weight. The reason for this is the wash and it's pull on the line which will dislodge your 3oz and even more so with it not being a Grapnel weight.
The Blackfin Greg caught in this thread is around the 100kg Mark
The Grapnel just works better. You can use the weedeater mold or the other and use 2.4mm bailing wire wich is soft enough to bend by hand and they make and awesome grapnel, that is for the kite, I'd still recommend using Stainless Steel wire of 1.6-2.4mm for the Casting grapnels.
The kite dropped baits are usually if not always behind the breakers so the bailing wire suffices, casting into the breakers is a completely different story.
The kite dropped baits are usually if not always behind the breakers so the bailing wire suffices, casting into the breakers is a completely different story.
Also don't mid the comments on Facebook about the gloves, they haven't had to hold onto a rig like that with that type of drag.....
No callouses then but Blood Blisters or deep braid cuts with no gloves and besides, makes using a windon to land a fish a lot easier with gloves.
No callouses then but Blood Blisters or deep braid cuts with no gloves and besides, makes using a windon to land a fish a lot easier with gloves.
Ja the braid with no gloves eats your hands.........it would only take one small loss of concentration and you could properly hurt yourself.
I don't even bother to grab the leader, just wind it two turns onto the reel, lock the drag and use the rod as a gaff. Must say it is nice having a slipway to land the fish on at this spot......makes it so easy (once you get them there!!).
I don't even bother to grab the leader, just wind it two turns onto the reel, lock the drag and use the rod as a gaff. Must say it is nice having a slipway to land the fish on at this spot......makes it so easy (once you get them there!!).