Has anyone tried catching livebait with Sabikis,of
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Speedmaster
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Do you guys use bait with them?
Chicken of the Sea
Senior Member
I reckon I will have to give them a try from the beach for mullet when they are sitting just too far out for the throw net? 
Speedmaster wrote:
Sometimes at sea we put a small piece of bait but this is seldom needed,Last week i hooked a 3kg cob on them,in Dec we landed a 6kg cob with them ,luckily one hook was in the lip and another in the flesh on its side,just about any fish take them at sea
Sometimes at sea we put a small piece of bait but this is seldom needed,Last week i hooked a 3kg cob on them,in Dec we landed a 6kg cob with them ,luckily one hook was in the lip and another in the flesh on its side,just about any fish take them at sea
Chicken of the Sea wrote:
From the surf, you can try the same, but won't the hooks get tangled all the time?
I bet it works well in a harbour though, where the inspectors might just have an issue seeing as we can't use a net there either.
Without the special rod or similar contraption, it's gonna be a schlep to use on the beach along with your other rods, if you move around that is.
With that sabiki rod you reel the hooks into the hollow rod, though I'm sure the collective wisdom of this forum has all sorts of other solutions to this problem.
From a boat you have the benefit of tying a sinker at the bottom of it and letting it down to whatever depth the fish are holding. Then you jig it a bit. All the hooks are nicely below each other.I reckon I will have to give them a try from the beach for mullet when they are sitting just too far out for the throw net?
From the surf, you can try the same, but won't the hooks get tangled all the time?
I bet it works well in a harbour though, where the inspectors might just have an issue seeing as we can't use a net there either.
Without the special rod or similar contraption, it's gonna be a schlep to use on the beach along with your other rods, if you move around that is.
With that sabiki rod you reel the hooks into the hollow rod, though I'm sure the collective wisdom of this forum has all sorts of other solutions to this problem.
Tarikisan wrote:
I used it off the pier with a float ,but I cut off 3 hooks as it is too long and gets in a mess ,off the beach i think its going to be a challenge
Chicken of the Sea wrote:From a boat you have the benefit of tying a sinker at the bottom of it and letting it down to whatever depth the fish are holding. Then you jig it a bit. All the hooks are nicely below each other.I reckon I will have to give them a try from the beach for mullet when they are sitting just too far out for the throw net?
From the surf, you can try the same, but won't the hooks get tangled all the time?
I bet it works well in a harbour though, where the inspectors might just have an issue seeing as we can't use a net there either.
Without the special rod or similar contraption, it's gonna be a schlep to use on the beach along with your other rods, if you move around that is.
With that sabiki rod you reel the hooks into the hollow rod, though I'm sure the collective wisdom of this forum has all sorts of other solutions to this problem.
I used it off the pier with a float ,but I cut off 3 hooks as it is too long and gets in a mess ,off the beach i think its going to be a challenge
Swaniepics
New member
Work well in harbours but when you get a hook up let him swim for a while all his buddies try to take his food away and in no time u can have six on,good fun on light tackle :fishn
Maasbanker
Sealiner
Henning Venter
Sealiner
Question! How is this legal if you are only aloud 2 hooks when fishing in SA waters?
Maasbanker
Sealiner
Henning Venter wrote:
Good question ! vvbafvv
aquadementia
Sealiner
Henning -
"The holder of a recreational fishing permit, endorsed for angling, is entitled to catch fish of the Class Pisces (i.e. bony fish, sharks, rays,
skates and chimaeras) only with a rod, reel and line, to which no more than 10 hooks are attached."
Like was said above, RECREATIONALLY an angler may use up to ten hooks. Comp rules are different
"The holder of a recreational fishing permit, endorsed for angling, is entitled to catch fish of the Class Pisces (i.e. bony fish, sharks, rays,
skates and chimaeras) only with a rod, reel and line, to which no more than 10 hooks are attached."
Like was said above, RECREATIONALLY an angler may use up to ten hooks. Comp rules are different
Maasbanker
Sealiner
aquadementia wrote:
t(((up((t(((up((t(((up(( Thanks Aqua !