Has anyone tried catching livebait with Sabikis,of

[Mouldz]

Has anyone tried catching livebait with Sabikis,of piers ,jetties or even of the rocks,we use them offshore and anything with fins is caught on them.

I think i am going to try it off the pier next time

 

[aquadementia]

ja caught plenty shad, sand steenbras, maasbankers, strepies with them

 

[Mouldz]

aquadementia wrote:

ja caught plenty shad, sand steenbras, maasbankers, strepies with them

I particulaly want to target strepies or karrantine,I use a 2 hook setup when at the moment but I thought these things should work well

 

[Bassa]

ooooooo yes ....here @ richards bay we use them off da T-JETTY  to catch shad, pinkies,razor bellies ....sometime the glowbead on da sabikis work well en glow  bright other times not ....then we add  a bit of sardine pieces or bonito onto the hook ....works like a bomb ..once i hooked into a pickhandle /seapike in a sabiki ...luckily it got tangles around da other hooks as i would have lost it ..............it also works well offshore where we use it to catch massbunker ...sand soldiers etc

 

but  da only downfall of these sabikis r that they have a very thin daimetre of line...where shad have razor teeth en often  bite u off

 

[Mouldz]

Bassa wrote:

ooooooo yes ....here @ richards bay we use them off da T-JETTY  to catch shad, pinkies,razor bellies ....sometime the glowbead on da sabikis work well en glow  bright other times not ....then we add  a bit of sardine pieces or bonito onto the hook ....works like a bomb ..once i hooked into a pickhandle /seapike in a sabiki ...luckily it got tangles around da other hooks as i would have lost it ..............it also works well offshore where we use it to catch massbunker ...sand soldiers etc

 

but  da only downfall of these sabikis r that they have a very thin daimetre of line...where shad have razor teeth en often  bite u off

good to hear,I have had them bitten off at sea by shad,will try to stay away from shad,I hooked a 8kg cob at sea on them,one hook was in the lip and the other in the skin about middrift,boy did we battle but we landed it ,dont ask how

 

[TRAVY B]

MOULDIE wrote:

Bassa wrote:

ooooooo yes ....here @ richards bay we use them off da T-JETTY  to catch shad, pinkies,razor bellies ....sometime the glowbead on da sabikis work well en glow  bright other times not ....then we add  a bit of sardine pieces or bonito onto the hook ....works like a bomb ..once i hooked into a pickhandle /seapike in a sabiki ...luckily it got tangles around da other hooks as i would have lost it ..............it also works well offshore where we use it to catch massbunker ...sand soldiers etc

 

but  da only downfall of these sabikis r that they have a very thin daimetre of line...where shad have razor teeth en often  bite u off

good to hear,I have had them bitten off at sea by shad,will try to stay away from shad,I hooked a 8kg cob at sea on them,one hook was in the lip and the other in the skin about middrift,boy did we battle but we landed it ,dont ask how

HOW????

And how does this Sabikis look like???

 

[aquadementia]

 

[Mouldz]

TRAVY B wrote:

MOULDIE wrote:

Bassa wrote:

ooooooo yes ....here @ richards bay we use them off da T-JETTY  to catch shad, pinkies,razor bellies ....sometime the glowbead on da sabikis work well en glow  bright other times not ....then we add  a bit of sardine pieces or bonito onto the hook ....works like a bomb ..once i hooked into a pickhandle /seapike in a sabiki ...luckily it got tangles around da other hooks as i would have lost it ..............it also works well offshore where we use it to catch massbunker ...sand soldiers etc

 

but  da only downfall of these sabikis r that they have a very thin daimetre of line...where shad have razor teeth en often  bite u off

good to hear,I have had them bitten off at sea by shad,will try to stay away from shad,I hooked a 8kg cob at sea on them,one hook was in the lip and the other in the skin about middrift,boy did we battle but we landed it ,dont ask how

HOW????

And how does this Sabikis look like???

Its bassically 6 tiny hooks on a trace with luminous beads and /or feathers,you can make them yourself but they are cheap ,about R10

 

[Mouldz]

MOULDIE wrote:

TRAVY B wrote:

MOULDIE wrote:

Bassa wrote:

ooooooo yes ....here @ richards bay we use them off da T-JETTY  to catch shad, pinkies,razor bellies ....sometime the glowbead on da sabikis work well en glow  bright other times not ....then we add  a bit of sardine pieces or bonito onto the hook ....works like a bomb ..once i hooked into a pickhandle /seapike in a sabiki ...luckily it got tangles around da other hooks as i would have lost it ..............it also works well offshore where we use it to catch massbunker ...sand soldiers etc

 

but  da only downfall of these sabikis r that they have a very thin daimetre of line...where shad have razor teeth en often  bite u off

good to hear,I have had them bitten off at sea by shad,will try to stay away from shad,I hooked a 8kg cob at sea on them,one hook was in the lip and the other in the skin about middrift,boy did we battle but we landed it ,dont ask how

HOW????

And how does this Sabikis look like???

Its bassically 6 tiny hooks on a trace with luminous beads and /or feathers,you can make them yourself but they are cheap ,about R10

There are lots of designs ,some have little glow in the dark squid on them,drop them over the side of the boat and anything that swims is attrachted to them

 

[subaruseun]

use them all the time... where netting is not permitted or impractical

i cut the rig in half (three) as it gets tangled occasionally, the are good for haarders, maasbankers, streepies off jetties, pools and reefs or the kayak.

 

[Maasbanker]

subaruseun wrote:

use them all the time... where netting is not permitted or not impractical

i cut the rig in half (three) as it gets tangled occasionally, the are good for haarders, maasbankers, streepies off jetties, pools and reefs or the kayak.

Couldn't agree more, I like to make my own and use a drift setup... no sinker, just tie 2 or 3 swivels to the end to act as a light sinker if the wind is up a bit...

 

[Bending Rod]

Maasbanker wrote:

subaruseun wrote:

use them all the time... where netting is not permitted or not impractical

i cut the rig in half (three) as it gets tangled occasionally, the are good for haarders, maasbankers, streepies off jetties, pools and reefs or the kayak.

Couldn't agree more, I like to make my own and use a drift setup... no sinker, just tie 2 or 3 swivels to the end to act as a light sinker if the wind is up a bit...

True... I normally do this for my laaitie in Hermanus Lagoon... tie up 2/3 hooks to line, but at the end I tie a small (light) jighead with small hook. Just above the swivel I put a float (red/white ball - easy for him to check).... and it works like a bomb, especially if the mullets are around.

 

[cheetah13]

Bending Rod wrote:

Maasbanker wrote:

subaruseun wrote:

use them all the time... where netting is not permitted or not impractical

i cut the rig in half (three) as it gets tangled occasionally, the are good for haarders, maasbankers, streepies off jetties, pools and reefs or the kayak.

Couldn't agree more, I like to make my own and use a drift setup... no sinker, just tie 2 or 3 swivels to the end to act as a light sinker if the wind is up a bit...

True... I normally do this for my laaitie in Hermanus Lagoon... tie up 2/3 hooks to line, but at the end I tie a small (light) jighead with small hook. Just above the swivel I put a float (red/white ball - easy for him to check).... and it works like a bomb, especially if the mullets are around.

Do you then just let it drift around? Or do you twitch or work it like a lure?

 

[Bending Rod]

cheetah13 wrote:

Bending Rod wrote:

Maasbanker wrote:

subaruseun wrote:

use them all the time... where netting is not permitted or not impractical

i cut the rig in half (three) as it gets tangled occasionally, the are good for haarders, maasbankers, streepies off jetties, pools and reefs or the kayak.

Couldn't agree more, I like to make my own and use a drift setup... no sinker, just tie 2 or 3 swivels to the end to act as a light sinker if the wind is up a bit...

True... I normally do this for my laaitie in Hermanus Lagoon... tie up 2/3 hooks to line, but at the end I tie a small (light) jighead with small hook. Just above the swivel I put a float (red/white ball - easy for him to check).... and it works like a bomb, especially if the mullets are around.

Do you then just let it drift around? Or do you twitch or work it like a lure?

Just let it drift. If its too windy I take off the float. Normally helps to keep trace little longer in strike zone. 

 

[MrHappypants]

definitely gna try this out! thanks chaps ...no more working with finicky lil baits i hope!

 

[fisher guy 13]

Is it legal to use these of the shore?

 

[benniejordaan]

http://www.demontackle.co.za/?page_id=8&category=44

R5,50

So cheap to replace.

 

[fisher guy 13]

So is it legal?

 

[Mouldz]

fisher guy 13 wrote:

So is it legal?

Good question ,I think it is because you are targeting bait fish ,but i suppose if a MCM oke wants to get in your face he can about using more than two hooks

 

[aquadementia]

I think you can use ten hooks at once if you want to