2 more sleeps but I couldn't wait, so I went south
Submitted by Bryce Day on Tue, 2015-12-08 18:47
Not long now for west coast. Added some squid skirts.... Will see how they go! Doubt it will make a difference. And the result from 3 sharks having fun! Added a couple more sinkers off to the tip tomorrow to scavenge for more
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nice one
What do you use as the crimping device?
Bryce Day
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One of those big handle
One of those big handle green one, or a smaller Boone red handle one if on boat
scano
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jeezes what are you targeting with that?
Great white's are endangered you know!
big rigs and floatation buys to go with it. Looks like someone wants a trip to the chiropractor at the end of their trip! hahaha
Bryce Day
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Haha floats are for dads
Haha floats are for dads drop lines I don't use them! But hooks are mine, and I'm just straightening some 500lb leader for when the ban lifts, may as well make them now. Just wish that black magic 500lb came in coils and not little 20m rolls. Almost need to pull it with the ute to straighten it. Don't worry only 3 hooks per rig! But sharks just hammer them sometimes and I end up going through 4-5 rigs some trips
Alan James
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Leader / trace material
Bryce see attached link. Moimoi leader is available in bulk spools or coils if you wanted an alternative to Black Magic. After a brief search of the web I found other brands can also be purchased in bulk spools or coils.
http://blackpete.com.au/shop/brand/momoi
Bryce Day
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Have you used that brand
Have you used that brand before?
Alan James
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Moimoi mono
Madmerv
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Only 8 more
Bring it on..
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
little johnny
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Dhue
Time. 2 more days then on holidays:):)
sunshine
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Hell that is heavy trace
But the forecast for the reopen date looking very iffy as I was taking a few days off !
Bryce Day
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Fingers crossed
Fingers crossed
wookstar
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Bring it on!!! Went through
Bring it on!!! Went through the jigs the other day and cleaned all the assists up. Got a month off!! Chomping at the bit!!
crowie
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Il be back
from work on the 18th and off until the 11th and to say im keen is an yoooooooooj !! understatement.
Scotte
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Cannot wait.hope we get some
Cannot wait.hope we get some good weather over the next month . over this southerly already
Bryce Day
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Snooded up the hooks to see
Snooded up the hooks to see if it will stop from dropping fish 1/2 way up
Alan James
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Not that you seem to need any help deep dropping but I have read on another forum that slowing the retrieve speed lessens the numbers of dropped fish on the way up. This was recommended particularly in winch situations which often have little shock absorbing components within the system. I imagine a faster retrieve could result in the hook tearing an opening and then if they is any slack or change in momentum in the retrieve the hook simply falls out.
The concept of snooded circle hooks is an interesting one. I would have thought that one circle hook would prevent the other from working in the manner in which it was designed (as in rotating and setting in the corner of the jaw). Be interesting to hear how you find them. Another alternative could be one circle and one J hook.
Bryce Day
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Yeah I've been looking into
Yeah I've been looking into it, most times both hooks are in fish when they hit the top. Maybe the main reason is when they first hook up and are fighting each other on the bottom the hooks are pulling a bit! The speed at which they come up will have something to do with it as well. I had a couple of snoozed ones on before and never had any enlongated holes in mouth! Will post a couple of pics to prove my theory, plus snoods fit a whole Mack/large squid a bit better
Bryce Day
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Yeah I've been looking into
Yeah I've been looking into it, most times both hooks are in fish when they hit the top. Maybe the main reason is when they first hook up and are fighting each other on the bottom the hooks are pulling a bit! The speed at which they come up will have something to do with it as well. I had a couple of snoozed ones on before and never had any enlongated holes in mouth! Will post a couple of pics to prove my theory, plus snoods fit a whole Mack/large squid a bit better
sunshine
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.? You haven't made the top hook a slider for larger baits
Would also be worth trailing
Bryce Day
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Nah
Nah, maybe thinking about it now in my shed it could be a good idea! I'll put one to the test
Bryce Day
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It's flat on the water
It's flat on the water today
jayce
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haha Pretty jelous right
haha Pretty jelous right now.
Hopefully it stays that way till i get to Albany over christmas.
little johnny
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Top feed
:)
Bryce Day
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Had some squeezer motor
Had some squeezer motor right past us today maybe 20m off our port side mark our spot then went up 30m and start a drift, we had only just found the fish by chance as we were going between marks, I was quite amazed and would have been right pissed off. However we only managed to pull up 3 sambos and 2 spur dogs. so we hung around to see what he hauled up and had a chuckle when we saw him lift 3 sharks over the side.
quest
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Geez that's just rude
You should have just nailed him with a sinker.
Great work on the deep fish again, how good is the size on those nannys. I suppose that upgraded trannys did there job? One more sleep!
Bryce Day
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haha, yeah thought about it,
haha, yeah thought about it, he was an older fella with his missus so I didn't worry to much! more amazed! I didn't take my boat this trip but everywhere we went there was just fish everywhere! we couldn't go 500m and have an empty screen on the sounder!
Rick
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Nice one
Some good fish Bryce, hopefully I can get a few metro deep drop species this season
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