Bottom bashing the Pilbarra
Submitted by crasny1 on Fri, 2009-07-10 14:43
What rig and what leader material strenght?
I think I go out there undergunned with a FC 60lb, sugeons droppers and often a jig like a taikabura jig on the bottom.
Any thoughts
Neels
PS I am into a rig day and having fun
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HuggyB
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110lb Schnieder
is what I used at Exmouth, and if I was heading to K town I would use the same.
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Bodie
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yep when im up there 120lb
yep when im up there 120lb or 130lb leader.
Depends on whats being targeted.
crasny1
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Mate
If we are getting the fish on the light stuff, we will get more upgrading.
80lb from now on.
Still sporty and not skull dragging the opposition.
Love it
Neels
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Bodie
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Its only the leader
Its only the leader mate.
Some of the structure i have fished on up there, gotten busted up pretty quickly.
Only fish 50 or 65lb braid, but upgrade the leader for some of the bommies.
There was a pic in a hotbite mag a month or 2 ago of a mate of mine who caught a 5kg red on 8lb braid :P so it can be done for sure!!!
When i was at mackerel islands, we were using plastics in 35-40m of water and getting busted up by big trout.
And half the time it was the leader fraying through.
Webby
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yeah mate, i use 80lb for
yeah mate, i use 80lb for bottom bashing, 40lb for creeks and 100-120lb for sails.
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aquagenes
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Neels,I use 50lb and 80lb
Neels,I use 50lb and 80lb braid and 100lb leader for bottom up here and not yet been smoked.
But thier is still the chance of getting all fucked up...LOL.
Aquagenes
crasny1
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that for bloody sure
Neels
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Kelvin8r
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bottom bashing
just use one of those empty stubbies u got laying around neels u alco ;)
crasny1
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LOL
Neels
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Dale
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I used a 100lb rig last week
I used a 100lb rig last week at Sharks Bay, small figure 8 loop at the top with about a 200mm tag end which had a 6/0 tied to it and a large white lead head jig on the other 600mm end which was also my sinker. Both baited with chunks of fish and caught as much or if not more than the paternoster rigs being used.
Cheers
Dale
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