Exmouth Jigging
Submitted by Stevef on Wed, 2010-07-07 14:05
Hi,
Me and some mates are heading up to Exmouth next weekend and we will be keen to try out some light (PE2 / PE3) jigging while up there.
I am a little worried about mackies, sharks etc biting off either the jig or the assist hooks................I have thought about a short wire trace, but I am not sure if this will result in spooked fish.
Has anyone had experience jigging in the area and maybe they have some tips about "tooth proofing" their jigs.
Cheers Steve
till
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Was up there for the comp,
Was up there for the comp, didn't lose any to mackies or sharks, even though we got a few schoolies on the jigs.
I caught a shark in Perth recently using a fine kevlar assist, he just chewed through it, so no problem there.
Stevef
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That's encouraging news
That's encouraging news Jamie............... what sort of water were you jigging in?
till
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20-90m, a lot of bloody
20-90m, a lot of bloody current too =0
DazSamFishing
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I've jigged up there a
I've jigged up there a couple of times. No need for wire - you'll just ruin the appeal.
Just take a good handful of jigs.
We jigged 15 - 40m depths.
Lucky Tim
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I've got some wire core
I've got some wire core assist cord I picked up from Bluewater, it won't stop all bite offs but certainly gives some extra resistance. I use this for my assist hooks and it works well.
Other tip is have some cheapie jigs, you'll always lose gear up there so you don't want to be tying on the good stuff every drop.
Stevef
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Mine are all cheap ones :)
Mine are all cheap ones :) LOL
I have also done a bit of a search in the past couple of hours and a couple of sites suggest that settingup the hooks on a "chain" of rings and swivels might also be the trick.
Thanks for the info fellas
Cheers Steve
alfred
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I suspect you will need jigs
I suspect you will need jigs that are more then 200-250grams if you are intending to vertical jig. Jamie and I did not get to use any of the light jigs that we brought up.
Stevef
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Even in the shallow stuff
Even in the shallow stuff Alfred??
We have quite a few marks in the 20-30m range and I was hoping that the 100gm ish jigs would suffice
Got a few in the heavier range............. but maybe I need to go shopping again
Cheers Steve
till
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I did find myself using 220g
I did find myself using 220g in 40m a few times...
alfred
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In 20-30m you might be able
In 20-30m you might be able to get away with it on a good day. Weather was bad when we were there, there was one day in 40plus that I still had the 200 at a shallow angle.
Stevef
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Cheers Jamie.............The
Cheers Jamie.............The current can certainly rip through.... but as they say "No Run No Fun"
Cant wait to get up there and give it a crack......... hopefully the weather comes good
damo6230
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jigs
agree with a few handfuls of cheaper jigs and no trace.
Steve,
if you are hitting 20-30 m marks then go soft plastics.
cheaper and deadly
best was 7' Gulp or Slam in bright colours.
1oz TT jig heads were the go
Stevef
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Got plenty of the placcies
Got plenty of the placcies Damo and I am sure that they will get a run.
Been having success on the 5" Snapback and the larger Squidgy Flickbaits.......... a bit of S factor does seem to help.
Cheers Steve
soupster51
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Bite off
I lost a solid fish (probably dogtooth tuna or barrcouda) last night to a kevlar assist being bitten through. Broke my heart. That's fishing though. If it keeps happening I'll be looking at some sort of trace for sure.
The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow.
Seaquest
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Definately use cheap jigs. I
Definately use cheap jigs. I tried using expensive jigs with a short wire leader and wire assist and still managed to loose way too many. Was getting busted off by big unstoppables. Hardly ever loose jigs down south but managed to loose a heap in my first few days in Exy.