Live bait rig suggestions
Submitted by PattyT on Mon, 2012-08-20 18:17
Hey guys, im off to hervey bay in october for a weeks fishing. Ill be spending atleast 4 days on the jetty there live baiting and spinning for trevs, mackies, tuna, queenies, and whatever else.
Last time I was there was really my first experience with live baiting (easy to jig up the bait from around the jetty). Anyway, we were just putting the hook through the back of the bait and chucking it out. This had a few negatives, the bait didnt last long, and the mackies kept biting off the tails and missing the hook.
So getting to my point, what live bait rig to you guys suggest. I'm thinking i might try a bridle rig, with a stinger hook connected by 80lb BM tough trace.
Look forward to hearing some suggestions
Yewiefish85
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maybe something like this
maybe something like this under a float, replace the hook near the head with a treble
PattyT
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Ah cool, nice one mate,
Ah cool, nice one mate, cheers for that! I was thinking of floating out a bait
sunshine
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Small hooks are the key
Allows the livebait to swim much more naturally, doesn't weigh em down and the live much much longer, only just pin em with as little flesh as possible - the key is to attract strong bites and even small hooks will hold well when set
Yewiefish85
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good luck mate, have only
good luck mate, have only fished Urangan pier once, wasn't the best weather but the day i drove out i went for a walk (left the rods in the unit i was staying in across the road) and there was people catching school mackerel out at the end of the jetty, didn't have time to get the rods and have a fish but hope to get into some fish next time i visit Hervey Bay
PattyT
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Thanks mate, I'm pretty
Thanks mate, I'm pretty pumped. If the water is clean it should be pretty good fishing, last time we caught quennies, school mackies, tarpon, 1m+ flatheads, and saw some huge spaniards swimming around. Didn't toss any soft plastics around last time, think they could dominate that pier. Also got two days guided out of the bay and a day spinning for tuna off the rocks in 1770... Can't wait!!!!
flangies
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A live bait style hook onto
A live bait style hook onto a split ring, then 4-5 inch of single strand wire haywired to another split ring with a treble lightly pinned through the tail. Adda swivel to the top split ring so the fish doesn't roll out the treble mid fight.
PattyT
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^ Awesome, that sounds like a
^ Awesome, that sounds like a winner. Will the wire effect the amount of hits though? I was thinking a similar rig with heavy flurocarbon.
jeremy-j
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have you tried Bridle rigging
have you tried Bridle rigging your live baits?
simple legth of bite leader, either wire or fluro and a live bait hook.
all youll need is a lacky band and a bait needle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Nk1CH6tg4
PattyT
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I havnt tried it personally
I havnt tried it personally but have got the bait needle ready to go... definitely could be a winner!