Stickbait Stickface
Submitted by Tony on Thu, 2014-09-18 16:44
Nice sailfish caught on a stickbait on a sea mount 25nm north west of Bougainville in June 2014.
Gear used was a Temple Reef 711, Stella 10K, PE5, and a Shimano Orca.
Hutch
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Sweet!
Billie on a stickbait... the hit must have been awesome! Does this happen often? First time I've heard of it happening
Tony
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Not often but no out of the
Not often but not out of the question. Last year I saw a sail free swimming and had a shot at with the same lure, it grabbed it but pulled the hooks after a couple of jumps.
This one came from a blind cast at a baitball, I didn't know a sail was there untill it took the lure.
D_d_001
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that is awesome. one
that is awesome.
one day...one day !!!
Simon C
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Hard to get a hook in
We sometimes troll one out in shotgun at Exxy just for laughs and get plenty of sails hitting it
D_DOUSH
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They don't pull to hard on
They don't pull to hard on PE 10!!!
crasny1
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Where does PE10
come from. He states PE5?
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Tony
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Maybe because the rod is a
Maybe because the rod is a PE10 711 Reefer, for the record the line is Varivas GT PE5 77lb. Not an ideal combo but a good allrounder to take on a trip where you are limited on how much gear you can bring. This is Bougainville, there are no fancy charter boats loaded with blinged out fishing tackle.