Thats a thumper pinky ryan,well done.
Were wer u fishing? out from hillarys or further south.
I am starting to fish using driftbaiting seems the best way i reckon.

Yeh i was out of Tworocks. Shaun has never done driftbaiting before and he's so convinced.......he had a ball despite it being a short day!

I was happy for Shaun and a good pinky to bring a smile for me.....

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I driftbaited on drift, my prefered way!

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I get my new boat tomorrow and i hope i can get into some good fish for a change!

Awesome Pink Ryan- barbie at your place then???

I knocked off a few dhu's and nice baldie a week or so ago driftbaiting out from hillaries in 40-45m's, i'm another drift baiting convert.

nice fish Ryan

how fast a drift did you have? I always seem to be out on days when the drift is really quick. 

That is one nice pinkie!

Must admit that I drift most of the time now as well. 

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Steam train of a pinky and a nice mixed bag feed there.  Must say, driftbaiting only for me as well, unless were in the 70's-100'm range.

Quality Pinkie Ryan and top shot Shabba!

Nice way to get paid for just moving someones fishing gear and Bourbon supply

Cheers Pete

Driftbaiting while drifting... is this sending an unweighted bait down? ... as opposed to bottom bouncing?

cheers

Round or bean sliding sinker on the leader before your hook. Bait up and keep stripping line off your reel till you get a bite or when and if you ever hit bottom.  The weight of the sinker depends on the current. I tend to use a 4 or 5 most times.

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NICE PINKIE RYAN YOU THE FARMER

Thanks fella's, a good pinky fore sure and the driftbaiting is effective & fun. I use a #5 bean sinker and drift  it down and sometimes i'll get hit on the way down. If thats the case i engage my baitcaster reel and if i dont get a touch i'll hit the bottom and then engage my reel but wait as the bait drifts......no touches then i'll freespol again!

Simo, i try to pick better days ie under 15knots and the driftbait ideal weather is 5-13knots. I use/sell a massive Jumbo sea anchor that's made locally and really slows my drift down. Ideal drift speed for me is 0.2 - 0.5 of a knot.  

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Hey Ryan

Top fish mate. Iv'e read your articles on drift baiting and pretty keen to give it a try. My sea anchor is a bit to small for my boat (21ft). What are the jumbo anchors worth??

Yeh i had the same problem, i went through two different types of sea anchors and the most expensive one ($229) was the worst. These new ones are great and they're $109 and they come in a bag and have the retreive rope & dump cord.....all ready to go!

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Will drop through and see one

Cheers

thanks again ryan, it was an awsome days fishing, learnt a lot from the day on the water with ya, with some top fish, yea driftbaiting is the go, so much more fun on lighter gear.   cheers, will catch up soon.............

Cheers mate, we'll get out again soon for sure. Just a matter of getting a good weather/wind day and we're off!

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Nice one fellas, absolute corker of a Pinky that.

will have to hit ya up for a drift sesh 1 day
cheers brenz

Great Pinky Mate. Top fish. No doubt Shaun learned a few tricks of the trade from the drift-baiting master. You are always a generous skipper, I'm sure he appreciated the day out.

Three days without it and I get a little jumpy

Bloody nice fish boys, especially that Snapper

I do whatever the little voices tell me to do

Now thats one nice snapper there Ryan ,well done you are no doubt the king of the pinkies .We've had some nice pinks in that 40 m where we had a chat that day, theres some great coral in that area and seems to hold some good fish at times .At the moment Sunday looks good so fingers crossed I think I might give the inside ground a go as its had a few months rest. Might even try a night fish sat- sun if the swell drops a bit. Have never fish that area at night the snapper could realy go on the bite..

Thanks people, was a cracker of a pinky for sure. Paul, with the weather looking good this weekend and pinks being about atm that would certaily be a good option.....all the best!

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ryan
good to see your getting a few fish of late mate,how did you go this sambo season?

Damn hooter of a Pinkie there Ryan, haven't seen one like that since I was a kid.

Cheers
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Yeh always getting out mate but i dont always post up. I didnt target sambo's this year as other species took preference and this keeps things interesting for me. I'm getting the barra bug again so i'll be up soon!

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unless you get up here soon mate you might have to make a plan for a trip next season, ill take you to a few spots mate

Yeh i'll wait until it warms up again mate/next season. Too many things to do and so little time.....i'll take you up on that offer for sure!

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I'm going to give this driftbaiting a go this weekend. Any tips

What is the best bait to use driftbaiting??
Can you use ocy and fish baits or is it best suited for squid this method??
Do you use mono or braid and what pound.

Squid seems to be the go

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the best results for me have been getting the californion squid take out its head and push an iqf in the tube then rig as normal the combo of the 2 baits seems to be dynamite for the big snapper and dhuies.
brenz

whats an iqf?

Just an abbreviation for Individually Quick Frozen mulies

never heard of them, where do you get them?

every shop will have them simo usually in the 1 kg bags the best thing is they are always super fresh
brenz

bloody nice pinkie ryan top fish

Seems as though it's time for a drift-baiting rig photo again Ryan.

Three days without it and I get a little jumpy

Bill, i use 30lb braid on my baitcaster and yes a piece of fresh skinned ocky works well but i do like my Californian squid however.

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That is a fantastic fish Ryan. You certainly have the driftbaiting technique down to a fine art.
I dream of catching a snapper like that.