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OFFSHORE ANGLING => General Offshore Angling Discussion => Topic started by: jaenswart on February 22, 2011, 09:18:56 PM

Title: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: jaenswart on February 22, 2011, 09:18:56 PM: I want to see them please.

I'll start it of with this account of a croc at Zini on a stumpnose
http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1340 (http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1340)
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: Capt. Hook on February 23, 2011, 12:12:47 AM: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst:

Have we blown your theories out of the water Jaen. :hehe:

No one is kidding you here, it is a fact and a very effective one.

Sorry, I can't stop laughing at you.

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Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: shagnrelease on February 23, 2011, 02:12:41 AM: I have had huge success on slinger....my clients spent a total of about 4 hours being pressed by sharks while we had the only 2 mackies in vidal out as well.....p.s dont tell parks board, but I was desperate!!

I am so ashamed :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd :sadd
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: shagnrelease on February 23, 2011, 02:15:18 AM: but on that thought I have caught a dorado and a prodigal on a reef bait, unfortunatley I cant disclose the marks for fear of parks board confiscating my wife :happ: :happ: :happ: :stray:
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: jaenswart on February 23, 2011, 06:40:09 AM: Mike is gonna land me in the tjoekie in about 4 days time with this new theory.
But really, what about traces? I mean bottom are so fat? You'll have to run another string of trebbles down the belly?
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: CLS on February 23, 2011, 08:20:04 AM: Hi jeanswart, I use the same trace that I use for mackeral, (slinger, sand soldier are No 1) At Tugela we used snapper salmon deadly.
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: dugong on February 23, 2011, 09:08:26 AM: Caught a number of dollies on sand soldier(if you are catching sand soldiers then the skipper has no idea where the bait spot is!!!) and bait of choice for couta in Inhambane Bay is lizzard fish, catch them with rapalas along the sandbanks in 3m of water.
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: jaenswart on February 23, 2011, 09:59:13 AM: Quote from: dugongboy on February 23, 2011, 09:08:26 AM

Caught a number of dollies on sand soldier(if you are catching sand soldiers then the skipper has no idea where the bait spot is!!!) and bait of choice for couta in Inhambane Bay is lizzard fish, catch them with rapalas along the sandbanks in 3m of water.

Bananafish ? yes I have caught couta on them, although they die very quickly
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: Capt. Hook on February 23, 2011, 09:14:51 PM: Quote from: jaenswart on February 23, 2011, 06:40:09 AM
Mike is gonna land me in the tjoekie in about 4 days time with this new theory.
But really, what about traces? I mean bottom are so fat? You'll have to run another string of trebbles down the belly?

Single J-Hook crimped on to leader, this goes through the eyes

or

Single Circle and then bridled to the fish with copper wire.

300lb leader 2.4m long connected to your wind on as is normal.

If windy or rough seas I do not use circles.
Title: Re: Evidence of using bottom as live bait
Post by: shamwari on February 24, 2011, 09:10:44 AM: Those little brown grouper items - sorry I dont know what they are called but they are absolultely deadly on big GT - I'll post you pics later. Need a sinker on main line ( rubber band0 to get it down to just off the bottom.