Sabiki rod? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

finyak · 05-09-2023, 08:11 AM

I have a sabiki rod I want to sell but but it hangs up occasionally in the same spot I put on size 6, is that to big? Thanks

MITCHELL · 05-10-2023, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by finyak

I have a sabiki rod I want to sell but but it hangs up occasionally in the same spot I put on size 6, is that to big? Thanks

I stopped using it and made my own bait rod with an aluminum 1/2in anodized rod. I bought at industrial metal supply they come blue or green.
Works bitchen I tie my own Flys and use as big of hooks that fit down the rod. I use four Flys and it's always ready to go

MITCHELL · 05-10-2023, 05:17 AM

At least the one I bought.
Where they slide right though the aluminum rod
I can show you a picture of it if you want.
I love it and even took it on long range trips.

monstahfish · 05-10-2023, 09:13 AM

Sand the bore out with a dremel or fill the gap with epoxy if that's where they're catching. I had the same problem with mine and it's fixed now. There are also different sized ones that are better for the bigger hooks. We used to use christmas tree rigs in Boston and my original sabiki rod had no problem with those.

jorluivil · 05-10-2023, 12:54 PM

I use a regular rod and reel, just bend the barbs back on the sabiki hooks and you'll be fine.

MITCHELL · 05-11-2023, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

I use a regular rod and reel, just bend the barbs back on the sabiki hooks and you'll be fine.

I was wsb fishing at night in la Jolla. I got lazy and left a sabiki rig on one of my rods. Not only did I flip over I also got stuck in the heel by a sting ray and had to walk to get my truck. My kayak was a tangled wet mess, I had sand
4 rods completely tangled and a sabiki rig wrapping everything, waders full of water 💧 I grabbed 4 sandy tangled rods cut and put in truck grabbed sandy kayak and went home feeling like a wet rat .

MITCHELL · 05-11-2023, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by monstahfish

Sand the bore out with a dremel or fill the gap with epoxy if that's where they're catching. I had the same problem with mine and it's fixed now. There are also different sized ones that are better for the bigger hooks. We used to use christmas tree rigs in Boston and my original sabiki rod had no problem with those.

The tip was fine after breaking off a couple of Flys in the middle I quit using it.

05-09-2023, 08:11 AM	#1
finyak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 332	Sabiki rod? I have a sabiki rod I want to sell but but it hangs up occasionally in the same spot I put on size 6, is that to big? Thanks

05-10-2023, 05:17 AM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	The hooks get caught on the fiber glass ones At least the one I bought. Where they slide right though the aluminum rod I can show you a picture of it if you want. I love it and even took it on long range trips. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 05-10-2023 at 05:24 AM.

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jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	I use a regular rod and reel, just bend the barbs back on the sabiki hooks and you'll be fine. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

05-10-2023, 09:13 AM	#4
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 419	Sand the bore out with a dremel or fill the gap with epoxy if that's where they're catching. I had the same problem with mine and it's fixed now. There are also different sized ones that are better for the bigger hooks. We used to use christmas tree rigs in Boston and my original sabiki rod had no problem with those.