Makin Macks

[lambadmin]

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...plate=livebait

[TheSherThang]

I posted this on Allcoast but for a dehooker, make one out of a wire coat hanger. Make a small j bend on one end. About 3 inches up, make a loop using a dowel. About and inch up from that, make another loop using the dowel. Trim the hanger and tada, a dehooker. You just grap the hook with the small j until the hook is upside down and the bait should come off the sabiki no problem. Works great for smelt and sardines. Of course, its better if you pinch the barb down on the sabiki.

For bait, try old hotdog buns. I think they crumble better then cat food. One key is to not overfeed the fishys. Steady chum not a banquet, lol.

[Billy V]

I like the Owner #6 hooks with the 30 lb main line and 20 lb branch lines. They seem to tangle less than the lighter lb test line.

I pinch the barbs down for an easier release.

The 7 ft. Ahi sabiki rod makes it quick and easy to get in the water when you see a bait ball on the fish finder.

I shorten the Owner sabiki's as they have 6 hooks, and are slightly long for the 7 ft Ahi rod.
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[Holy Mackerel]

Originally Posted by lambadmin

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...plate=livebait

Hey, that sure is a nice bait ball on that Garmin!!! Great article for the beginning kayak fisherman...

One other thing, I'd is get yourself a pool noodle, and cut ~6" piece to wrap your sabiki around when you are done using it. I dislike having a dedicated sabiki rod, unless bait has been scarce for some time. I just use my jig stick, then switch over to an iron.

I also bought a big pack of split rings at Squidco for a few bucks, that I put around the swivel connecting to my main line to prevent the hooks going into my guides. You can also use salmon beads, but the split ring is permanent.



chris

[madscientist]

Damn Chris, pretty smart with the split ring. You sure you work for the state?

I like having a dedicated bait rod because even if I don't need bait, I'm always curious to find out what a ball on the meter really is. And one can never have enough shark chum.

[nmbrinkman]

Originally Posted by madscientist

Damn Chris, pretty smart with the split ring. You sure you work for the state?

He doesn't work for the city either... That's for sure. Well at least the accounting department.

[h2ofishfo]

sweet good input & i thought it was just going to be a lame thread

[sterling]

Putting a fish trap or iron as the weight on the sabiki will get you some by-catch for sure. Jim Sammons said to me once if your fishing for bait, then just fish for bait. I only fish the sabiki with the weight now mainly because bait is really easy to get if you get into the kelp and jig in between the stringers, the weight at the bottom decreases snags on the kelp. Of course it is your preference.

[TheSherThang]

For a sabiki stick, don't buy one. I made one out of pvc and clamped a shiatty reel to it. Use a torch or something to heat the end and hole where the line goes throw and then roll it to get rid of the sharp edges.

[madscientist]

Originally Posted by sterling

Jim Sammons said to me once if your fishing for bait, then just fish for bait.

A colleague of mine is into Zen meditation, and told me the following story. His Zen master emphasized focusing on a single activity. If you are going to eat, then eat. If you are going to read the newspaper, then read the newspaper. One day my friend saw his Zen master at breakfast with a bagel and the Sunday New York Times. When asked, the master responded, when you are going to eat and read the paper, eat and read the paper.

I fish.

[dgax65]

Originally Posted by Holy Mackerel

One other thing, I'd is get yourself a pool noodle, and cut ~6" piece to wrap your sabiki around when you are done using it.

I made one out of a Tygon hose covered with pipe insulation. I can slip the weight down in the hose and then wrap the rest around the outside. It works well, but it looks like some sort of kinky sex toy