Newbie questions - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MrPukaShell · 08-26-2015, 02:13 PM

If you want a great dehooker use an old butter knife. Purley old school right there. Nothing fancy but it works great (unless you drill a hole in it for leashing purposes). Slide down until you are in the throat of the hook and flip the bait over, slides right off the hook. Don't tell your wife when all of the butter knifes are missing.

Mahigeer · 08-26-2015, 04:09 PM

I think putting bait on Sabiki during day light works, but you just paid a lot of money for feathers, beads, etc., did not get the benefit of it.
Just tie a bunch of hooks and use bait. It is much cheaper.

The reason that Sabiki works is because it looks like small bait or shrimp.
The bait kind of reduces the action of the fathers.

A heavy sinker 4 oz. plus reduces the tangle. I heard a pier fisherman that used 12 hooks and a pound of weight. Not practical for kayak.

Also, as soon as you feel the trembling of the fishing line, reel in the rig. The longer the rig is in the water after the first mackerel is caught, the more fish will be hooked, but also more chance of tangles.

Barbless hooks and a coat hanger wire with an "S" at the end works great as de-hooker, will make removing the fish easier.

08-26-2015, 02:13 PM	#1
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	If you want a great dehooker use an old butter knife. Purley old school right there. Nothing fancy but it works great (unless you drill a hole in it for leashing purposes). Slide down until you are in the throat of the hook and flip the bait over, slides right off the hook. Don't tell your wife when all of the butter knifes are missing.

08-26-2015, 04:09 PM	#2
Mahigeer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,908	I think putting bait on Sabiki during day light works, but you just paid a lot of money for feathers, beads, etc., did not get the benefit of it. Just tie a bunch of hooks and use bait. It is much cheaper. The reason that Sabiki works is because it looks like small bait or shrimp. The bait kind of reduces the action of the fathers. A heavy sinker 4 oz. plus reduces the tangle. I heard a pier fisherman that used 12 hooks and a pound of weight. Not practical for kayak. Also, as soon as you feel the trembling of the fishing line, reel in the rig. The longer the rig is in the water after the first mackerel is caught, the more fish will be hooked, but also more chance of tangles. Barbless hooks and a coat hanger wire with an "S" at the end works great as de-hooker, will make removing the fish easier.