Thresher Tackle Set-Up - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

T-Rex · 05-25-2016, 10:08 AM

Match your hook size to your bait -- 3/0 for smaller macs up to 7/0 for bigger models. If you're using circle hooks to prevent gut hooking, you can increase the hook size a little depending on brand to make sure the gap is wide enough.

For dead bait you can up the hook size pretty much to whatever you want, but I don't think there's really much need to go bigger than 4/0 or 5/0.

driftwood · 05-25-2016, 03:04 PM

Again, I would stay away from using braid on a kayak too much risk. Using braid on a boat is good, especially if you hooked 200lb T shark.

I just don't see any advantage of using braided line on a kayak for fishing threshers. Threshers pull real hard and can yank the rod right out of your hands.

I like the stretch on the monofilament. I hooked a thresher last week using 50lb main mono line with a 80lb mono leader. Worked like a champ!

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MITCHELL · 05-25-2016, 04:45 PM

With a retractable hook blade and lots of WD40 to keep it sliding back and forth around the neck for easy access to cut your self out of the bite.....braided line is a real kelp cutter.90ft of water fishing in la jolla good luck fishing without braided line when a fish takes you in the kelp I say fish with what you feel safe with

05-25-2016, 10:08 AM	#1
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Match your hook size to your bait -- 3/0 for smaller macs up to 7/0 for bigger models. If you're using circle hooks to prevent gut hooking, you can increase the hook size a little depending on brand to make sure the gap is wide enough. For dead bait you can up the hook size pretty much to whatever you want, but I don't think there's really much need to go bigger than 4/0 or 5/0. __________________ Last edited by T-Rex; 05-25-2016 at 10:44 AM.

05-25-2016, 03:04 PM	#2
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Again, I would stay away from using braid on a kayak too much risk. Using braid on a boat is good, especially if you hooked 200lb T shark. I just don't see any advantage of using braided line on a kayak for fishing threshers. Threshers pull real hard and can yank the rod right out of your hands. I like the stretch on the monofilament. I hooked a thresher last week using 50lb main mono line with a 80lb mono leader. Worked like a champ! But if you really want to hear more than you'll ever need to know, read what the KING has to say THE GREAT JIM FISKADORO!! http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=13343 __________________ "The secret of life? one thing just one thing only. That's what you gotta figure out" curly Last edited by driftwood; 05-25-2016 at 03:10 PM.

05-25-2016, 04:45 PM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,282	Don't forget the board knife..... With a retractable hook blade and lots of WD40 to keep it sliding back and forth around the neck for easy access to cut your self out of the bite.....braided line is a real kelp cutter.90ft of water fishing in la jolla good luck fishing without braided line when a fish takes you in the kelp I say fish with what you feel safe with __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 05-25-2016 at 07:09 PM.