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Rigging a stick bait for marlin

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Brandon Khoo:
Shane, with all respect to our forum members, you might be on the wrong forum for this and it might be a good idea to see if you can get some information on how the marlin experts rig up and the type of terminals they use, particularly the hooks. This is going to be the most important aspect of your rig, I think. I wonder whether the heavy jigging hooks like the SJ-51 are suitable for marlin.

I know I recently found the way in which poppers are rigged for sailfish quite illuminating, especially the hooks used. Actually, I was astounded!

Scott Maybury:
I think what Brandon says is pretty valid, I have only done a little marlin fishing but from seeing how important the hook set is and how tricky that can be when fishing lures, I think you will want a finer gauge hook that can slide in nice and easily...you shouldn't be tooooo worried about straightening one, as mentioned above you don't really bully a marlin the way you (try to) do with  GT...

Travis Heaps:

--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on November 27, 2009, 07:58:47 AM ---Shane, with all respect to our forum members, you might be on the wrong forum for this...

I know I recently found the way in which poppers are rigged for sailfish quite illuminating, especially the hooks used. Actually, I was astounded!

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hence my disclaimer, ;) :D :D


--- Quote from: travis heaps on November 26, 2009, 12:28:00 PM ---Never done it but...

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What hooks and rigs were used for sailfish Brandon?

Please post up when you find out Shane, not sure if i'll ever be in a position to give it a crack but am pretty interested to find out.

Shane Hartstone:
Brandon, the reason why I ask on this forum is that 98% of marlin fishermen don't have the knowledge about throwing poppers or stick baits, let alone at a marlin.  In my opinion there is a lot more angling skill involves in catching fish on casting lures, rather than trolled lures.  Hence Im asking the guys on here for any info.  A GT fisherman would have more chance of marlin on a casting rod than a marlin fisherman who has never throw or rigged a popper.

The hooks will have to be thin enough to penetrate with a light drag, but strong enough to hold the fish on the leader.

Here in New Zealand on calm days we are sometimes lucky enough to come across a marlin "tailing" on the surface. This is when they are semi resting, and all you see is a big sickle-like tail sticking out of the water( not to be confused with a large Mako shark).  The theory is to cast a stick bait and drag it back past its nose.

Alternativly casting at a bait ball.  Either way, I think your heart rate would be going a million miles an hour!

I'm still undecided on a twisted or single strand leader.  Still a month or two to day dream.

You can see in this photo that you will want to get the tail hook quite far back in the mouth for a good hook set. This fish wan caught on a trolled surface lure (so it doesn't count :))

Chuen Fan:
I have nil experience for casting at marlin, but done a little for sailfish, hooks used as bakers on both belly and tail were Oshanassey (SIC) long shanked types, you might find the sj41/51 a little too thick and short, unless rigged as an assist. If they are anyway like sails, they'd be bastards to hookup! Getting a strike is the easy bit. Good luck with your endeavours. And do post some pics when u land one.

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