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Corey Howell:

heavy jigging fiends - advice appreciated

going after dogs with new jig outfit - Saltiga Expedition + Wilson Venom 450 + Jigman X8 100LB

hooks and rig sorted, but would really appreciate any suggestions on what test/diam mono leader to use?!

two main spots

1. typical tropical coral reef dropoff - jigging depth 50 to 150m

2. live submarine volcano - no coral or any sort of growth for the dogs to play in - but LOTS of sharks. jigging depth 50 to 200m [the dogs go real deep when SSTs hit 31C]

thanks for any feedback!

Corey

Corey Howell:
....85 views for 0 replies....um, pretty ordinary fortnights fishing. trying again:

jigging for doggies with Saltiga Expedition + Wilson Venom 450 + Jigman X8 100LB - can anyone offer some experience with best length and diam/test mono leader to use for
A. volcano with no sharp coral/edges but lotsa sharks
B. normal coral dropoff

thanks!

Corey
Peava Village
Solomon Islands

Brandon Khoo:
There is really no correct answer to this. A heavier leader will of course provide more safety but sometimes, if they are a bit cautious, You will not get a single hit on heavy leader. I'd start around 130lb and see.

On the volcano area, it's simple - don't fish there. All you will succeed in doing is killing a stack of doggies without landing one. The sharks will destroy every fish you hook.

Corey Howell:
thanks for the sobering advice Brandon  :-[

like all seamounts, the shark - and fish - activity on our volcano varies dramatically with currents et al. after having trolled and speared there for 15 years, i've learnt that when the sharks are ON you simply move on to another seamount - no one enjoys donating apex predators like large doggies to the noahs

it's taken a couple of years to afford this heavy jig outfit, and losing spools of PE8 is not something i can afford to do on a regular basis, nor do i want to see doggies sporting jewellery, so i'm doing everything i can to reduce the tackle loss

so start with 130 leader and work up. cool. what about length? long enough for a couple of wraps on the spool when the fish is next to the boat ?

thanks for the advice on this!

Corey

Corey Howell:

the jigging structure in question [when its subaerial]

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