Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques
leader for big jig dogs
Corey Howell:
mmmm. luck. due for some !
Z6500 drag wound tight's just not enough to turn their heads - the 200lb hard mono pops soon as they reach that bottom, so i dont think an extra foot or even two of wire's gonna make a huge difference to be honest as its particularly rugged terrain down there - funny how the dogs hang right on the roughest stuff isnt it ;) and the strike rate drops radically with the wire......
swapping horses to those crazy pimped overheads like the JM guys use IS an obvious option in going heavier, but am so enjoying the eggbeater setup and all the flexibility it provides [using 450g Venom jigstick for jig+pop+tuna+marlin - one split ring change]
any experiences out there on pumping up the eggbeater option to really take the fight to these dogs ? to somewhere well north of 50lbs drag ?
Stu Hardy:
We also took a spanking at the Chesterfield reef recently on the doggies. I think you get lucky with the big ones, hooked well off bottom, as much drag as possible and run the boat as fast as possible for deep water. We got beaten with JM, Stella and Alutecnos 12c reels all wound up much as drag as possibe, even with 2 thumb pressure. Even the JM guys got spanked more often than not, losing 200+ jigs I understand.
Corey Howell:
thanks for the Chesterfield insights mate!
at least i only have to travel five minutes from my house to lose jigs, not halfway across the bloody Coral sea. makes me feel much better ;)
managed to get a couple on maybe halfway up, but couldnt stop em going straight home. time to stock up on cheap eBay jigs and keep trying eh!
been fishing solo so bit of a challenge gunning the boat off the reef same time as getting pulled over the side. will grab one of the guides and try the skulldrag approach, thanks!
Brandon Khoo:
200 plus jigs?!
--- Quote from: Stu Hardy on November 07, 2012, 09:26:38 AM ---We also took a spanking at the Chesterfield reef recently on the doggies. I think you get lucky with the big ones, hooked well off bottom, as much drag as possible and run the boat as fast as possible for deep water. We got beaten with JM, Stella and Alutecnos 12c reels all wound up much as drag as possibe, even with 2 thumb pressure. Even the JM guys got spanked more often than not, losing 200+ jigs I understand.
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Stu Hardy:
Brandon, that is the rumour
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