Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques

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Corey Howell:
Stu - hows the ciguatera out there in the Chesterfields - big pelagics OK?

Corey Howell:
i mean big doggies / spanish et al ? safe to eat out there ?

Stu Hardy:
We ate wahoo and one doggie with no obvious ill effects. I understand the pelegics are all safe so kept a yellowfin and a mahimahi. Released everything else including coral trout and of course the GT's, although the sharks got some of these and the released dogtooths.

Corey Howell:
sounds like trip of a lifetime mate - great effort!

Lars Nielsen:

--- Quote from: corey+howell on November 06, 2012, 08:58:44 PM ---sobering stuff reading thru the posts rgds jigging XL doggies, and the broad consensus that most-if-not-all of em r simply going to just blow you away. no contest. despite all the technology in yr $ gear investment, travel expenditure and effort, practice, experience etc etc. and not to forget time spent on forums ;)

thats one helluva summation of the doggie as a worthy opponent. and after being repeatedly [0 from 12 encounters and counting] blown away on 100lb braid and Z6500, well.......i'm not about to refute that conclusion

to take the discussion into realms i most likely cant afford - and prob not physically handle [and without taking all the fun out of it like the 130lb-chair-outfit-in-the-covering-board tactics the Van guys resort to] what happens when you go all out with gear and try stopping the bastards with 200lb braid on custom ultra heavy spin gear? is anyone managing to bully their way beyond the simple laws of physics as laid down by XL doggies?

gym memberships? roids? amphetamines ?

good luck!

Corey
Solomon Islands

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I am not talking out of personal experience here, as I have yet to encounter doggies in this size range.

But I know for some guys the key to succes when hooking up unstoppable dogtooth tuna has been to flick the bail and take the boat to deeper water to fight the fish from there. Apparently the fish tend to flee to deep water - away from the reef. And obviously it is more difficult for the fish to cut a semi-slack line on the rocks.

Like I said, some have had great success with this method but seem to keep it to themselves. You might give it a try.

Lars

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