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Written by Scott Gray
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
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To fish for dogtooth tuna in the shallow water at night we rigged up a Black Magic 8/0 KS offset hook on about a foot of 200lb nylon coated multistrand wire leader. A soft glow bead was placed on the rig before it was crimped up to provide extra attraction in the dark of the night. These glow beads can be easily charged by placing them in front of a torch or head lamp for 30 seconds before sending the bait over the side.
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Written by Scott Gray
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
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Black Magic 'Groper grabber' rigs are an excellent choice for fishing in the surf after dark. The rigs are simple and consist of a two hook paternoster style rig and can be attached to the main line or shock leader strait out of the packet via a swivel (very similar to a snapper snatcher). To the other end all you need to do is attach a sinker. They are quite cheap to by and are made with quality components and are easy to rig up, even in the dark.
The rig is tied with a 400lb main leader with 2 X 200lb droppers which are crimped to the main leader. A Black Magic KL wide gape circle hook with fly is attached to the end of each dropper along with a small glo bead for extra night time attraction.
The heavy monofilament droppers can handle a fair amount of wear and tear, don’t tangle easily and don't seem to put the fish off, resulting in plenty of bites and hook ups. If you continue to sharpen the hooks you can use the rig all night, even after multiple hook ups on toothy critters.
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Written by Scott Gray
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
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Rapala floating bibbed minnow lures are very effective for chasing large brown trout in shallow fast water situations. They give you the flexibility of being able to steer the lure around boulders or logs to fish the likely looking pocket water where fish may be holding out of the current. When you cast a floating minnow it floats on the surface and drifts to your preffered location, then when you retrieve it dives down into the deeper holes. If you pause the retrive you can float it over structure and you can steer it by moving your rod tip. This prevents snagging and allows you to thoroughly cover the water quickly and efficiently.
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Written by Scott Gray
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Sunday, 27 July 2008 |
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Snapper fishing in areas of light current require rigs that have little weight, this is where the Strayline Rig is very effective. This rig can be used with either circle hooks or suicide patterns with the snood knot being the easiest knot to tie the hooks. Always try to use a minimal amount of weight, to much lead may result in the fish dropping the bait.
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Written by Scott Gray
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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Live baiting for game fish from the rocks is one of the most challenging forms of fishing. Not only are the fish difficult to catch but the conditions are usually against the angler too, this technique of rigging was designed to be castable and adaptable to changing conditions without having to completely re-rig. Keep in mind that this rig can be altered in line class and hook size to suit any fish species, however, different line classes will require careful thought into which knots will be most suitable to connect lines of vastly differing diameters.
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