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    Posted: 30 Nov 2014 at 10:01am
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There seems to be a bit of live-bait talk in here, so I thought I would post here. Let me know if I should move it to newbies.

I've only ever put live baits out on an overhead. Whats the go with spin? Do you loosen off the drag and then rush like mad when your bait gets hit to tighten it up? Or leave the bail arm open and watch carefully? Or is the weight not that bigger deal i.e kingy wont spit it out after is feels resistance? After all they smash jigs right.


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Do it the way the Big angry fish fellas do, line clip, open bail, then just before you close the bail, flick the rod tip up to give you enough slack to get the bail arm closed. Failing that, wait till Shimano brings out a Stella with bait feeder option. Now there's an idea Wink
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I just have the drag set lightly so that the kingi can run off with it then tighten the drag smoothly until I get to the fighting drag setting. Works well and circle always hooks well. Probably get a bit extra line twist this way but no worse than the fish making a big run anyway.

Means there is no clip getting in the way which I didn't like and don't have to hold the line like the open bail arm approach.
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rubber band lots easier than any clip
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Originally posted by otter otter wrote:


rubber band lots easier thxan any clip


x2 rubber band and have the drag set at sunset ready to go from engagment. Dont give them an inch.
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Anything deepish 40m plus and just fish with reel in gear and circles, seems to work fine. 


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Originally posted by riga riga wrote:

I just have the drag set lightly so that the kingi can run off with it then tighten the drag smoothly until I get to the fighting drag setting.


This works for me, can be tricky to close bail arm if the fish heads for Peru on the first run.
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I don't often live bait but when I do I am targeting fish not just setting and forgetting, I just feather the line with the arm open and flick the bail arm over when the time is right -I wouldn't use that clip myself as I don't fish from the rod holder but I don't doubt that it along with banding is effective.
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Eggbeaters????? Overhead man, the only way. Eggbeater will probably blow up after a few kingys anyway
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Originally posted by falco falco wrote:

I don't often live bait but when I do I am targeting fish not just setting and forgetting, I just feather the line with the arm open and flick the bail arm over when the time is right -I wouldn't use that clip myself as I don't fish from the rod holder but I don't doubt that it along with banding is effective.
 
Agree spin reels are not for rod holders feather the line and feel the bite that is the best part too.
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Cheers all. Interesting.

Cant get my head around how you'd tie a rubber band without it being stuck on the line?
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Originally posted by DutchRudder DutchRudder wrote:

Cheers all. Interesting.

Cant get my head around how you'd tie a rubber band without it being stuck on the line?



Took this pic yesterday.


Its a two bander cause I was using a very large bait. The bans just break when the king strikes.

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Awesome CBF. Is obvious now I see it! Cheers
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I have caught a fair number of kingi's on a spinning reel live baiting in various water depths under a baloon, its one of the newer generaion penn spinfisher live liners though so that potentially 'cheating' a bit
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Question; What is the biggest/strongest baitrunner/liveliner reel?
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Good idea that, thanks
You've still got the issue of getting the bail arm closed though
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Originally posted by southernwanderer southernwanderer wrote:

Question; What is the biggest/strongest baitrunner/liveliner reel?


Thunnus 12000 must be up there?
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I was gonna say Thunnus 12000, I've got one and it's awesome
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