<SCRIPT language=javascript>postamble(); Thanks Ad Fab for your explanations.
As you get more into yak fishing you will discover that wind and currents are not always in the same direction. When this is the case and the wind pushes your yak away from the burley trail your bait may be bathing in barren water.
There are various ways to deploy burley so that your bait is in the scent trail. Annoyingly none of them are without problems.
I use a traveller , which allows me to hang the burley either fore or aft depending on how I am anchored. This ensures that my bait is in the trail but also means that occasionally a hooked fish gets tangled up in the burley line. I lost a few but "better hooked and lost than not hooked at all".
We have also experimented to anchor/positon the burley line on an independent float and then anchor the yak directly down current. Sexy idea especially for those concerned with sharks. However, keeping the yak in line once the wind comes up is another story of dispair.
A friend of ours (Dog fish and I) uses copious quantities of surface burley which he regularly throws over his shoulder. Works Ok for snapper and kahawai but not so good for gurnard. He now successfully depolys a small pot on the bottom.
Oh, I nearly forgot, I also soak raod chips in fish oil and sprincle a small amount at intervals right beside the yak for extra scent. I have not tried them on their own, however I quite often get bites shortly after they hit the bottom. Worth adding to your war plan as a cheap burley trail enhancer.
Good fishing
Rainbow
Nice rig Rainbow!!
A couple or questions,
1) It is a little hard to see, but how is the anchor system attached? It looks like it hangs there with the actual anchor in the back, is this right? Also you have no chain on the acnhor I notice, does this work fine?
2) How do you find using the chili bin? Is it a pain and unstable turning round to open it a put the fish in?
3) I notice the marking on the side of the yak in picture 1, is this for fish size?
4) Is that a glove in the back? If so I guess this is so you do not get "needled" by the fish?
Hi Ab Fab
1. Yes I use about 1m of chain. The winding board is made from a faom flutter board and floats in case I have to ditch it to follow a big fish. Once the anchor is set the rope is clipped to a short line via a shark clip. I have one line tied fore and the other aft which allows me to anchor in either direction. A bit like a traveller but simpler. When the strain of the anchor is taken up by the short lines I simply clip the line board onto my seat support to keep it out of the way. There is no strain on that at all.
2. No problem. This is the great thing about the P13/15 rear well. It is almost square and takes my bin at the far end just far enough to reach without having to go side saddle. Frankly, I wouldnt be without it. An iceblock on the bottom and the fish are kept cool all day. You notice in the picture how much room there is in front of the bin for all sorts of junk. it is beyond me why other firms still make a triangular well most of it is unreachable once you got something tall in front of them. The bin is big enough for up to 20 gurnard or several medium sized snapper. Anything bigger would have to to into a sack or brought ashore on a hot day. If you regularlarly score big fish you may need a bigger bin. There is enough room in the well for one but this cuts down the available cargo space. Also get one with a hinged lid!!!
I need to sort out a separate cover for my cargo space to prevent spillage in the surf.
3.Good eyes. Yes, 25, 27 and 33cm.
4. I bought the garden gloves for that purpose but don't use them often.......and pay the price especially with gurnard. BTW I don't use a net or gaf. Maybe I should (especially for the looks) but then I have enough junk on board to get tangled up on.
Can really recommend the knife mounting solution. Always handy, safe and never falls out even when I have it on the roof rack.
Prefer flush rod holders as they don't get knocked off in a miss timed surf landing. Personal choice.
Looking out to sea it is calm and very inviting to paddle out. Bugger, I have to hang around, for the delivery of a new fridge.
Cheers
Rainbow
Cheers Rainbow,
Good advise on the knife. attached with self tapping screws??
Yes. after drilling bigger holes throught the sheath to take the screw heads.
Fridge has arrived. I am off fishing on the incoming tide.
Rainbow
Yes, after drilling bigger holes throughthe sheath for the screw heads.
Fridge has arrived. I am off fishing on the incoming tide
Rainbow
hey rainbow how did the fishing go ????
Got nine gurnard and a kahawai
Not bad for New Plymouth harbour. Too scared to venture too far offshore at the moment, The white pointer has been seen again today by surfies off Back Beach.
probably more than one out there dining on seals.
Want a thrill? Come yaking in Taranaki.
Rainbow
nice set up magoo dont know about the bait bord being under my nose and wheres ya fishfinder ??
Why not cut up your bait at home? I geneally use kahawai which I cube. salt and soak in fish oil. I then freeze it in small plastic containers which fit neatly into my rear cup holder, No mess, no blood and no need for a cutting board. Guess I am getting abit sensitive with all the shark hysteria we are having around here,
Gets to work on you after a while,
Rainbow
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