letsgetem wrote: One thing that annoys me - is I dont know what the current is doing (strength and direction), while the boat is moving |
The cook wrote: Cirrus makes an interesting point about defining stray lining. For me it means minimum amount of weight for current/depth, bait cast away from boat, preferably into the burly trail. Overhead real in freespool and allowing the bait to slowly drift back so its presented as naturally as possible. |
FizFisho wrote: Fair call Geoff. But where you fish only marlin size snapper live ;-p I think most people will use the berley to attract the bigger snapper out of reefs, which is totally different to your situation I believe? It definitely attracts the peckers, but they are usually high up the berley chain with the bigger fish hanging wary out the back, eventually cant resist a slab of KY or or a whole Jack Mac etc, which helps avoid the peckers taking a solid bait meant for the moochers living in the reef/pinnacle. Definitely agree about fresh live bait. And I dont believe in buying Berley. Mark Kitteridge I think it was did a good article about straylining around the back of Rangitoto. Which is not a known moocher spot but they would have gone limit on good size fish from memory. |
Steps wrote: I use a baitrunner reel - but I think its lightest drag is too heavy. Often fish take it and drop it. Im trying leaving the bail arm open, better result I think - but need to pay more attention to the reel than Im used to. I have the bait runner set so the very lightest pull over and above the drag of light as possible the sinker while drifting will give.. very now and then a bump will pull a little more line. |
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