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That was my plan BA until last weekend when I saw what was happening with the livies, I know casting on my boat with a full spread of lures out is going to be fun !
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So whos close, anyone managed to get a cast off to one yet.
Seems to be a few fish around so fingers crossed it will happen soon.
Hopefully will be having a go myself in a couple of weeks.
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next weekend ginga antifoul done and dusted, all set and ready to rock, dont think I will be able to tackle one myself but will be trying with those on the boat, I will do the driving.
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Originally posted by ginga ginga wrote:

So whos close, anyone managed to get a cast off to one yet.
Seems to be a few fish around so fingers crossed it will happen soon.
Hopefully will be having a go myself in a couple of weeks.
 
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Tomorrow live baiting around cape brett with some light gear and a popper set up rigged and at the ready..... Fingers crossed
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Good luck Jase
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Good luck also Titahi, and remember not to strike on the first whack of the popper Wink

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Originally posted by ReelAppealLures ReelAppealLures wrote:

Good luck also Titahi, and remember not to strike on the first whack of the popper Wink


LOL that wouldn"t be a strike... It"s  more appropiately called a tease manouver!!
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Two days last week flicking this about out at queens bouy ( 180 m) and Cape Brett in anticipation of a spectacular surface strike...Tongue No joy for either the popper or the skippies swimming on leaders.
 This is the rig I have settled on for the stick bait, Owner SJ41 hooks attatched  via heavy jigstar kevlar, the split ring is an Owner 11h. The rear hook has been strapped in place by attacking the stickbait with a chain saw file to make a groove for the docking ring, which still allows some movement in the rear hook, but with minimal interference to the water movement over the rear of the lure, but holds the hook in a position where it can connect cleanly.
The front hook is as described in the most recent sport fishing magazine, by Patrick sebrille. I have wrapped insulation tape around the front hook to stiffen up the cord and have been rubber banding the hook to the belly hook attatchment, again so it sits in a position to hook fish cleanly.
 Both hooks have been bound to the kevlar useing JB60 hollow core braid with as much tension as I can muster out of the PR bobbin, both hooks have been given the added security of a dab of JB glue conditioner then some JB glue, I figured knots would be to bulky and interfere with the lure action too much. I am confidnt these will hold to the drag I can effectively use on the rod and reel combo I have choosen
 Factory rigged the Gillies seemed to skitter and be a bit tail heavy to me, however the addition of the added weight seems to have given the lure a different action whereby it darts and sweeps sub surface now, surface skittering only ocassionally.



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