Handling of Kings for release
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Topic: Handling of Kings for release
Posted By: marx
Subject: Handling of Kings for release
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2010 at 1:55pm
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When you are intending to release what the best way to lift kings into the boat when they've got poppers/ stick bait in there mouth? And also is there a technique used to makes it easier to remove treble? Only done this with small fish but I'm guessing you don't want to pull the fish in like you do with jigging, grabbing hold of the jig and making sure you got heavy splits. Do you tend to use a net? Trebles seem to be a nightmare for the net. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
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Posted By: fish i
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2010 at 4:45pm
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Yeah bro, been pondering the same, trebles are messy and stressful. Luckily I don't think my lures are fine tuned enough to effect the action of opting for a bakers rig, better for the fish and better for you.
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Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2010 at 8:08pm
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lip gaff the fish whilst still in the water, then get the hooks out with a set of pliers.
Dont bring em into the boat with those hooks flying all over the place if you can avoid it ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2010 at 9:06pm
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Crush all the barbs on your trebles mark or replace with two hooks(electrical tie) under belly and one single hook off the end....or you can use the long style hook removers to take out the trebles... see attachment sometimes removing the trebles in favour of single hooks can effect the action of the lure,so Check em out.
------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2010 at 9:17pm
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http://www.nomadtackle.com/lurerigging.htm - http://www.nomadtackle.com/lurerigging.htm
Some interesting ideas here bro...been changing some of mine. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: penguin
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2010 at 9:28pm
The Berkley Lip Grippers are great for this job, and much kinder on the fish. You still dont have to bring the fish into the boat, as the grippers ( if held correctly  ) lock down tight on the bottom jaw allowing you to lift the fish to a comfortable height for unhooking------------- Pingu...`The Mackerel Ho`` |
Posted By: riga
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2010 at 11:12am
| We do what ginga suggested, lip gaff it through the bottom, we use a short wool/hay bale style gaff instead of the traditional long one, works well |
Posted By: andrem
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 8:08pm
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we do the same (a short lip gaff) and even go so far as using the gaff to just pull the head out of the water and the other person removes the trebles / hook with some pliers.
If it aint a trophy much better to leave the fish in the water i think. Wanna get some of those lip gaffs though ------------- Rehab |
Posted By: fish i
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 8:55am
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Brother Mark, I have one of those if you want it.
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Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:46am
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Yeh bro, old man bound to have few in the shearing shed. Think my DIY stickbaits will be so uber perfect design that one gram change in treble will change its action so any rig other that trebles will totally kill it   Cheers for the replies boys, will start out with trebles but if they are making to much of a mess will have to think about using different rigs. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 9:15pm
Hi mark,those owner 4x 66 trebles are pretty mean 3/0 or 4/0 .....very strong...just crush the barbs mind for easier release  ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
marx wrote:Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 9:57pm
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I use my leadering gloves to first take wraps with the left hand the reach down and grab either the lure or bottom jaw and get the lure out there. i dont like lip gaffs but each their own trebles **** fish up, closed barbs or not as do baker rigs and even singles mid and rear.
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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 2:50pm
| do you still get good hook up rate on the singles Mozz? |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 8:37pm
| Not on yellowfin but still the same on kings. Tuna move too much water when they hit a popper and often send it flying. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2010 at 2:22pm
If you dont use trebles,baker rigs or singles mid or rear,what does that leave? ie Do you use a single on the back and two in the middle with cable tie? ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2010 at 3:27pm
no hooks just tease them to the boat then net em, get a photo and let em go. ------------- Live Bait , the Lance Armstrong of catching KINGFISH |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2010 at 12:37am
Great answer ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2010 at 4:19am
I use them all. cable ties look ugly so I use heat shrink
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