Long Line/Kite Setup
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Topic: Long Line/Kite Setup
Posted By: got no boat
Subject: Long Line/Kite Setup
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 2:51pm
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Hi Guys,
Looking at having a longLine setup that could double as a Kite Fishing setup this summer. The idea is that I have a geared fencing reel that I will use for my line and I plan to tow it out with the surfboard, come back to shore and have a few brews then wind it in. The simple reason for having a double setup is that the plan will be to have a kite one day but untill the funds are looking a but better the board will do.
The main question is what strength mono should I be using for the main line? Any other tips or ideas will be welcome but the next phase of my setup is getting the main line.
Cheers ------------- If a 6 was a nine... I don't mind |
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Posted By: studio1
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 6:17pm
| For 25 hooks I reckon you want 1000m of 100kg line. I would get one without crimps, and use the triangle clips for now. When you get a kite you can move to a 'dropper' system. You can always buy yourself an inflatable kontiki bag - these are cheap as and I have seen them used to good effect with an offshore wind. |
Posted By: got no boat
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 9:04am
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Thanks Studio1, I was thinking of 1000m of 300lb line and attaching the last part with the crimps like in the Auction below.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Fishing/Salt-water/Braid/auction-410568176.htm - http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Fishing/Salt-water/Braid/auction-410568176.htm
What are the triangle clips you are talking about? ------------- If a 6 was a nine... I don't mind |
Posted By: studio1
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 11:23pm
| That one has crimps on it - probably no drama to convert to a dropper later and you can use any longline traces/clips. If it didn't have the crimps on it to stop the traces moving all over the line you would want to use these: http://shop.actionfishing.co.nz/Long-Line-Triangle-Clip |
Posted By: fish-feeder
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2011 at 10:14am
| or you can tie some dropper loops in your backbone....not so hard really. |
Posted By: got no boat
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2011 at 10:23am
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So far for the setup I have 100km main line with somthing similar to this on the end
http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/fishing/salt-water/other/auction-410406324.htm - http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/fishing/salt-water/other/auction-410406324.htm
As I am only going to be using it without a Kite I have it setup very simple just attached to the main line and will set about 12 hooks with a huge weight on the far end with 2 smaller ones between the first hook and last. ------------- If a 6 was a nine... I don't mind |
Posted By: fish-feeder
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2011 at 10:27am
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thatll work alright i reckon,mite be a bit hard pulling in 100kms of line though :)
West coast is on from tomorrow onwards till most of next week.....i might aswell make a hutt down there.
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Posted By: got no boat
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2011 at 10:31am
Yeah I will have to see how I go pulling out the line. If it doesnt work I will have to talk the misses into getting a Yak to take it out. Yeah I think a mate might be heading out on Sat so I might have to tag along. What would fresh(1week old) yellow tail(i think) bait be like for a long line?------------- If a 6 was a nine... I don't mind |
Posted By: fish-feeder
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2011 at 12:11pm
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itll be good bait,long as its not too soft.
Thaw it out and stick it in some rocksalt to harden it up and draw out the moisture.
bait for longlining is more about the strength of the bait,crabs will yank off soft bait before the gear is set,also it gets washed off through the breakers
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Posted By: NoobZealand
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 1:54pm
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hey mate if u are gonna convert it to a dropper rig 65kg line is the heaviest line you would go for,any heavier that that and the kite will struggle to hold the line up and out of the water. if your goin to get 200lb plus then make a bottom long line? iv only used mullet on my long line. not even squid! scared the bloody sharks will bite the line! hope i can head out to muriwai on sunday!! ------------- Winter yields few big fish, summer yields plenty of legals. |
Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 2:57pm
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Wind is ideal for West side tomorrow. Pity the tides are **** for heading up the beach. Away up North next weekend so think I'll stay home and earn some brownie points this weekend.
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Posted By: fish-feeder
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 4:06pm
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doesnt really matter whats used for bait,sharks will take almost anything from what ive seen.
yeah any heaver than 65 and it will struggle.
My kite struggles with it in any winds under 20knts,its hard keeping the line out of the rip when you have let it go all the way off the spool,and its not really a good plan to stall it and try to get the mainline out of the water on its way out,just tangles the backbone and gives the crabs more time to pick the bait off.
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Posted By: NoobZealand
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 1:01pm
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yep yep for sure! haha the other day the wind was a *****!! and changed and went across the beach so i mega tacked it and got it past the last waves!!! came back with 15 KY!! haha i was amazed! i put the sky hooks on and use a 15 lb mono. it pulls out alright, but i should have gotten the 2 kite system. ------------- Winter yields few big fish, summer yields plenty of legals. |