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Whats your go to Pinky outfit
If you get chance - would you mind giving us a run down on the outfit you use for chasing pinkies - rod, reel, line, leader, jigheads and lures.
I mainly use 2-4kg rod 2000 reel 10lb braid 8lb- 10lb leader 2/0 1/8th jigheads and curl tails, paddle tails and Shrimp soft plastics in 2 -3 inch |
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We use a slightly heaver outfit for small reds here. Reason being that although most reds are 1-3kg the odd 7 or 8kg model appears and naturally always ends up on the pinky outfit rather than a specific larger Snapper outfit (Murphy's law always rules supreme here).
Our Pinky outfit would be 6kg rod 20LB braid 20LB fluro leader 1/4-1/2 oz jig heads and we prefer jerk baits in the 6" range. Although this is overkill for most it gives you a fighting chance (just) on an 8kg model in shallow water which simply go ballistic.
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I have three I run on the yak.
1-3kg 2000 6lb and 6lb leader 2-4kg 2500 pe 0.6 tasline and 10lb leader 3-5kg 2500 pe 0.6 tasline and 12 or 16lb leader |
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Me and a mate had waded out through 200m of stone-fish infested coral reef to get to a drop off. My mate was used to 20lb mono, 6500 shimano bait runners while surf casting for heavy slugs for salmon. So when I lent him one of my 3-6kg, 7ft graphite outfits with 14lb leaders - he was in heaven. He got smoked by a Trevally and I apologized for providing him with an undergunned out fit (these out fits comfortably landed nearly everything I hooked the day before) But his reply surprised me - "This is the most fun I've ever had casting lures" - (he landed heaps of other stuff that day) When questioned, he said that casting lures on fibre glass surf rods for Salmon isnt fun - its hard work interspersed with more hard work, on a fish you plan to release anyway. But these light graphite sticks meant fatigue was a thing of the past and he could just enjoy wading and fishing. That really struck a chord with me - Although I'm known for my uncanny ability to land huge fish - I dont want every cast I make, to be a chore to retrieve. I often bring a heavier outfit but I never start out using it to search for fish. I'm land based these days so I find fish with crystals and palm readings But all that gets thrown out the window when 8kg snaps are likely to be encountered - I work on a top 5% rule - if 95% of the fish I am likely to catch are below 2kg - I'll target the 95% and cut my losses |
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I personally test all my gear with digi scales now - so I have my own personal rating system- I test it dry fresh out of the box - then again a few months after soaking in the toxic sludge we fish One thing I've noticed is soaking line in Nong/Yarra juice does not increase its breaking strain I tend to go lighter when I'm on a floating vessel with a landing net aswell - I save the 6lb leaders for 7m of water 500m off shore over mud bottom |
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I said - Ive run livies 4m apart on on 40 lb leader and 20lb leader - and while the 20lb got hit 10 times the 40lb remained untouched. He said - the fish I'm Targeting dont care about your leader...... I dont know whether I agree with him but I understand the impulse to use heavier leaders |
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How that translates to lures is up for debate - but its worth noting Last edited by yellow door 1; 31-05-2018 at 08:38 AM. |
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I'm all for using lighter gear on Reds leaders in particular but for me it all depends on where you are targeting the fish. We would have a lot of fun using lighter equipment but the reef here is not very forgiving. We target Reds mainly in the mid water depths fishing less than 15m often. A red of only 5kg will run you over the edge of a drop off in seconds; no time to play him out it is just all over red rover in a blink of an eye. So for us 20LB leaders and main line are a minimum. My wife who is(more of a meat fisherman and i can write this because she is not here at the moment) not as sporting uses 30LB leader and mainline a 3000 Daiwa and a broomstick rod and while she does not catch as many fish she always catches the trophy fish of the day because of the heavier gear.
For us it is unknown what size the next Pinky will be and so it is hard to plan and use the nice light stuff. I envy you guys that can get away with it as it is so much fun.
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Depends
I take two combos with me to Shark Bay where we mostly fish in only 3-5 metres of water.
The first for flicking light lures; Loomis IMX 6’6” 4-7kg Certate 2500 (original blue model), 16lb Unitika braid, 18lb Varivas leader 1/8 to 1/6 TT 3/0 jigheads for 5” jerkbaits I like to use snakehead hooks, as I think the fish gets less leverage with the swinging hook. 3_0.jpg and a slightly heavier combo if the by-catch is around and I need a bit more "come here" Daiwa 7’ Air Edge 5-9kg Sol 2500 (original) has higher drag rating, 20lb Tasline Elite white, 20lb Sunline Camo/invisible leader. 1/6 to 3/8 TT 3/0 jigheads for 5”and bigger jerkbaits & paddle tails. SB-6.jpg SB-7.jpg I rate the Tasline highly, I remember some bad press when the SAS braid hit the shelves a few years back, but I don't think their lighter braids (6lb & 8lb) which had some initial quality issues, were actually made by Tasline.
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Yeah in Melbourne you can go out target snapper under 50cm and larger bycatch is quite rare. I spose we're blessed
The reefs I've fished in Northern PPB are fairly flat and featureless compared to plate coral ravines and kelp covered drop offs I've fished in other parts of the country. You still get reefed occasionally but you can go many trips with out loosing a fish to structure. The only time you really need to pump up your gear is when man made structure is involved. |
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