Great weather! the rod you built looks like it's doing a grand job, do you find it any better to use than a standard overhead? The sabiki rig always seems to tangle for me too and I see you are not using your modified ones on this trip. I do find that they tangle less when I use a much larger sinker. Looks like you have filled the order pretty well, I look forward to the second half of this trip. Thanks again for an entertaining video.
I have 4 rods with overheads. The custom one I bought and the one I build are much the same. The other two I use for trolling. The more expensive one is noticeably better and I also use it for bottom bashing offshore. I was using the modified rig at first, but the #6 hooks were too big to catch anything. Pretty happy with the result and our granddaughter enjoyed the feed.
Without wanting to pre-empt your next video, how'd you go with the crabs? I put some pots in at the 5m mark between Clevland Pt & Wellington Pt and didn't even get a nibble on the bait. Had a mackeral trolling board out in the Rous Channel too and it was absolutely lousy with grinners. At least I have plenty of crab bait for next time now, if I can find where they went.
Had one full pot but only 4 keepers. I have to search for them again as well. I had a troll around a couple of trips ago and came up empty as well. They are around but not when I am out, so far.
The best type of boat is a boat your mate owns and invites you out on haha
LOL. No doubt that is the cheapest boat to have. :-)
Good whack with the waddy calms those eels right down.
It surely does, and that one was close to getting it if it hadn't dropped off whan it did. :-)
Great weather! the rod you built looks like it's doing a grand job, do you find it any better to use than a standard overhead?
The sabiki rig always seems to tangle for me too and I see you are not using your modified ones on this trip. I do find that they tangle less when I use a much larger sinker.
Looks like you have filled the order pretty well, I look forward to the second half of this trip.
Thanks again for an entertaining video.
I have 4 rods with overheads. The custom one I bought and the one I build are much the same. The other two I use for trolling. The more expensive one is noticeably better and I also use it for bottom bashing offshore.
I was using the modified rig at first, but the #6 hooks were too big to catch anything.
Pretty happy with the result and our granddaughter enjoyed the feed.
Without wanting to pre-empt your next video, how'd you go with the crabs? I put some pots in at the 5m mark between Clevland Pt & Wellington Pt and didn't even get a nibble on the bait. Had a mackeral trolling board out in the Rous Channel too and it was absolutely lousy with grinners. At least I have plenty of crab bait for next time now, if I can find where they went.
Had one full pot but only 4 keepers. I have to search for them again as well.
I had a troll around a couple of trips ago and came up empty as well. They are around but not when I am out, so far.