Fishing a new method | Big Snapper fishing New Zealand | Micro jig & softbait
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Chasing a Catch head out fishing in Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand to fish with micro jigs and softbaits. I get some great results on both and catch a good feed of snapper.
Gear used:
Rod | Abu Garcia Veritas 6-10kg
Reel | Penn Slammer III 3500
Soft bait | Z-man
Micro jig | Catch
Boat | Smartwave 4200
Engine | Mercury 50HP efi
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Very cool seeing such fresh Snapper coming straight out of the water. Well done!!
Thanks mate and thanks heaps for checking out the video. Hope you’re doing really well. Cheers, Thomas
Try your micro jig properly rigged. Tie trace to the assist hook solid ring
Thanks mate. Yeah I’ve figured that one out since filming. I’ll sort it out correctly next time. Cheers for watching. Thomas.
Another awesome video, I know I’m on the other side of the globe but I’m learning so much from this, the Welsh fish won’t be prepared for these NZ techniques😅 Great to see the big fish going back, I always try and leave the big ones myself 👍🏼
Haha really hit them from left field! What techniques are you mainly using there and what sort of fish are you going after? I was so happy when the big one swam away. That’s always a great sight. Thanks so much for watching and I’m so glad you’re enjoying the vids. Cheers, Thomas
Get an over head reel .
You can stay in touch on the drop much easier when you thumb the spool. No line twist after a few good fish . Overheads are more balanced and have better drags.
No hits once in awhile wind your jig slowly up for five to ten meters.
In twenty meters or so it takes a while for the detritus of surface feeding fish to hit the bottom you dont 'need to be where the work up is you need to be where it was.
Fished jigs extensively in the nineties 30 gramme lethal worked a treat in Auckland harbor.
Amazing tips. Thanks very much Martin. I really would like to get a dedicated combo for micro jigs. I’ve got tons to learn so your comment is really helpful to me and anyone else reading this. Thanks again and thanks for watching. Thomas.
For light jigs it's better to cast ahead of the drift like softbaiting. Overhead reel is better for dropping down sliders. Unless you're a bass master lol
Good👍👍 fishing🎣🎣
Thanks mate!
Congratulations on the video, well done! No yewing, bro culture or gangsta rap shit. Just a bloke out fishing, Subscription pending.
I like the tag line - just a bloke out fishing. That’s absolutely me! Thanks very much for watching mate. Cheers, Thomas
Great vid
Thanks mate. It was a good day out. Looks like you’ve been having some fun out there lately too. Cheers for watching. Thomas.
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Thanks for watching! Thomas
Your jig is on upside down brother. Tie the leader to the solid ring
Thanks bro. Yeah I worked that one out after filming. Amazing how well it still worked. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas
my 5 cents. half turn, stall, half turn stall, 5 /6 ups, then drop repeat mix it up ...
Awesome. Thanks heaps. Looking forward to giving them another go. That method sounds good. Cheers, Thomas
Fish that your going to put back, should be treated with more care than being grabbed with a bare hand.
A wet rag or tea towel.
I always wet my hands first and then softly hold them. There is a lot of thought out there that this is better than using a towel. I talk about it often in my videos. Thanks for watching. Thomas.
Lots of info about towel vs hands here and how a towel isn’t good. Cheers.
legasea.co.nz/2017/02/28/fishcare/