Thread: Attn Pig Islanders.

Keep us posted on how you get on Cam I'm real interested in this thread just got myself a Shimano Stradic 4000 and Shimano Nano 8-15lb rod setup for softbait, spooled it with 8lb braid, and have no clue what I'm doing with it!

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Keep us posted on how you get on Cam I'm real interested in this thread just got myself a Shimano Stradic 4000 and Shimano Nano 8-15lb rod setup for softbait, spooled it with 8lb braid, and have no clue what I'm doing with it!

Get some 20p flourocarbon leader and fg it on.

https://youtu.be/pjzUb5QRKuk

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sheesh that's an OTT knot for a softy mate

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

After loosing a couple of bloody good fish on the soft bait rod Sat finally last night I boated 4 snaps over 500mm with it.😊

It was however deployed as a strayline with squid on it

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Fun aye bro

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Keep us posted on how you get on Cam I'm real interested in this thread just got myself a Shimano Stradic 4000 and Shimano Nano 8-15lb rod setup for softbait, spooled it with 8lb braid, and have no clue what I'm doing with it!

8lb braid or 8kg braid?

Originally Posted by Gibo

8lb braid or 8kg braid?

Kg, not lb sorry

Originally Posted by Gibo

sheesh that's an OTT knot for a softy mate

Na its easy once you have done it a couple of times and its smooth as threw the guides casting.
I cant do back to back uni knots in thin shit I can barely see it let alone manipulate it with my sausage fingers.

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I go down to a 10lb fluro leader on softbait setup. Unless you are fishing a snaggy reef or similar, it is fine. Bite rate increases quite dramatically.

Bit off topic but boys down here went for a surf cast off Amberley Beach last night and ended up coming home with a few panny snapper each, blew me away, never heard of snaps being caught off Amberley

Originally Posted by Pengy

I go down to a 10lb fluro leader on softbait setup. Unless you are fishing a snaggy reef or similar, it is fine. Bite rate increases quite dramatically.

Odd, thought you would just grab them with your beak?

@Ryan_Songhurst If I didn't know you Id be calling BULLSHIT Wicked For a shy fish Id think North Canterbury not be Ideal for them , Christ I've been fishing with skippers that won't even let you drop a sinker on the floor of the boat . They recon thats enough to scare them

Blew me away too Munsey, they are Filipino blokes and they always fish there but usually only catch sharks, elephants etc. They didn't know what a snapper was, sent me that photo with "hey boss what is this fish? Is good to eat? Today we just got these ones "

Should have told them they're terrible eating, drop them off and I will give them to the dog...

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Blew me away too Munsey, they are Filipino blokes and they always fish there but usually only catch sharks, elephants etc. They didn't know what a snapper was, sent me that photo with "hey boss what is this fish? Is good to eat? Today we just got these ones "

Should have told them they're terrible eating, drop them off and I will give them to the dog...

Hard case.
You do hear of them being caught surfcasting at Greymouth so it stands to reason they should be down the other coast too but thats the first time I have heard of them being caught there.

Originally Posted by Pengy

I go down to a 10lb fluro leader on softbait setup. Unless you are fishing a snaggy reef or similar, it is fine. Bite rate increases quite dramatically.

I was warned off 10p by Mark at big blue, he reconed he lost too many snapper on it as they can completely swallow the lure and jig head then you are left with the trace running over its teeth...they smash up shell fish with those Jaws.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Bit off topic but boys down here went for a surf cast off Amberley Beach last night and ended up coming home with a few panny snapper each, blew me away, never heard of snaps being caught off Amberley
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Hope they were legal