line left overnight??

[ockoman]

hey guys do you think if i got a fish on a line left over night it would still be on the line in the afternoon bcuz i did it tonight with a small mullet hoping to get a jewie or somthing good so what do u think it would get off or still be on

[LBGaddict]

well its illegal for one

[trueblue]

nope

I play with set lines all the time where I work (overseas, north of the equator). The fish will usually get off before you get the chance to land it. Sometimes we get lucky, but I think they wear a big hole in their mouth and the hook comes out eventually

cheers

mick

[tailorboi99]

Yeah set lines are illegal if you are not inside 25Metre's of the line and you must be checking every 20Minutes or so. I read this in a booklet and from memory these are the rules but I may be wrong about the time checking it.

Thanks Tom

[walugi]

It worked for me once, but we only left it an hour or so because we walked up the stairs from the pontoon and forgot about it (beer etc). I don;t think you could expect anything the next morning though

edit: only thing you'll catch is debris :p

[Reel Nauti]

so the long liners in open water don't work???

I'll speak only for myself, though I'm sure many others have done the same, where I've set a line or three for the night and awaken to good catches.

Be real.

[walugi]

Wow really? Locations, setup and quarry please :-)

I've tried in Hawkesbury with prawns and plastics. The plastics just get picked apart, so I am assuming the same happens with the prawn.