Reply With QuoteNot sure if this helps your question but I usually put on an SP with decent Jig head when fishing the surf. Then 2 droppers above for bait. So even if get baited, on the retrieve gives a chance. Turn your lead in to lure!
heard from 2 large & supposedly reputable tackle shops recently that there is a growing trend for using sps on paternoster dropper rigs particularly in deeper water over 20m & stronger currents
supposed technique is 4"-6" sp on upper dropper theaded on 4/O-6/O straight mustads (strong stuff) with shank matching sp size using a medium jigging action - baits on bottom dropper (if any) varied according to personal preferences - no weight on sp as sinker is at bottom of rig
seems plausible?? - or is it tackle shop bullsh*t ???
appreciate anyone thoughts who may have tried similar technique
Haines Hunter 650 'Horizon' 200 4st Johnson (aka Suk DF200) call sign "Dozer" or "Uripper"
Not sure if this helps your question but I usually put on an SP with decent Jig head when fishing the surf. Then 2 droppers above for bait. So even if get baited, on the retrieve gives a chance. Turn your lead in to lure!
You say fish, I say yes please.
uripper
I think you have been given the good oil. I used almost exactly that rig the last time I was fishing the reef. Fished a hand line down to a 6/0 with a sinker down to the hook which was baited with cut pilchard, had a snapback (no lead on it) paternostered off the side of the rig. Caught 2 trout and assorted other reef fish on the SP. Was holding the rig steady about 1-2 ft above the reef, swell action on the boat probably moved it around a bit.
Somebody on here mentioned the other day that pinning the SP through the nose with the hook is a good plan - helps to stop the lure from spinning (?)
FWIW
Tony
My standard flathead rig is a paternoster with 2 6/0 hooks and a snapperlead of enough weight to get to the bottom. somedays I use one bait and 1 rubber or 2 baits or 2 rubbers. the rig is general made up on 60lb line because by catch can be harsh on the rig. Gummy shark tend to roll up in the rig and school shark just bite through any thing less. Not unusual to catch 30 flatties in an hour like this.
cheers
blaze
ps
fish in 16 to 50 meters of water
WOW - did I understand this right ?? - where do u catch flatties @ 30/hour in 16 to 50 meters of water ???Originally Posted by blaze
Haines Hunter 650 'Horizon' 200 4st Johnson (aka Suk DF200) call sign "Dozer" or "Uripper"
uripper
just make sure the droppers on the rig are at least 1 foot+ long so the SP still gets a good swimming action and is not to restricted by the weight of the sinker on the bottom
Daniel
I even use this double patternoster rig in when surf fishing these days.. bait on the bottom and a softy on top kinda like a surf popper. Its awesome although you have to use snapback softies because they are alot more resilient against the razor brigade.
Hi uripper
Live on the far nor west of Tassie mate. This time of the year they are like carpets and you soon get sick of catching them. Sizes are not the same as the big girls in queensland, average fish is about 350 to 450mm, lots of smaller ones and a few bigger. Dont know of any one catching a metre fish but a few each year that are close. Mate got 2 on one hook on saturday and if you use 2 hooks its nearly normal to get 2 fish
cheers
blaze
Hmmm - good point. I fished the Seaway a while back with paternoster with yabbie on the bottom and SP on the top hook. Every fish that day was caught on yabbie. But the fact I only had a short loop to the SP might have been a problem ??
makes perfect sence to me ...i would say it would work well offshore with a bit of current and and a large lead ...
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