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Jacob Dallas with his personal best 15kg spanish mackerel, which took a floating slimy mack- erel.
So next time you’re fishing the bottom around your local reefs, send out a hum- ble old floater and wait for that drag to scream!
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tasking is thrown out the window. Anyone
The author’s three-gang hook setup rigged with about 20cm of single-strand wire trace proved effective on mackerel.
who can stay calm when a reel is scream- ing in the rod holder is super human.
With two or more lines out, a mess on the floor and one of the great speedsters of the ocean running you around the boat, things get tricky but who’d complain!
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The chaos of having multiple lines in the water is worth the bedlam after you bag some reef fish and pelagics, and makes for a good variety of fun and food.
While the current will dictate the depth of your ‘floater’, generally spanish macker- el favour tidal movement related to bigger tides of a cycle.
Garfish are certainly on my list of go-to baits, along with slimy mackerel, grinner and bonito. The only way to find out what works best is to get out there and try your luck.
In shallow water, the use of a float can be beneficial to keep your bait from sinking to the bottom, but in water depth of more than 15m the current and weight of your bait will direct where it sits in the water column.
An ideal setup is three or four-ganged hooks with about 20cm of single-strand wire trace rigged on a reel with signifi- cant line capacity for massive runs and a nice soft tipped rod to absorb erratic fish headshakes.
I could spend all day talking about bait choices, but key is to have a range of bait handy because it’s the difference between catching fish and disappointment.
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