balloons and tackle?

[GOOBA]

hey there fellas!

who uses baloons n who doesnt

n wat sort of rigg like the lenght of the chaser n stuff

theres probs a thread of this but i havnt found it

any tips at all is good to

ill be fishing at kooks park at day and nite cheers

gooba

[shanes]

yeh gday gooba idont no muchabout shark fishing but i reckon i no 1 golden rule about what not to do

DONT use a $2 hand line from the servo up the road tofloat a live catfish on in hope of a shark .... just my houghts AHAHAHAHAHAHH

[nadders]

not sure balloons are a great idea from the bank, probably will just push your bait to the shore pretty quick

i just use a running rig with 1.5m of wire, big snapper lead on, 2 big hooks and a big slab of bait

[Keechie]

only time i use a ballon is to float the bait out with the wind or current, once i get the bait to the right spot i give the line a big tug and the baloon pulls free and the mullet does what it wants or i have a sinker holding it to the bottom with 2m of wire or more depending on the size of the sharks and where i am fishing.

[GOOBA]

who out there uses balloons n how much succes have u had with out them

and when u use the balloon how much chase do u use?

cheers gooba:side:

[planetfonz]

whats a chase?

[GOOBA]

maby im using the wrong term... ummm... the line from the hook to the swivle or in this case balloon

[straddiebrad]

GOOBA wrote:

maby im using the wrong term... ummm... the line from the hook to the swivle or in this case balloon

that may be a trace.

[GOOBA]

ahhh i was close enough...

any one?

[planetfonz]

ahhh me understand .. well land-based i've always used a weighted bait as the canal/river we are fishing needs it due to current and all shark fishing i've done from boats has been up in the whitsundays using a balloon. in both cases a wire trace of around 1.5 to 2m has been used with success. slab of flesh offshore and a live trevally in canals always seemed to get more interest

[GOOBA]

cheers mate.

how heavy is the line u use?10lb n up?

[planetfonz]

20-30lb pretty much and substandard el-cheapo game rods and reels from ebay

[GOOBA]

haha nice. where bouts u fish for sharks mate?

[GOOBA]

ahhh ok that sounds great mate

thanx 4 u help

[planetfonz]

gold coast canals during warmer months and up the whitsundays a couple of times a year during fishing trips. haven't gotten into properly fishing the brissy river yet for sharks but it seems pretty straightforward

[Feral]

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