drop lining tools for deep fish release

[wesfish]

i was curious as what people are using for dropping threadies and jew back to the depths. i use a mick fillets first proto dropper which is a lead weight and 16/0 hook moulded in it, he has come up with some great proto's with a few that are like lip grippers and multi fit weights.

the one i use is for the big girls which have a decent size air bladder, its heavy and care needed to lower the fish down, just cant let it go and rip their bottom jaw out! but lower them down at a steady pace then a quick tug and it releases.

i remember a while ago in qfm they had brick versions but a bit rugged i think.

keen to see some pics of different ones used with the pro's and con's

cheers

wes

[elops]

Pretty much the same as my home made ones Wes.

Have 2 sizes 1 for Bass/yellas

1 for large fish, I have marked the line with meter increments to place them more accurately this is important with bass in impoundments.

No pics sorry.

[Damien2Rad]

I was dissapointed when I was out on a charter and the blokes would just throw undersize fish back in floating on the surface.

I think it ended up being about 5+ squire just floating away in the current.

[Scope]

That looks great Wes/Mick - Think I'll make one of them myself next time I do a run of leads....

[mick fillet]

this is prototype #4 in the pics.#5 and #6 didnt quite make it to the boat for a test run as they need a bit more refiening. #1 #2 all work great it just that if the fish decides to flick it will inbed a gaff sized hook into the hand. so I come up with a safer design for the user and I believe that #4 prototype prvides a better lip hold on the fish and is alot more fish friendly as there is a larger surface area grabing the fishes jaw for support rather than the hook style bomb.#4 is made from plastic and has one moving part eliminating breakages unlike #5-6.It is a compact design to fit in a small tackle box. a wieght is still needed to bomb the fish to the bottom.once the wieght hits the bottom pressure is released from the lip grip allowing it to open fully as it is spring loaded to assist the opening and release the fish.its really designed to be used in water greater than 15m and I have specificaly designed the lip grip and the wieght of the bomb for a thredie or jewie.not saying it cant be used on other fish even the humble catfish gets a 1st class ride to the bottom to over come its baratrauma.

[mick fillet]

[dragons7]

mick mate that looks the good did you make it yourself been getting a quite alot of threadys of lately when do fish the river would love to get my hands on let us know if i can purchase one cheers shane

[smitty]

Top idea mick and wes, will do some more research on this.

[mick fillet]

dragons7 wrote:

mick mate that looks the good did you make it yourself been getting a quite alot of threadys of lately when do fish the river would love to get my hands on let us know if i can purchase one cheers shane

nup ya cant buy em nothing even listed in google.Charltons tackle never heard of one.I thought there was a mob in western australia that makes the lead ones but cant find em. so I make em some ones got to.Iam a bit of an ideas man.Love working in my sheds.

Yeah few thredies around.I never got on to any this week just snaps and catfish :laugh: although wes has been gettin 4-6 thredies a night so I reckon he's putting the trauma bombs to good use iam expecting a report from him tonight.Just give us a little bit more time to perfect the workings of it all and show ya how to make one its so simple.The expensive part is the the lead bomb.

[nadders]

looking good mick would love to see the finished product.

ive been using a monstrosity made of dumbell weights and stainless wire permanently tied to an old alvey

:dry:

[mick fillet]

so long as it works thats the main thing dan.

[noname]

here's 1 i prepared earlier,

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