queensland Brisbane River Session #2

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi all

On Saturday afternoon I decided to go down to the local park on the river and see if I could hook up to a shark. The rig was what I normally use for sharks there, 80lb Halco wire trace (20in), 6/o circle hook, size one star sinker and 30lb braid mainline. It was a rising tide, just about to get to high. Unfortunately, no sharks were caught today, which makes it a somewhat uninteresting report. Though, I did have my size 1000 sienna out just for fun, and hooked a small river perch on that. I'm assuming the rain gave most things a flush down the river a bit, and I find early morning is the time for sharks. Overall, it was a nice afternoon despite the fact not many fish were caught. Hope this entertained you 

Cheers Hamish

[kmcrosby78]

Couple of quick questions on your rig Hamish, why the star sinker (do you have it anchored to the bottom?) and also do you have any mono in between your braid and wire trace? If not, might be a good idea to add a couple of metres to act as a shock absorber if you hook a decent shark.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi kmcrosby78

Well, yes. I do use the star sinker to anchor to the bottom but i use it how you'd use a running sinker so it can slide freely. Currently, I don't use mono leader in between because I found it hinders my cast. Though, that was 100lb mono so I reckon I could go down to 30lb-50lb. Thanks for asking/pointing that out  

Cheers Hamish