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Brisbane River Session #213 and #214


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Good report Hamish.

I don't back my drag off fishing with circle hooks, they rely on the hook being pulled from the mouth of the fish to set the hook. You never strike the fish to set the hook with circles.

Step your circles up to 7/0 for baits over 13cm long.

Do not pin your livies deeply onto the hook...3mm of flesh over the hook is more than enough. You need to hook to pull free of the bait and catch in the corner of the jaw as it is leaving the fish's mouth. Usually the shank of the hook will be outside the mouth using circle hooks correctly.

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38 minutes ago, Junky said:

I'm glad you cleared up that joke at the start. 

I didn't believe you, however I did have a slight worry that you won't, and we won't get to read your reports. 

 

Keep at it mate. 

That meter thread will be back on your line again soon enough. 

 

Cheers 

Damo. 

Thanks Damo, hopefully I can get one soon. 

37 minutes ago, Angry51 said:

Never mind Hamish, everyone has days like that, makes you want to take a break,

you just need to look to the next session.

You're only as good as your next fish, ha ha.😆

Good report thanks.

Thanks Angry. 

3 minutes ago, mangajack said:

Good report Hamish.

I don't back my drag off fishing with circle hooks, they rely on the hook being pulled from the mouth of the fish to set the hook. You never strike the fish to set the hook with circles.

Step your circles up to 7/0 for baits over 13cm long.

Do not pin your livies deeply onto the hook...3mm of flesh over the hook is more than enough. You need to hook to pull free of the bait and catch in the corner of the jaw as it is leaving the fish's mouth. Usually the shank of the hook will be outside the mouth using circle hooks correctly.

Thanks for the tips @mangajack, I use 6/o's normally but I have a couple of 8/o's in my bag so next time I'm using a large livie I'll try them. I normally pin herring and mullet near the top at the dorsal fin but next time I'll make sure there's lots of hook exposure.

Cheers Hamish

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15 hours ago, Doughnuts said:

Nice report Hamish, just remember the average days make the good days even better. I just had about 100 casts for doughnuts on the squid hahaha

13 hours ago, Bretto77 said:

I can assure you Hamish that you did a lot better than me yesterday afternoon/ evening... Wasn't a particularly focused effort, but definitely a failure for me😂😂😂. @ellicat's "legal whiting and bait sized stuff" puts a good perspective on the nothingness that I experienced 😬😬. It happens. 

Thanks guys. 

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