Re: Home made bait jig rod
Good set up mate, well done on the manufacture of it, you'll find most underground conduit isn't uv stable, so I think you've gone the right way about it.
Nick
Re: Home made bait jig rod
That looks like it turned out ok. I bought a proper one from eBay for next to nothing keep an eye out for them.
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Top effort I might have a crack at that also
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mate of mine did it, yeah good idea but they have pretty crappy action
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hainsofast
mate of mine did it, yeah good idea but they have pretty crappy action
Indeed. Been there, done that, went back to a standard light action rod as with both the conduit and the store bought sabiki rod I found I was pulling too many hooks. Bait can be hard enough to get to bite to start with let alone having them come off. They certainly do make bait jig management a breeze though.
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Wasn't having a go Steve - if it works for you great. Up our way we are generally jigging bait on the bottom in 20 - 30 metres. I simply found that using the stiffer action of the tube type sabiki rods and the homemade conduit gave the bait fish more of an opportunity to throw the hooks than a light spin or baitcast setup. We don't tend to be fishing the same areas that we are gathering (or trying to gather) bait and as such anchoring and setting up a burley trail on the bait grounds is not a practice that is common although I am sure if we tried it would work. You never stop learning when it comes to fishing - the day you do is the day you start pushing up daisies. That's part of the pastimes appeal.
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scottar
Wasn't having a go Steve - if it works for you great. Up our way we are generally jigging bait on the bottom in 20 - 30 metres. I simply found that using the stiffer action of the tube type sabiki rods and the homemade conduit gave the bait fish more of an opportunity to throw the hooks than a light spin or baitcast setup. We don't tend to be fishing the same areas that we are gathering (or trying to gather) bait and as such anchoring and setting up a burley trail on the bait grounds is not a practice that is common although I am sure if we tried it would work. You never stop learning when it comes to fishing - the day you do is the day you start pushing up daisies. That's part of the pastimes appeal.
I didn't take it wrong, Scott. Others have also pointed out weaknesses of the rig for catching fish (which I'm seeing) as well as the strengths it has for keeping the Sabiki bait jig tangle free. This is the great thing about the time we live in - great instant access to how-to information as well as opinions from experienced people. Lets you give anything a go and very quickly come up to speed.