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Post by tower8 on Jan 2, 2019 11:25:03 GMT -5
Over christmas i was out sailfishing. Saw some but were catching kings. I got cut off a few times My question is if just targeting them what is the best set up. Another thing i noticed was the naked ballyhoos were mostly short bit. W the skirted ones had more hookups.
John
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Post by kbh on Jan 4, 2019 16:09:05 GMT -5
With Ballyhoo or most live bait a small piece of wire with a treble hook in the tail works well. You can often catch just as many drifting with dead pilchards. Here's my last kingfish on dead pilchards. Just hot off the smoker an hour ago. Attachment Deleted
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Post by tower8 on Jan 5, 2019 10:09:08 GMT -5
I was amazed how good they were. First night we just smoked the filet and next night made fish dip out of what was left.
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Post by ragtop409 on Jan 5, 2019 18:40:59 GMT -5
Damn KBH that looks good I can almost taste them! We usually catch them in the GOM on a flat line of 50 lbs braid give or take live pin fish or dead sardines. Rag’s
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Post by Ol Mucky on Jan 7, 2019 16:02:27 GMT -5
It does look good
We use blue runners or big threadfins on our coast Piece of wire with a nose hook and a treble hook in the back
Spoons work good for the smaller ones.
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Post by popeye on Jan 28, 2019 11:43:19 GMT -5
I try NOT to catch them, but either way, I wire leader is a must. When I do target them, I usually use dead thread fins, sardines, or cigar minnows. Like their smaller cousin, the Spanish Mackerel, they like to disable the fish by snipping the tail and then come back for the kill. So the tail-stinger will greatly increase hook up ratio.
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