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neat trick he suggested was to replace your

snapper lead with a knife jig which will also

act as a teaser for the kingies.

The use of circle hooks has been widely

accepted by recreational anglers, particularly

those in the game fishing fraternity. They

consistently provide solid jaw hinge hook ups

that allow for quick fish releases resulting in

excellent survival rates. First time users of

circle hooks often find it hard to resist the

natural urge to strike hard to set the hook in

the fish when they get a bite. Scotty has

coached literally hundreds of his clients in the

use of circle hooks while chasing kingfish and

recommends that they hold the rod tip high

and when the kingfish takes the bait allow it

to pull the rod tip down to water level, then

slowly load the rod and you should be tight to

the fish. Slow tapered rods can actually be left

in a rod holder and the kingfish will usually

hook themselves.

Livebaiting is a tremendously effective way

of targeting yellowtail kingfish and other

offshore favourites. It requires reliable, quality

tackle and good, strong rigs. Do the right thing

and only keep what you need for a feed and

return any unused baits to the water so there

will be some available next time.

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BAND-AID SOLUTION

Before spooling a reel I like to apply a

band-aid to the spool before at taching the

line. You can also use electrical tape.

Without this, if you use braid, the entire

spool of line can sometimes slip and spin on

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➀ OFFSHORE LIVE BAIT RIG

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Albright Special knot

connecting braid main

line to hard mono leader.

Dropper loop knot

100lb hard mono leader

Loop connection to

snapper lead makes

changing weights easy.

Snapper Lead – Minimum weight

required to get where fish are holding.

Hook pattern – Gamakatsu

Octopus Circle 9/0

Main line – 24kg GSP braid minimum,

preferably depth marked for accurate

placement of the live bait.

PREFERRED LIVE BAITS

Slimy Mackerel

Pike

Yellowtail

*Note – These can also be butterflied

and successfully used as ded baits.

ILLOS: CHIS PAL ATSIDES