penn113h2
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Post by penn113h2 on Jan 20, 2014 19:38:24 GMT -5
I know this was brought up in another thread by someone else about another idea for catching live bait, so i just want to know if anyone has heard of this type of rig. Can i catch live bait using a Sabiki Rig? Plus is there any type of bait to catch live bait on a hook? I've been wondering about this for the last couple of months, thinking if say, what if you don't have a cast net available for that moment and time, can you throw a few hooks out with some type of live bait bait. My reason for asking is because I won't be able to get on the water till probably mid to late Feb. or March. So I would like to add this to my gear list for this Spring if I can use it.
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Post by mwardncsu on Jan 20, 2014 19:48:24 GMT -5
Bluegill can be used as striper bait..... if caught on hook & line.
Don't know about the sabikis - I know folks use them to catch Blueback on Lake Lanier and elsewhere - seems like throwing a net would be a LOT more effective - the one scenario I've thought about it has been with deep bait that would hard/not catchable with the net - but never tried it.....
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Post by smlmike on Jan 20, 2014 21:02:24 GMT -5
Ran into a guy carrying a sibiki rig out to to fish in Becky's creek during the summer. I wasn't sure what he had at the time, but asked. Said it was his go to bait catcher. He didn't use a "bait" there was a little color, maybe something tied "like a fly lure" towards the eye of hooks. I have been wanting to try it too.
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Post by mwardncsu on Jan 20, 2014 21:18:24 GMT -5
Lots of varieties, many have little foil "wings" on the tiny sz 12 or so hooks. Might be a fun way to spend time at night around a dock light drinking a cold one if the bugs don't eat you up One day I'll drag the one out of my tackle box and try it - heck - this might be the time of year to do it - save throwing the net and freezing your hands / slipping off the boat deck, etc... But the time / bait would seem to be way in the favor of a net.... As I understand it they can be productive on ales & blueback but not gizzards
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2014 8:29:06 GMT -5
A sabiki rig..(6 hooks) on a cane pole will catch herring and shad. We used to catch big (over 1 foot) shad in the chickohominy river during the annual shad run in Richmond with this rig. I suppose that alewife would hit them as well.
Honestly..if they are schooled up..the sabiki rig will not spook them and you can fill a tank quick with this technique. Definitely worth a shot on SML. Let us know if it works.
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penn113h2
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Post by penn113h2 on Jan 21, 2014 9:26:06 GMT -5
Thanks guys I'll look into it!
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Post by piper on Jan 21, 2014 9:27:18 GMT -5
I thought Ive read that gizzards wont touch a sabiki as they feed strictly on plankton and algae?
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Post by mwardncsu on Jan 21, 2014 9:33:40 GMT -5
I thought Ive read that gizzards wont touch a sabiki as they feed strictly on plankton and algae? that was my understanding..... I know folks catch "hickory shad" on lures, but those are in the herring family - like blueback, skipjack, alewife
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2014 23:36:41 GMT -5
I'm not sure what a tiny gold hook with weird feathers represent to fish. Algae? However..I am quite certain that it was in fact Hickory Shad and American shad we used to catch..not Gizzards. Thus I will now be bringing my cane pole and sabiki rig to SML and will see what I can catch. Perhaps the sabiki will land a citation Threadfin?
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Post by CorneliaGale on Jan 22, 2014 0:31:23 GMT -5
Sounds interesting, let us know how it works.
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Post by piper on Jan 22, 2014 11:25:34 GMT -5
I'm not sure what a tiny gold hook with weird feathers represent to fish. Algae? However..I am quite certain that it was in fact Hickory Shad and American shad we used to catch..not Gizzards. Thus I will now be bringing my cane pole and sabiki rig to SML and will see what I can catch. Perhaps the sabiki will land a citation Threadfin? Im guessing bugs if some sort as hickory and alewives do feed on bugs too. Gizzards dont but i guess if you drop a bunch of hooks into a school you may snag some
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Post by Gator on Jan 22, 2014 16:07:19 GMT -5
I used Sabikis all the time in Florida to catch bait when we went offshore. They look like a small shrimp in the water to me. We would put three rigs on a rod and jig up greenies, winkies, bee liners and pin fish. We could fill the baitwell in minutes using them. Look forward to using them next month.
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Post by Don on Feb 27, 2019 13:11:54 GMT -5
Just curious if anyone ever tried the Sabiki w/ Gizzard, Alewife, Blueback and if so, did it work? If they do hit it, sounds like that would be a lot of fun for the kids.
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Post by mwardncsu on Feb 27, 2019 14:03:07 GMT -5
Just curious if anyone ever tried the Sabiki w/ Gizzard, Alewife, Blueback and if so, did it work? If they do hit it, sounds like that would be a lot of fun for the kids. I tried it several years back under a light at night - snagged a few alewife but did not actually get any that "ate". However Bluebacks supposedly will eat them and now that we have a larger population of bluebacks it might be worth another shot. Gizzards would not as they are filter feeders. On some lakes this is how they catch them - and then use mini de-hookers made of coat-hanger to unhook the baitfish so you don't touch them and displace the scales.
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Post by Don on Feb 27, 2019 14:05:33 GMT -5
That was my suspicion. Besides.. a 6 yr old should be throwing a net anyway :-) Thanks Mike
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