I caught 2 octopus with a 150g jig from St. Paul's Islands. For a begginner, new boat and rod it is success. This reflects my nickname. Any comments?
did u buy a lottery ticket jigging master if not u should u know...........good luck mate and well done
Well i wouldnt realy call you the jigging master :P
Since jigging isnt meant to catch octopus but maybe u know a nice....Amberjack or Dentex.....:P
But still nice catch. Super 5 is up to 850,000 Go take a chance mate;)
if ur happy with the octo you could use a hand line with a plastic crab jigging master :-\
aw min andu 30 nassa lol bix jaqbad erba hehe. gd lck m8 well done :)
hi jigging master,you have named yourself before catching any fish.it has been very long now since i posted in this forum.you will be called a jigging master when you have caught at least a dozen good sized dentex and some great amberjacks like some members of this forum did.when i say good sized dentex i mean over 2.5kg cos fish wieghing less should be realesed if possible.but no problem we will call you jigging master just the same if you wish so,but it is much harder than you think......................goodluck
please advice me on wherabouts on amberjack fishing and what type of jigs to be used 8)
Lol My friend, you know what fishing means? It means to find the fish and catch it. You cant just ask people where to catch amberjack! 1) amberjack are pelagic fish meaning they always move around and 2) I dont think people are going to stay telling you where to go.
Go try out experiment with different places depths bottoms etc. Search the net for maps anf depth charts.
Bil malti trid tkun shark ;)
Quote from: jigging master on August 12, 2009, 18:57:53 CET
please advice me on wherabouts on amberjack fishing and what type of jigs to be used 8)
Jigs are a matter of preference, can't say there is a particular one that is king like any lure. Match them up to your rod rating and take it from there.
Different jigging styles attract different fish....the long intense stroke, short speed jigging etc....AJs seem to like the long stroke.
Look for drop offs where it goes from say 20m to 50m and jig that spot. As Lapsi said refer to the local charts and then experiment but these fish move around so a good spot today could be an unproductive spot tomorrow.
I got a decent size barracuda on a jig yesterday. Didn't know you could catch them as well.
well done ciappinu. Good luck for next time.
jigging master
Quote from: jigging master on August 12, 2009, 11:10:14 CET
I caught 2 octopus with a 150g jig from St. Paul's Islands. For a begginner, new boat and rod it is success. This reflects my nickname. Any comments?
I do appreciate you caught 2 octopus with a 150g jig but this only means that you were not jigging properly my friend , as you could do that with any hook & shiny lure for octopus even a white painted led with a treble hook you can catch them. Not that I am a professional or even so a master , So if I was yourself I would of used a jigging novice not master as Jigging is not that easy to practice you need to learn the technique. Good luck & looking forward to seeing pictures with an amberjack soon. Welcome to the forum!!
thought i would share this with you guys. today went our jigging and caught 3 amberjack 3kg, 2.5kg and 1.5kg.... being my first time i guess it was a sort of good start jolly hope it is not a beginers luck :-)
Excellent start mate and at this time of year a fantastic result too :)
Any pics for us to see :)
Thanks Skip. sorry had no camera but can take a picture of the fish in the dish
Quote from: ciappinu on August 13, 2009, 07:41:12 CET
I got a decent size barracuda on a jig yesterday. Didn't know you could catch them as well.
Me too! in fact im hitting into quite a few nice 'cudas by jigging..go figure!!
I also missed a really big AJ on sunday (spinning again...2nd time this season :() it took off on a screaming run & then violently shook it's head & broke off my .50mm leader like it wasn't even there! :o Tbh it almost pulled me into the bloody sea with it too on the initial take!!! I didn't actually get a look at it,so i am only assuming it was an AJ...but tbh nothing else pulls/fights like them!! and considering my mate caught his 10min after i lost mine,its pretty safe to say it was a BIG ambie!
My friend AJ was a smaller sized one (approx 3-4kg) and he managed to get it to shore but it came off the gaff & escaped..we weren't very happy bunnies that day i can tell you!!! >:(
But i suppose the upside is at least we had a bit of action i guess....
I am still trying to find a way how not to loose AJs! Till now I hooked 5 or 6 AJs on Jigging, but none of them has seen my fridge yet! I must admit they are the best runaways I have come across!
They are one of the best fighters that you can catch fairly frequently if you find the right spot fot them.Especially when you consider that even a small AJ can still put up one hell of a fight! Also one of the best eating fish we have too! 8)
Quote from: ciappinu on August 15, 2009, 12:40:09 CET
I am still trying to find a way how not to loose AJs! Till now I hooked 5 or 6 AJs on Jigging, but none of them has seen my fridge yet! I must admit they are the best runaways I have come across!
Depending on the size could be the hooks you are using are too small or you have them rigged too far down on the jig. I use pretty big hooks when jigging. Though glad to see you're getting hits as the last 2 jigging trips i've been on we've returned empty handed.
The Hooks I am using are just big enough so that the lure can pass through (So it does not get stuck). They are rigged roughly in the middle of the lure. I suspect that one or two of the hook ups where "Serqiet", meaning they did not take the lure, but struck them in the action. However in the other cases I think it is a question of experience with these fish. The biggest one I hooked I tried to bring it in the boat ASAP, which cost me dearly!