Sabiki rods?

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bass pro has them for like $75 bucks with reel. i'm going to get one. they're two piece too so they'll fit in my hatch for surf launch.

[coxtanker421]

i got one that was eight foot. what a nightmare with five or six macs on . like someone mentioned three hooks is much better. they sell a shorter version sibiki rod for kayaks. i cropped my down . i love it now. good luck.

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http://www.basspro.com/Bait-Stiktrad...SSSELL_PRODUCT

[RK]

Another trick is to crimp the barbs on the sabiki (fly fisherman style) and just apply constant pressure (you will lose a couple here and there), the bait pops right off unharmed and lively and when you end up with one of those mini hooks in your hand it will slide right out.

[vincentek9]

cutting sabikis in half saves a great deal of trouble. i just cut mine, tie on snap swivels on either end, and wrap the shortened sabiki jigs around a piece of cardboard then put them each inside of a sandwich bag.

if i need to make bait, i just snap the sabiki on top of whatever current rig i have set up.. make quick bait, then unsnap it and put it away. its not the cleanest neatest thing, but it gets the job done without having to retie all of the time, and i dont need to bring a dedicated sabiki rod.


sometimes... i am too lazy for that too.. and i just bring an empty spool and put 50 yards of line on it, and tie the sabiki rig onto the line. i hand-sabiki the fish since they are usually less than 30ft deep.