How To Make a Sabiki Rod HELP

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by dos ballenas

forget the sabiki rod. Just cut you your sabikis in half.

There are numerous reasons why I prefer to fish with half a sabiki (3 hooks)

It's much easier to remove 3 big macs in a timely manner and get them safely into the bait tank than 6 of them

6 mackerel on the line tangles more often than 3

The last fish you remove from hook # 6 is not going to be in very good condition and will die faster than the rest.

A 3 hook sabiki set up with a 1 oz war baits lead head is easy to store, won't tangle or foul your other rods, and can be cut off and tied back on in a pinch should you need another rod for something other than bait. Plus: for the people really worried about not catching 6 baits at a time, with the lead head you will often catch a forth mackerel.

Not to mention that depending on how long you go between fishing trips your sabiki hooks might rust out: the barbs (which are tiny) will disappear. It always seems like a waste to me when that happens. Replacing rusted sabiki adds up. I like to use my sabikis more than once if possible.

So not only do you avoid tangles, but you end up with better quality bait, and you get two sabikis for the price of one.

In reality sabiki rods just take up a spot that could be filled with another functional rod

I think I will take your advice a lot easier as my pocket!!
Thanks Dos!

[Old Man in the Sea]

I have a PA also and wanted a dedicated Sabiki rod to put in in one of the 6 empty horizontal holders safe and out of the way. They have nice Sabiki rods at Charkbait on Midway Dr - house brand - I got the bigger diameter one....$74

[taggermike]

I double duty one of my bait rods as my sibiki rod. I figure I won't be bait fishing until I've made bait. I cut my sibikis in half as well. I have spent WAY to long pulling those damn little hooks out of every damn thing on the kayak including myself that 1/2 the hook=1/2 the trouble and yields plenty of baits. Mike