Sabiki Q:

[seriola_killer]

Originally Posted by echo1er

So the only time I used one was off Oceanside pier. Great return on bait. A lot of you have given advice and say cut it down to only having three hooks. Now my question is what size and brand do you use when you go out in a kayak?

I use hayabusa sabiki bait rigs from a size 6-10. Catching anything from croaker, sometimes little calico and your basic bait fish (on a pier)

2nd Question: how do you deal with your bait once caught. Meaning you have sabiki and you catch only one out of three hooks. Is there a technic to be used.

Thanks in advance.

I use the cheapo Ahi sabiki's from Big-5, or sometimes I just make my own with some colorful yarn when I've got some downtime at home. Size 6 works for me. As far as how many hooks? I like using the five that they come with, but that's just a personal preference. I don't mind the extra mess they make, and usually they end up being down to three after a relatively short while anyway. To me, I wouldn't want to start with three for this reason.

As far as dealing with the baits once caught, I take piece of coat hanger that I bend a "U" in at the end and slide it down the line to the hook and dangle the bait over the bait tank. Works like a charm.

If you're only catching 1 at a time, let the sabiki "load up". Once you feel the bite of a mack, give it a couple of seconds and slowly reel up, and usually you'll pick up another bait or two.

Ok, a question you didn't ask, but one worth asking is, "I've hooked multiple baits, which one do I take off first?" The answer to this, i.m.o., is to take off the top one first and work your way down.

Now, grab yourself a can of wet cat food and go paddle out to some lettuce and catch yourself some nice baits!