DIY Rockfish descender - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

momo fish · 01-03-2015, 10:53 AM

Good read and idea. Will try this as well

blitzburgh · 01-04-2015, 08:23 AM

Great post. I have been using the roklees tool with great success but this is a cool do it yourself rig.

h-james · 01-04-2015, 12:05 PM

Simple,yet effective.

lowprofile · 01-04-2015, 01:40 PM

Have your tried it out yet? I've always used a hanger and 1lb weight.

pbb · 01-04-2015, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lowprofile

Have your tried it out yet? I've always used a hanger and 1lb weight.

Not yet.

I had made something similar to the SFD using brass rod, but when I went for a last rockfishing trip of 2014, of course I forgot it. I found myself scrambling to improvise to get a little guy back down. (I failed, BTW. I got him down a ways, after he'd been out too long, but he floated back up).

That inspired me to figure out the best way to tie an inverted hook, so I could always make something usable on the water.

RockyRaab · 01-06-2015, 10:18 AM

Pardon the ignorance of a freshwater guy, but would it not work at least as well to tie your weight to the hook eye on a short line, then tie your main line to the bend of the hook with a simple clinch or trilene knot? That would positively insure the hook stayed upright but "upside down."

We have the same swim bladder problem with some freshwater species when they're caught from down deep. Some guys even make up an old casting reel with used/discard braid and mounted on a short handle just for this purpose.

01-04-2015, 08:23 AM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Great post. I have been using the roklees tool with great success but this is a cool do it yourself rig. __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

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h-james Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 51	learn something new everyday Simple,yet effective.

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lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	Have your tried it out yet? I've always used a hanger and 1lb weight. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

01-03-2015, 10:53 AM	#1
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Good read and idea. Will try this as well

01-06-2015, 10:18 AM	#6
RockyRaab Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 138	Pardon the ignorance of a freshwater guy, but would it not work at least as well to tie your weight to the hook eye on a short line, then tie your main line to the bend of the hook with a simple clinch or trilene knot? That would positively insure the hook stayed upright but "upside down." We have the same swim bladder problem with some freshwater species when they're caught from down deep. Some guys even make up an old casting reel with used/discard braid and mounted on a short handle just for this purpose.