A warm night of buggin' - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Matt · 10-03-2008, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JrBasser

hey matt quick question. with the suspended bait cages, what happens when a lobster is sitting on the cage and/or rope?

Not too sure what happens, but they seem to fall in the bottom of the hoop net and in theory are wating for you to measure them!

I like that style of rigging the bait cage as it seems to add to the presentation of the bait pocket in the bottom of the hoop net, I do know that Jim Salazar highly reccomends it and that is pretty much as good as it gets in my opinion.

Sherm · 10-03-2008, 07:44 AM

I started suspending my cages last year. I just tied some cord to some large swivels and attached them to the bait cages. I like to attach the swivels catty corner from one another. That way the bait cage seems to spin when you lift it and hopefully any bugs on the cage will go down into the net as the cage spins underneath it.

That's my theory anyway and I'm sticking to it.

JrBasser · 10-03-2008, 11:33 AM

Sweet thanks. Just wasnt sure if it was gonna throw em out of the hoop or not. but i guss it you pull straight they'll fall off into the net.

T-Rex · 10-03-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Not too sure what happens, but they seem to fall in the bottom of the hoop net and in theory are wating for you to measure them!

I like that style of rigging the bait cage as it seems to add to the presentation of the bait pocket in the bottom of the hoop net, I do know that Jim Salazar highly reccomends it and that is pretty much as good as it gets in my opinion.

Matt,

So you use a bait cage and put bait in the pocket? Sounds like a great idea!

Matt · 10-04-2008, 07:54 AM

Actually what I do is load the bait pocket with dead macks or yt or bonito, then zip tie it shut, I then take my "Portugese" style rigged bait cage and attach it to the outer ring and it is suspended. Seemed to work the other night decently, I can hardly claim to be an expert though, so please don't even mistake me for one, I just figure the more bait the better chance at catching some bugs!

FYI there was definitely some pickpocketing by the seals going down! My bait cages are definitely not at all square anymore, and one big sealion managed to chew through my zip ties on the bait pocked in the bottom of my promar traditional hoop net and I had tied it shut with at least 4 zip ties(industrial thickness). Good luck to all!

Matt F.

JrBasser · 10-05-2008, 09:45 AM

",,,with dead macks or yt or bonito"

weird I've always heard live yellowtail worked best!

Thats funny though because when I dove friday night I found a half eaten perch with fat legal lobster eating him tail first... the lobster went into a hole and i grabbed the perch to lay in out in the sand to see if I could get the lobster to come out and grab it and it kept trying to swim away from me with tail half. How did that one happen?? The lobster stalk and pounce him??

10-04-2008, 07:54 AM	#5
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Bait cage rigging Actually what I do is load the bait pocket with dead macks or yt or bonito, then zip tie it shut, I then take my "Portugese" style rigged bait cage and attach it to the outer ring and it is suspended. Seemed to work the other night decently, I can hardly claim to be an expert though, so please don't even mistake me for one, I just figure the more bait the better chance at catching some bugs! FYI there was definitely some pickpocketing by the seals going down! My bait cages are definitely not at all square anymore, and one big sealion managed to chew through my zip ties on the bait pocked in the bottom of my promar traditional hoop net and I had tied it shut with at least 4 zip ties(industrial thickness). Good luck to all! Matt F. __________________ Thanks Matt F.

10-03-2008, 07:44 AM	#2
Sherm Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 490	I started suspending my cages last year. I just tied some cord to some large swivels and attached them to the bait cages. I like to attach the swivels catty corner from one another. That way the bait cage seems to spin when you lift it and hopefully any bugs on the cage will go down into the net as the cage spins underneath it. That's my theory anyway and I'm sticking to it.

10-03-2008, 11:33 AM	#3
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	Sweet thanks. Just wasnt sure if it was gonna throw em out of the hoop or not. but i guss it you pull straight they'll fall off into the net.

10-05-2008, 09:45 AM	#6
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	",,,with dead macks or yt or bonito" weird I've always heard live yellowtail worked best! Thats funny though because when I dove friday night I found a half eaten perch with fat legal lobster eating him tail first... the lobster went into a hole and i grabbed the perch to lay in out in the sand to see if I could get the lobster to come out and grab it and it kept trying to swim away from me with tail half. How did that one happen?? The lobster stalk and pounce him??