How many setups do you take?

[baileybikes]

How about rod/reel choices?

I have struggled here - typically use a conventional for trolling and live bait with 60# braid and 20lb mono or flouro leader - 8', medium/fast
I have a budget Daiwa spinning combo for casting irons with 60# braid + flouro leader. I have been shopping for a replacement - suggestions?

Like others mentioned - will just attach the sabiki to the swivel on either setup leaving the lure or hook on there. That said - i don't produce bait as well as many of the others i fish with....

I don't have a PA so i have been trying to reduce the amount of tackle and gear i carry. I have been looking for decent lure/leader holders as well but other than the pool noodle thing, i haven't found anything that can handle the range of surface irons to rapalas that I use...

[jdvarnold]

How are you storing the sabiki after using it if not on a sabiki rod? Just tossing it?

[SoCalEDC]

1. light spinning set up - 4000 sized spinning reel (daiwa bg4000 or shimano sonora, pretty affordable) and 12-25# 7 foot ugly stick BWS. This is kind of an all around inshore combo. I throw swim baits, drop shots, sabiki, and ill do some shallower up to 150' drops for rock fish with it (very fun). its an absolute blast to catch white fish on this thing. I will usually tie the sabiki onto what ever rig is currently on the rod and clip. I actually caught a sand bass like this a few back lol.

when im done with the sabiki, if i want to leave it on, i will just wind the weight around the handle a few times and reel it up taught so that it doesnt snag anything (everything). If i have to take it off i usually wrap it up around my hand loosely and put it in a ziplock. the recovery rate for this method is probably only 10% if that, but i still try and untangle it for a minute or 2 before i open a new one. after 2 minutes i accept that it is trash and get a new one.

2. heavier set up - daiwa sealine 50h and a 7' fenwick pacifikstick 15-40#, 40-50braid, 50# mono top shot and usually a 25-30# leader. i use this for descending rockfish when im fishing for them, and for trolling live baits for halibut, and or fly lining live baits. its pretty versatile and im not much of a gear junky (my grandfather gave me this combo and its probaby 30+ years old, still works so why replace it)

3. Avet SX w/ 65# braid and 7' seeker american series 20-30# rod. almost strictly for jigging. I keep a jig tied on to this all the time. may not bring this with me if im fishing inshore or rock fishing etc.

4. Penn fierce II live liner on a 7 foot 20-40# spinning rod - 50# braid, no top shot, 3oz egg sinker c-rig, 25-30#leader and a 4/0 circle hook. i exclusively use this rod to troll big macks/rapalas.

5. Okuma coldwater ss line counter on an 7' heavy ugly stick tiger. 50# braid straight to leader. Exclusively use this for rock fishing, maybe one day i will do some salmon fishing with it. Do not recomend it for rockfishing unless you are using the line counter feature, because the retrieval rate is so slow (23" per crank). if I am not rock fishing I dont typically even bother with this set up.

I use snap swivels of some type on every single set up so I can change the terminal tackle easily. when im on the water.

[igotpron]

Originally Posted by jdvarnold

How are you storing the sabiki after using it if not on a sabiki rod? Just tossing it?

Ahh yes a very important piece of the puzzle. I got sick of the small sabikis that break off hooks. I started using either 40 or 50lb rigs with larger hook. I think the package says 1/0. Now this sabiki doesn’t break. You can drop straight into the kelp and rip it back out if you get snagged. And when I’m done I throw it in the hull. Wadded up. This sabiki doesn’t tangle and is easily resused. I throw it in the bait tank and rinse at when I return home and use again. Using a 4oz weight is a must to keep tangles down when you have multiple baits hooked up. The larger sabiki does a great job at weeding out all the fish you don’t want an strictly produces nice sized greenbacks. If there finicky I’ll tip with cut Mack or squid to entice the bait. Another reason I’ve been happy in switching to a heavy setup is sometimes I’ll tie up to the kelp and chum the the bait fish. While doing this I’ve caught yellowtail on my sabiki in the rod holder.


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[baileybikes]

Originally Posted by jdvarnold

How are you storing the sabiki after using it if not on a sabiki rod? Just tossing it?

I carry three rigs and when done, put it in a plastic bag and sort it out when I get home.

[Harry Hill]

I'm done with the light sabiki after having to dig those hooks out of my skin on too many occasions.

[ProfessorLongArms]

Originally Posted by jdvarnold

How are you storing the sabiki after using it if not on a sabiki rod? Just tossing it?

Sabikis are actually surprisingly easy to manage.... I just recorded this and threw it up to demonstrate. . . Usually I'll loosely wrap it and stuff it into a pocket temporarily. When I get home and I'm freshwater rinsing everything, I'll set it to dry and then wrap it up like so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovEC...ature=youtu.be

Napkin and a rubber band. Usually I get all of the hooks on the inside fold, but it doesn't really matter if one is out, as the rubber band will grab it. Surprisingly simple and the 40lb ones can last a dozen plus trips... I've even take some steel wool to them to get rid of rust.

Also in case anyone's asking, I've found the tinsel on the sabiki makes a *night* and day difference on getting noticed and bit.

[SoCalEDC]

Originally Posted by ProfessorLongArms

Sabikis are actually surprisingly easy to manage.... I just recorded this and threw it up to demonstrate. . . Usually I'll loosely wrap it and stuff it into a pocket temporarily. When I get home and I'm freshwater rinsing everything, I'll set it to dry and then wrap it up like so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovEC...ature=youtu.be

Napkin and a rubber band. Usually I get all of the hooks on the inside fold, but it doesn't really matter if one is out, as the rubber band will grab it. Surprisingly simple and the 40lb ones can last a dozen plus trips... I've even take some steel wool to them to get rid of rust.

Also in case anyone's asking, I've found the tinsel on the sabiki makes a *night* and day difference on getting noticed and bit.

what kind of wizardry is this