Problem with Charkbait brand Sabiki rod? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Billy V · 10-10-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake

Has anyone run into problems with the Charkbait rod? Whenever I let my sabiki out, every single hook gets caught on the way out, right at the end. I don't know if I have a defective model or just poor design, but it makes things pretty annoying, also, the whole sabiki rig doesn't even fit in the 7ft rod! 1 hook and my weight always hang out. The swivel can't seems to make its way through. This is all on a size 12 hooked rig.

Thanks in advance

There are two different size sabiki rods - one for the small sabiki hooks, and one for the larger sabiki hooks.

Which one do you have ? I bet you have the smaller rod and are using a #6 sabiki.

10-11-2011, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy V

There are two different size sabiki rods - one for the small sabiki hooks, and one for the larger sabiki hooks.

Which one do you have ? I bet you have the smaller rod and are using a #6 sabiki.

Theyre size 12

Deamon · 10-11-2011, 08:12 AM

If you decide to reduce your rig down to three hooks and place that into a ziplock, the tangles are eliminated. Unibutter on the hooks makes a big difference for me...

blackcloud9 · 10-11-2011, 10:03 AM

One tip from my kayak seminars - I use a three-hook sabiki and when
storing this on my light bass rod, I connect the two upper hooks together
and hook the bottom hook on a guide or the reel and keep the line tight.

You can do the same with 5 or 7 hooks too.

As long as each hook is taught, and there are no loose hooks swinging
around, you will be fine w/o a "sabiki" rod (no doubt the gear stores all
LOVE to sell them to you though ... and, may promise you that they are
required kayak gear. )

Storage and recovery/reuse of longer sabiki strings by themselves is a
mess, and is why I use three hook strings.

Hope that helps.

10-11-2011, 10:03 AM	#4
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	Why have one? One tip from my kayak seminars - I use a three-hook sabiki and when storing this on my light bass rod, I connect the two upper hooks together and hook the bottom hook on a guide or the reel and keep the line tight. You can do the same with 5 or 7 hooks too. As long as each hook is taught, and there are no loose hooks swinging around, you will be fine w/o a "sabiki" rod (no doubt the gear stores all LOVE to sell them to you though ... and, may promise you that they are required kayak gear. ) Storage and recovery/reuse of longer sabiki strings by themselves is a mess, and is why I use three hook strings. Hope that helps.

10-11-2011, 08:12 AM	#3
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	If you decide to reduce your rig down to three hooks and place that into a ziplock, the tangles are eliminated. Unibutter on the hooks makes a big difference for me...