9/8 sabiki weirdo - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

umtduckhead · 09-09-2010, 07:05 AM

went out last night.. rigged up a new sabiki etc... kicked around found some greenies... kicked around alittle more found what i thought was greenies dropped the sabiki with 5 hooks on it brought it back up with one greenie and one hook left on my sabiki. i have no idea what was happening.. but i would feel a big donk and then the rod and line would lighten up.. and then another donk rod bend.. then lighten up.. i cant figure out what was breaking or bitting the sabiki hooks right off.
any ideas?

Willy · 09-09-2010, 07:28 AM

Coulda been you were hooking up macks, then something bigger was eating them right off the sabiki, hooks, lines and all.

Depending on how deep you were, there's a lot of toothy little critters down there!

If you've ever watched your sabiki in shallow enough (or clear) water to see what's happening, when the bait finds it, they begin to school, likely due to the feeding behaviors caused by one or two other macks. They kinda frenzy around your sabiki, like yellows do to a bait ball.

This in turn will look like a tasty little bait ball to a bigger hungry fishy.

This is one reason a lot of people hang an iron as the weight on the bottom of their sabiki, because a lot of times a big fish will attack the schooling little guys around your line, and you've got a chance to pull up a big fish on the bottom of the sabiki.
Willy

Dan · 09-09-2010, 07:54 AM

There's been tons of 3# macs in the squid zones. They'll ruin a standard sabiki real quick.

WahooUSMA · 09-09-2010, 08:26 AM

I had the same thing happen recently...however, when I pulled my sabiki up, I had two Bonito hooked up with the remainder of my hooks missing..

umtduckhead · 09-09-2010, 09:02 AM

someone said bonito? is this a possibility? odd for sure

bigbarrels · 09-09-2010, 09:12 AM

After losing a WSB last summer on the Sabiki setup I always make sure I use Sabiki's with 30lb on main line and 20 lb to the hook....figure I then have a better chance at landing whatever may grab the sabiki......of course doesn't help when there is sharp teeth involved....did you have a 30/20 setup?

kayakhunter · 09-09-2010, 09:22 AM

There were some larger Bonito out yesterday. That could have been the culprit.

wade · 09-09-2010, 10:08 AM

same thing happened to me 2 days ago...big Bonitos!!..pin teeth on 8# pops, get the bigger sabiki # test always.
i kept every bonito i got for the sweet sweet

-the reason why i use heavier sabiki isnt because u can land a bigger fish with teeth ( which is always nice), but because i can unravel a monster birdsnest after 6 squirley spaniards mash up my bait rig ...

umtduckhead · 09-09-2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbarrels

After losing a WSB last summer on the Sabiki setup I always make sure I use Sabiki's with 30lb on main line and 20 lb to the hook....figure I then have a better chance at landing whatever may grab the sabiki......of course doesn't help when there is sharp teeth involved....did you have a 30/20 setup?

nope no 30/20 set up. i had a smaller one unfort. but im sure it was bonito after asking around. ill def be stepping up to the 30/20 setup.

09-09-2010, 07:05 AM	#1
umtduckhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 147	9/8 sabiki weirdo went out last night.. rigged up a new sabiki etc... kicked around found some greenies... kicked around alittle more found what i thought was greenies dropped the sabiki with 5 hooks on it brought it back up with one greenie and one hook left on my sabiki. i have no idea what was happening.. but i would feel a big donk and then the rod and line would lighten up.. and then another donk rod bend.. then lighten up.. i cant figure out what was breaking or bitting the sabiki hooks right off. any ideas?

09-09-2010, 08:26 AM	#4
WahooUSMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 753	I had the same thing happen recently...however, when I pulled my sabiki up, I had two Bonito hooked up with the remainder of my hooks missing.. __________________ GO ARMY BEAT NAVY! Bad decisions make great stories!

09-09-2010, 07:28 AM	#2
Willy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Jolla Posts: 189	Coulda been you were hooking up macks, then something bigger was eating them right off the sabiki, hooks, lines and all. Depending on how deep you were, there's a lot of toothy little critters down there! If you've ever watched your sabiki in shallow enough (or clear) water to see what's happening, when the bait finds it, they begin to school, likely due to the feeding behaviors caused by one or two other macks. They kinda frenzy around your sabiki, like yellows do to a bait ball. This in turn will look like a tasty little bait ball to a bigger hungry fishy. This is one reason a lot of people hang an iron as the weight on the bottom of their sabiki, because a lot of times a big fish will attack the schooling little guys around your line, and you've got a chance to pull up a big fish on the bottom of the sabiki. Willy

09-09-2010, 07:54 AM	#3
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	There's been tons of 3# macs in the squid zones. They'll ruin a standard sabiki real quick.

09-09-2010, 09:02 AM	#5
umtduckhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 147	someone said bonito? is this a possibility? odd for sure

09-09-2010, 09:12 AM	#6
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	After losing a WSB last summer on the Sabiki setup I always make sure I use Sabiki's with 30lb on main line and 20 lb to the hook....figure I then have a better chance at landing whatever may grab the sabiki......of course doesn't help when there is sharp teeth involved....did you have a 30/20 setup?

09-09-2010, 09:22 AM	#7
kayakhunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange Posts: 207	There were some larger Bonito out yesterday. That could have been the culprit.

09-09-2010, 10:08 AM	#8
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	same thing happened to me 2 days ago...big Bonitos!!..pin teeth on 8# pops, get the bigger sabiki # test always. i kept every bonito i got for the sweet sweet -the reason why i use heavier sabiki isnt because u can land a bigger fish with teeth ( which is always nice), but because i can unravel a monster birdsnest after 6 squirley spaniards mash up my bait rig ...