Any Green Backs - Bait Ideas - Page 2 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

King Saba · 07-26-2015, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

RE: small bait cage for the bottom of a sabiki ...

Should be easy enough to improvise. What would work?

A tea ball? ... a 1C tupperware punched full of holes?
a small size plastic water bottle punched full of holes?

thinking ...

I think the water bottle idea has possibilities.

What about a can of cat food punched full of holes with an old fashioned punch-type can opener? clip your line to the finger-puller on the lid.

The bottle is not a bad idea either. Maybe a short piece of drilled PVC, cap both ends off and add some screw eyes?

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Originally Posted by ctfphoto

Wow what a great idea, I will be testing something similar.

Please share! I'd like to see what you come up with.

GunRunner · 07-26-2015, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

I remember Jaime getting a jumbo mackerel that got hooked trying to eat a Tady 45 he was trolling. An hour later, some dude on his brand new Kraken said he got his first yt on a jumbo 2lb mac! Maybe we should start just trolling surface irons to make bait! Lol
Probably not very efficient, but it's a thought

I hate using sabiki. I usally never have a problem catching Green Macks. I just troll a large spoon out side the kelp. Yesterday it was like there was no GMacks in LJ. I caught two barracudas right off the bat. Only able to make 2. And the nice thing about trolling a spoon is the YT even hit them occasionally. Hooked up with one as I was paddling in, but no joy unfortunately.

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Silbaugh4liberty · 07-26-2015, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GunRunner

I hate using sabiki. I usally never have a problem catching Green Macks. I just troll a large spoon out side the kelp. Yesterday it was like there was no GMacks in LJ. I caught two barracudas right off the bat. Only able to make 2. And the nice thing about trolling a spoon is the YT even hit them occasionally. Hooked up with one as I was paddling in, but no joy unfortunately.

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Ever troll a lucky craft? Think I'll either troll a lucky craft or crocodile next time out and ditch the sibiki too.

GunRunner · 07-26-2015, 12:29 PM

I use an all silver Krocodile.

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Goose1993 · 07-28-2015, 05:15 PM

I've had luck with sardines and greenies about 10 feet down near kelp. I jig up and down. I used to jerk the sabiki fast, but I would always have visitors and the fish didn't hit that well. Now I jig really smoothly, without rapid jerking motions and I have much better success.

What I've also noticed is that baitfish tend to treat big hammer swimbaits as gods, especially if it is a bright color. They follow the thing and pretty much worship it. Maybe try working a swimbait about 5 to 10 feet down, then throw a net onto the 20 fish that surround the lure. I've never done this and don't know the legality of fishing baitfish with nets as recreational anglers, but it may be a way to grab the finicky greens. My dad has fished florida a bunch and told me they use nets to catch their baitfish so it may be worth a try.

Zed · 07-28-2015, 05:26 PM

Dip nets are legal.
Cast nets are illegal.

CKallday71 · 07-28-2015, 05:36 PM

Cheap canned cat food in a nylon tied to your sabiki weight.

TheToxicJon · 07-29-2015, 10:00 AM

I got a nice gmack on Sunday about 6' from the kayak trolling sibiki. So they are still biting. I think the Spanish macks work just as good

07-28-2015, 05:26 PM	#26
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Dip nets are legal. Cast nets are illegal. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

07-28-2015, 05:36 PM	#27
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	Cheap canned cat food in a nylon tied to your sabiki weight. __________________ I fish therefore I am. Selling cars since 2006. If you love what you do you never WORK a day in your life.

07-26-2015, 12:29 PM	#24
GunRunner Small town Minnesota boy Join Date: May 2015 Location: California Posts: 41	I use an all silver Krocodile. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

07-28-2015, 05:15 PM	#25
Goose1993 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 115	I've had luck with sardines and greenies about 10 feet down near kelp. I jig up and down. I used to jerk the sabiki fast, but I would always have visitors and the fish didn't hit that well. Now I jig really smoothly, without rapid jerking motions and I have much better success. What I've also noticed is that baitfish tend to treat big hammer swimbaits as gods, especially if it is a bright color. They follow the thing and pretty much worship it. Maybe try working a swimbait about 5 to 10 feet down, then throw a net onto the 20 fish that surround the lure. I've never done this and don't know the legality of fishing baitfish with nets as recreational anglers, but it may be a way to grab the finicky greens. My dad has fished florida a bunch and told me they use nets to catch their baitfish so it may be worth a try.

07-29-2015, 10:00 AM	#28
TheToxicJon Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 42	I got a nice gmack on Sunday about 6' from the kayak trolling sibiki. So they are still biting. I think the Spanish macks work just as good