How to catch tailor Rigs and Techniques A long, light spinning rod and spinning reel with 6-10kg line and 15kg-plus mono leader will do fine for most situations, though you may wish to alter this depending on the location you’re fishing. With smaller tackle or hooks, using a short length of wire leader can [...]
HOW TO CATCH BALDCHIN GROPER Rigs and Techniques When it comes to catching baldchin groper, a good choice of gear is an 8-10kg spinning rod with a heavy mono trace to 10kg mono main line, although braided line can be used. Standard reef rigs are fine for these species with crab, [...]
How to Catch Cobia Rigs and Techniques When encountered, cobia are usually not hard to tempt. They will happily take mulies, squid, strips of fish and other baits, especially when fished with just a light weight or without any weight at all. They also respond well to lures, including bibbed lures that are trolled [...]
How to Catch Pink Snapper Rigs and Techniques A 6-8kg spinning rod with 6-10kg line and about a 20kg mono leader will do just fine. Sometimes the heaviest gear isn’t the best for catching big pinkies. Snapper are fished most often on baits such as mulies, slimy mackerel, pilchard, squid and octopus. The bait [...]
How to Catch Spanish Mackerel Rigs and Techniques An outfit with an over head reel, 6-15kg line (depending on the fishing method) and a meter or so of heavy wire trace (something like 25kg will do) to avoid and bust-offs on those sharp teeth. Chemically sharpened hooks are a good idea to get the [...]