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Handline rig

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:11 pm
by Kim Bak Lor
Hi,

What rig should i be using for handlining at bedok jetty. I aint getting any hook ups, only stolen baits

Re: Handline rig

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:19 pm
by stout infantfish
Paternoster or Apollo rig. See Handline Fishing Pic created by Peace

Re: Handline rig

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:47 pm
by Peace
Yes, what stout infantfish said. If you're just after a big fish, try baiting live tambans instead. This will reduce the bait stealing problem.

Re: Handline rig

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:19 am
by Kim Bak Lor
How about for groupers

Re: Handline rig

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:35 pm
by Peace
Groupers are probably the easiest but you have to actually encounter one. They pretty much eat most of the baits you can think of, dead prawns to live tambans they'll take. Apollo rig or LSBF are all suitable so long it's a bottom type rig.

Re: Handline rig

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:19 am
by Kim Bak Lor
Are groupers only found under the jetty? Dead prawns as in dead whole prawns or cut up meat.

Re: Handline rig

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:43 pm
by Peace
No, groupers adapt to many sorts of cover easily but since it's near shore, jetty is probably the most favourable spot for them to hide and feed. You do get groupers by casting out as there are also covers and structures far out. If you're specifically targeting for groupers, using the entire prawn or fish is recommended.