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southern islands set up

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:39 pm
by QTfisher
hi guys, im going to southern island offshore tmr. not sure if can get my answers in time but here goes..

Nature and locality of fishing spot
Off shore southern islands

Type of fishing
probably bottom. wanna get grouper or snapper

anyone can advise on a setup? rods and reels no need. just the terminal tackle.
eg hook size, sinker size, what kind of rig

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:40 am
by Peace
Apollo rig will be a good choice to start with. Many spots in southern islands have rocky bottom so you might want to pay attention to your line especially when you're drifting. The current today can be pretty fast, so make sure you get big enough sinkers to help your rig reach the bottom. LSBF or ranggong are also viable rigs, especially in places with strong current.

Good luck on your boat trip!

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:10 pm
by QTfisher
thanks! gonna post a CR soon

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:03 am
by Streetmonkey
I alway use handline... Hk hook.... No joke... Beside that... I use surecatch rod... Make sure u got a strong leader.. I used 50lb line... cos there r a hell lot of reef. spanish flag, parrot, kaci, grouper, yellowtail, kbl, shark, tua bak, leng jiam, ang zhou ki are the fish which I.caught.before

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:58 pm
by QTfisher
what are your hook size sinker size etc?

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:33 am
by Streetmonkey
hook size 5, weight depending on current... i will adjust my weight according to the current... i use SC 5, kinda of weight. but if u use hk hook, use a smaller size.... i alway fish on southern island almost every sun, if u wana hook up sagai, queenie, try the sabaki hook.... light setup will do. if u wana go bottom, try apollo rig. last sunday, i caught 2kg plus kaci, 1 kg plus kaci, parrot, grouper... last week catch was gd... at least 1kg fish.

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:26 pm
by QTfisher
wah every week? can bring me along pls i free till april 2 then start work. need to fish

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:27 pm
by Streetmonkey
Qt, the boat owner is a frn of mine n we had our regular pool of angler... I will let u know.if there r space next time. No promises yet :)

Re: southern islands set up

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:58 pm
by QTfisher
no problem. thanks for keeping me in mind. hope i get to go on april 1st