high tides

Looks like next weekend there will be high tides,lets hope the wind drops.The weather seems to be brightening up,should be a good weekend,with a bit of luck.
Should be ideal for digging black lug on the lows.
This time of the year most species are in,so I imagine the fishing should be good.
I've often wondered if once you find a mackerel shoal,if it might be an idea to stick a live joey on the hook,
because if you think about it,the predators follow the mackerel,so they are likely to be in the area.
Anybody had the same idea?Did it work?

they swim round and tangle your rig up

hot shot alan wrote:

they swim round and tangle your rig up

Hi Al,I didn't think of that,
How about a boom on heavy shock leader fished on a float similar to a shark rig?

i always shorten the tail fin a bit so it cant swim as fast

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

hot shot alan wrote:

they swim round and tangle your rig up

Hi Al,I didn't think of that,
How about a boom on heavy shock leader fished on a float similar to a shark rig?

Like they say anything is worth a go

hot shot alan wrote:

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

hot shot alan wrote:

they swim round and tangle your rig up

Hi Al,I didn't think of that,
How about a boom on heavy shock leader fished on a float similar to a shark rig?

Like they say anything is worth a go

Tricky really,the usual method is a running ledger,getting a live mackerel just off the bottom without it finding cover is the hard task.

I just chop the very end of the tail of so you get
a little blood as well

stevo wrote:

I just chop the very end of the tail of so you get
a little blood as well

I'll try that,I suppose if you are out for a few hours it gives you time to try a few ideas.