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russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 9:09 am: | |
Thanks Abdul, I was wondering whether it is worth going that far; Is that place that good ?
Have anyone tried the Kempinski side of the canal?
Oh! one more thing, If someone is looking for fishing gear (that includes kayaks), try north west marine in ghusais. |
Rami Tamimi (Rtamimi)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 6:53 am: | |
Actually how the ciguatera poison works is Pelagic fish eat reef fish and reef fish feeds on the reef and that's where the poison gets build up in the flesh.
It doesnt matter if the fish is available in the fish market or not that doesn't mean it's Safe and/or OK to consume.
Anyway Cuda's are personal choise for eating.
Browse for the older posts, I think Abdul mentioned a test kit that you can apply before eat ing a fish to ensure it's clean.
Thanks |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 257
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 4:28 am: | |
High speed vertical jigging is required to catch mackerel, jacks, barracudas and other fast moving predators.
It requires precise motion to attract the fish and when fish picks up the motion of jig, she strike on the right time when the jig slow down before it go fast again; in every up and down cycle we do while keeping the rod butt in armpit and moving up and down, slow and fast all in precise timing.
With regards to eating barracuda's yes, I have heared alot of things about the ciguatera poisining but I believe the poising comes where the sea structures are polluted which isnt the case. Additionally the best way of judging if a fish is edible or not; is to visit the fish market. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 35
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 1:15 am: | |
Hey guys a lot of you mention vertical jigging as a top method for catching fish in dubai. I have 1 yo zuri pink sides silver body jig that is prettty heavy i forgot the weight but i am not sure on how to use it and what techniques to use each retrive for. Could one of you explain what colors of jigs have worked best, and what retrives work best for each species. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 34
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 12:48 am: | |
I see a lot of you guys who catch barracuda actually keep them
ive read all over the place that barracuda carry ciguatera poisining as they grow in size.....
how do you guys know what the right size is and why do u take the risk? |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Post Number: 350
Registered: 2-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 9:26 pm: | |
Hi Russel,
Last I was there...was about 10mths ago. Not too sure if that area is still accessable.
Just follow the directions towards a powerplant there....nad proceed towards the beach. Best if you use a 4x4. Get intouch with Keyur......or few other fellow members here. They should be able to help you.
Ciao! |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 256
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 9:23 pm: | |
Me & Shan went out of Dubai for a jigging & trolling session. Shan managed to get a queen and barracudas while jigging while I got a barracuda while jigging and another queen while trolling. Got some kings ranging from 3 to 5 kgs. All in all a decent trip but still waiting for the big strikes like last year.
Left the port at 7:30 and return at 1:30.
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Musa Sharkawi (Moosa)
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Registered: 6-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 1:55 pm: | |
Hey fellows. I knw this isnt the place for this but I just moved to Ireland from the UAE.
Caught some wrasse and pollock today. whole load of them! used rag worms for bait which was weird cuz its diff. from wht i use for bait in dubai.
Anyway I wana knw if wrasse is edible or not.
Any tips for fishing in this part of the world would be appreciated.
Thanks. |
Russel A.K (Twistedthoughts)
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Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 12:01 pm: | |
Hi Abdul
How do you reach the canal behind Hamriya Port ? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 33
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 1:37 am: | |
is the paomar knot good on monofiament too
i ususally use the clinch knot for mono should i start using the palomar instead on mono? |
Rami Tamimi (Rtamimi)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 1:56 pm: | |
Kd,
The knot you mentioned is a palomar Knot and it's one of the strongest knots out there and it could hold hold upto 90% of the line stated strength. As for breaking you wire, you could be using too light of a wire and that's why it's breaking or when tighten the know you create some soert of Kink and the wire breaks easily.
There is a a good knot for wire coated nylon called figure 8 knot. try it out.
Good Luck
Rami |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 32
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 9:06 am: | |
hey shaz
i just discovered a knot for nylon coated wire that works greeat
i dont now what it is called but it consists of crossing your line (doubling it) then passing it through they eye of hook, making a normal overhand knot, then wrapping the loop produced over the hook itself and back to tighten'
i just rigged it up and it is great
the only thing that worries me about the nylon coated wire is that sometimes when im pulling really hard to tighten my knots and stuff, it will snap right in the middle, not where my knot is but more like where my hand is much farther up than the knot. |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 2:29 am: | |
hi,
last 10 years i m using nylon coated wires. work great, and with hooks i crimped that with sleeves and with crimping tool or flat nose plier.knot is not good solution on this type of wire.try two hooks rig one on lip and other one on dorsal as dezz described for live bait and for dead bait i used 3 hooks.sometimes treble 3 hooks its depends on which u have confidence.tight lines, keep it up.
take care.....regards
shaz |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 1:25 am: | |
damn i missed a "great" barracuda! is there a difference ffrom normal barracuda?
i usually make my own wire leaders but i have to use nylon coated wire now because thats all i can find and the knots for normal wire or monofilment dont work on it.
i only troll with 2 poles but take out 4 poles, and i dont think ill need to worry about running into a feeeding frenzy |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Post Number: 30
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 1:08 am: | |
KD
* You were hit by barracuda.
* Wire leader is a must.
* you should not make knots in wire leaders as it kinks the wire. Make your own wire leaders.
* 4 trolling rods is not a good option while on a kayak. Max 2 rods. If you enter a feeding frenzy & get multiple hits, you are sure to go on an unwanted ride.....it definately will not be a joy ride, nor will you be having any fun.
Enjoy your fishing, dont try too hard. |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 255
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 8:01 pm: | |
Shops in Deira have the ready made riggs for live baiting. If you dont like them, then make your riggs but getting the required tackle. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 12:31 pm: | |
I NOW I HATE MYSELF
i was considering using a normal hook in the nostrils and a treble hook behind the dorsal fin but i settled for 1 hook in the back and it just missed it
btw, I HAVE IMPORTANT QUESTION
i normally use normal wire for leaders but my tackle shop no longer sells it and i have to buy nylon coated wire and cant tie any good knots with it.
any suggestions kn knots for NYLON COATED WIRE?(im using american bleeding wire) |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 254
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 6:34 am: | |
I hope that u rigged the live bait with two hooks preferably one in the lip and one near the stomac. |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 4:09 am: | |
Possibility it could be a Great Barracuda. How many hooks did you have on the live bait??? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 11:29 pm: | |
i went fishin today and used a sabiki rig to catch some live bait
on the sabiki i caught 2 yellow spotted trevally at once.
i used them as bait and when trolling i saw some birds diving and chasing my bait haha
but then i anchored up at a point and casted out the live trevally on a freeline rig.
so the trevally was swimming around prbably 5 - 10 feet under water and then i got a hit
i reeled in after a while to see if my bait was fine and it was sliced clean right in half...clean cut
on the other half of the body that was still there i saw 3 shallow slash marks about 2 inches long as if someone got a knife and cut it
what do u think happened? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 11:24 am: | |
BTW i fish staurday mornigns jumeirah 1 open beach left pier
i see a lot of guys fishing from the rocks who maybe are on this forum
im the guy in the dark green kayak and 4 fishing poles |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 2:38 am: | |
Hi KD,
Have you heard of /seen people catching fish in that area? If yes, than you may go ahead. else, my suggestion will be to try some other places. Try some breakwaters in and around dubai and you will surely catch something. Remember in angling every aspect is important and should be studied carefully. Angling is an ART not a SCIENCE. Patience is what you need. You are lucky to own a kayak. Look at me I dont even know how to swim. Leave alone the kayak. If you dont have patience then you should give up angling. Some one some where is catching a 27 kg cobia from the shore. If this had to piss off the rest of the anglers in UAE there would have been no anglers left. Read about angling and try and make sense out of it. One day for sure you will strike a big one and thats the time you will realize how good this sport is.
Cheers mate,
DeZZ |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 9:03 pm: | |
Ive been browsing the forum and have seen many people catching fish in ankle high water from the shore.
When i dock from the beach on my kayak, the water is very clear till about 40 meters out from the shore. When i look down i see sandy bottom with some random seawed and little rocks on bottom but water is very clear. I see small 2 inch baitfish though in about 1/2 a foot of water. I am at jumierah 1 open beach. There are several piers but i want to know if i can catch fish from the shore bottom fishing live bait and working lures, plastics, and jigs?
Can I?
The water is very clear till about 40 meters out and the depth is goes from ankle high till about 5 meters deep in terms of casting distance.
Can I?
remember, jumeirah 1 open beach, id be at the far left where almost always no people are swimming. |
Rami Tamimi (Rtamimi)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 5:26 am: | |
KD, I understand what you're going through. I've been there myself. Could you please provide more details about your tech and your gear ( Lines, rod, hooks, etc) how you are hooking your bait? the size of your hooks? you might be using a stiff rod and can't feel the bite??? provide all the details and maybe we can help you.
One last thing, Have you fished for LM Bass before? do you know the dog days where you see on the screen and they are not biting? you have apply the same or close fishing tech, think like a fish to catch a fish and dont worry about others. Your day will come.
Thanks
Rami |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 9:24 am: | |
i dont think u people understand
i have done exactly percisely what they do and have improved it and done everything around it and far from it
EEEEEUUUUUUUUUUU |
Rami Tamimi (Rtamimi)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 8:39 am: | |
KD,
Have you asked the poeple the you've seen catching fish how they are cathing theirs? I fished in UAE and fished in US (Salt and freshwater). Like King said, observe and see how they are doing it. Sometimes, the samllest thing can make a whole lot of difference, Maybe you need to downsize or upsize your lures, or use different lines, etc ...to find find your magic formula and confidence to have a working system to catch fish, once you have that system figured out you can later imporove on it. That's all I can say. Keep going at it.
Thanks
Rami |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 2:03 am: | |
i hate when people say that. I have fished for hours and days and dont catch anything as everyone around me catches
i use all the techniques out there that i have used for ages
i am sick
i will never catch fish
it is time to retire, i feel sick of this shit! |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 11:14 am: | |
Hey KD,
chill pal. Looks like you have been trying too hard. Sometimes you feel like nothing works, but you just need to be a bit more observant & as the saying goes "In Rome do as the Romans do", the same goes here.
Relax & enjoy your fishing, sooner or later something big will strike. Just keep at it, go through the basics of fishing & your luck will change. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 9:56 am: | |
Ive personally never caught a kingfish in Dubai, only in florida
The people i see though catching kings are on the jumeirah 1 open beach left breakwater/ pier. they cast out needlefish with weight and everthing and dont get snagged and catch kings but i go like double their dustance and all around where they cast on my kayak and get snagged in rocks 24/7 so i dunno i guess im bad luck. But ive also seen people spearfishing at the left pier who catch big trevally and kings as well. Ive fished all around where they fish and have used jigs and live needlefish and troled skirted ballyhoo and worked all kinds of lures but cant seem to pick up anything
ive been at this spot every weeknd at sunrise and dont catch shit. i think im gonna retire fishing and rack up the rods. |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 8:33 am: | |
Hi KD,
Which fishing location are you referring to???
And when was this??
DeZZ |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Hi KD,
Congratulations on catching lots of fish with garfish. I need to learn from the master. Perhaps one day ...... :o)
Monocle bream is ok to eat, but not that great too.
If you do catch a small one, let it go. dont kill it or waste your time catching them. Garfish are much easier to catch & good bait too. (something that I need convincing about).
till then I'll stick to ballyhoo, lures & jigs.
Abdul should have been around here. He has had a very high success rate with catching kings with jigs.
Btw, the lures that you mentioned are deep diving / trawling lures. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Fishing king, needlefish (garfish) is amazing bait where i have used it in florida
ive caught many large 2ft + ladyfish and catfish on live needlefish and the man next to me in dubai used a live needlefish and caught a kingfish
a barracudas ultimate favorite meal is needlefish and many lures are made to look like needle fish such as the strike pro needle, rapala sliver, and tube lure
so im pretty sure they are good bait but is the black streaked bream good for bait? |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 11:57 pm: | |
Apologies KD. Fishing king is right with the identification. It is indeed a black streaked monocle bream. dont think anyone uses it as a live bait though
DeZZ |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 11:54 pm: | |
Hi KD,
The striped one looks like a terapon (TERAPONIDAE FAMILY). Have hooked them quite a many times. You will find them close to the sandy portions of the sea. the other one is a juvenile sha'ari (sherry).
Cheers,
DeZZ |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Needle fish = Gar fish (Teeth in upper & lower jaw) Useless to use as bait fish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlefish
Ballyhoo = halfbeaks (used for live baiting here in UAE)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballyhoo
First pic shows sherri & next pic is a black streaked monocle bream. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 8:33 am: | |
the one with the black streak on its back got from a little bigger than the one in the pic all the way down to about 2 - 3 inches which is very small. I caught a lot of them which i released but are they good bait for bigger fish?
The other one was a little bigger im not sure what it is but too big for live bait.
i am really interested in what they are called and if the one with the balck streak is good for live bait???!!!!!
http://img517.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=cimg2413.jpg |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 6:28 am: | |
KD,
Yes they are from the same family. but the needle fish is the one that differs totally. If the upload thing on this forum is not working try uploading it on imageshack or facebook and then post the link.
Will try and identify
DeZZ |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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i guess they might be in the same family but if u look them up they deff. arent the same fish
i caught a couple of fish which im not sure as to what they are
one kind had a black streak on its upper side and was pretty much white and the other i think was sherry
i wanna upload attachment pictures but when i select the pic and do everything it just doesnt do anything, can i upload on this forum, if so how? |
Desmond Lobo (Teritex15)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 4:28 am: | |
Hi KD / Amir,
Ballyhoo, Halfbeak and Garfish are one and the same. They have a longer lower jaw and a short upper jaw. The lower jaw is comparatively soft as compared to the needle fish. Needle fish is the one that has long pointed jaws and and sharp teeth that can make puncture wounds and may grow from 90 to 150 cms in length. Ballyhoo on the other hand can grow a max size of 39 to 40 cms. "Ref: fishbase"
Hope this helps.
DeZZ |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 - 9:57 pm: | |
I meant troll shrimps on hooks without any sinkers attached. |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 - 1:07 am: | |
KD,
U are absolutely right. The needlefish u are catching is garfish.
Ballyhoos have smaller beaks. I havent seen a ballyhoo, however I know tthey are different from gar fish.
For trolling live bait, i suggest you use the smaller ones. to get get the smaller gar fish try trolling hooks with shrimps on them but with any sinkers attached. You should also get them near the shore, |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 8:03 am: | |
Oh and ive seen a lot of people on this forum say that needlefish is ballyhoo but im pretty sure it is not.
Ballyhoo do not get big dont have teeth and have a long upper beak and no bottom beak
needlefish (gar) get bigger and have 2 long jaws filled with very sharp teeth.
I am catching needlefish not ballyhoo just for clarification. (You would think im insane if said i caught a 2 foot ballyhoo) lol
Thanks again, and PLEASE ANSWER |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 7:59 am: | |
Ok, thanks for the info, but ive got another question
I catch a lot of needlefish which i catch on topwater lures and they are pretty big as in 2.5 feet and above.
So i think that is a little too big to hook whole for live bait bottom fishing. (i prefer to bottom fish with live bait)
Should i just use the whole thing whole even if it is 2.5 feet + or should i cut it into chunks?
(I will be bottom fishing not trolling) |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 4:47 pm: | |
Shahzad,
You really hit the right spot!
Kd,
The only other better live bait than those mentioned by Shahzad (in my honest opinion, through our experiences here) is live prawn.
Shari/sherry is not particularly very attractive UNLESS its injured/bleeding thus we usually intentionally make it bleed when we use it as live bait.
Ciao! |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 12:04 pm: | |
my friend kd,
my opinion sherry is not good bait for predator fish. try to use sardine, mullet or needle fish(ballyhoo).these r best.
regards
shaz |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 4:17 am: | |
Live baiting is using the bait fish alive. trolling a dead bait fish will not give you the desired results.
Freezing and deforosting the fish would take away the fish odour which acts as an attractant. Therefore I would not use frozen items as bait. Incase you want to use dead bait then its better to get them from the fish market. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 3:57 am: | |
Ok i think this will be my last question
Soemtimes it is even hard to get lots of sherry so i wont be able to predator fish as much as will be catching the sherry for bait. If i dedicate 1 day for sherry fishing and freeze it properly will it still be good to fish the next weekend?
I know how to freeze bait so that it stays limber and flexible, my question is that will the frozen sherry do any good at the predator spot or must it be live or fresh? |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Probable the area you are getting sharries has no predator fishes. I think the sharry's would survive till the time u reach the spot. Trying out a spot which is not giving result and hoping that it would give u a result is a waste of time. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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ok well the place i catch sherry is about a 15 min paddle or more until the place the kings and cudas are.
My tank well is very small due to space constraints because of my kayak, i am sure they will die by the time i get to the spot. So, i was wondering if they would still be good as live bait in the same area that i caught them. I was wondering if the spot i catch sherry could only contain sherry or could it also hold other predatory fish?
in short......will live sherry as bait work in the same place that i caught it? |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Could not understand you question.
Sharrys should last for till u get to the spot. They are good fighters and survivors. |
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IMPORTANT FOLLOW UP QUESTION
the place i catch sherry and the place ive seen people catch kings and cudas are pretty far away by kayak.
They will die by the time i paddle even in my live tank well, it is small (im in a kayak)
will the live sherry that ill cut up a little for injury work if i drop it straight back where i caught it?
PLEEEEEEASE HELP |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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What you are mentioning is called live baiting. Try using the small sharry as live bait around the area where you had seen people cathcing the kings and barracudas.
You have to troll the live bait even slower that the lure and the line should be kept lack enough to ensure that the live bait can swim freely on its own. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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OK PEOPLE I HAVE A CRUCIAL QUESTION THAT NEEDS AN ASNWER
a common spot i fish around on my kayak is a pink buoy. Around it i have caught small to medium sized sherry every time i went, which is about over 20 times. I have used many different rigs and baits but have only picked up sherry from that spot. if i go again and catch a small sherry and hook it whole as live bait and drop it down again where i caught it will i catch bigger fish? Does that make sense that there are other fish around there even though i have never caught them? Or is it possible that the buoy i am fishing at only contains sherry?
PLEASE ANSWER
I AM DESPERATE |
shahzad (Shaz)
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hi kd,
don't be depress & disheart, sometimes it happens. last one year i caught 2 fishes above 2kg, now season is on i caught queen 6.5kg, bait was needle fish(ballyhoo or sills). with bottom fishing, but big bait and big fish,try to use squid that is good bait, i caught lot of fishes on squid from shore and off shore. running ledger is good rig.last weekend i did't catch anything but the guy sitting next to me caught 3 king one barracuda. even our setup our bait and casting distance was same.but i did't disheart. no problem inshalla next time is my day. don't worry,
tight lines.take care
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shaz |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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and also, is sherry good bait im planning on going out to catch a alot of them and kep them till next weekend where i cud use them as bait in deeper water |
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and another question, if i cast lures out and retreive them, will that do any good, or do i ned to troll?
If so, what specific lures have been succesful for you when casting |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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i catch sherry the size of my hand all the time but im sick of that bcuz i am not going to have fun fighting or eating a 4 inch fish
i want bigger fish
could you tell me specifically what your bottom fishing rig looks like |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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KD
For bottom fishing, I prefare using swivel, hooks and the sinker at the last.
For trolling via kayak, crystill minnows are good, however as the water temperature is still not very cold therefore the fishes are still deep down. Try trolling the rappala CD 20's but stay away from the rocks.
Also try lures which are small in size but dive deeper such as the strom lures.
Use a rod which is around 7 feet or above. Your line and reel seems appropriate.
Generally the results in and around the bouy is good as they provde some feeding stuff for the fish. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Bottom fishing:
i use 2 basic rigs, the first is a carolina rig where i have a sliding sinker then a swivel then leader and hook
my second is where the weight is on the bottom and the hook is on a seperate leader above the weight
Lures:
i have used topwater lures, mid water yo zuri crystal minnows of different colors, rapala midwaters, and rapala deep divers, ive jigged with jigs that are pink, ive worked soft plastics on the bottom
ive trolled with skirted squid and shrimp and bottom fish with it too
i fish in jumeirah 1 open beach around large light posts in the water that ive seen people catch trevs, jacks, kings, cudas
i am spooled with 10 lb test, 14 lb test, and 20 lb test on different reels. my leader ranges from 60 lb monofilament to thin wire
i use size 1 hooks and size 2/0 hooks
i also fish around buoys in deeper water
pleaseeeee HELPPP |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Hi KD,
I have never fished from a kayak. May be your tackle set up is not right therefore it is not attracting any fish.
What tackle are you using i.e. rod lenght, line class, leader, and lures. If you provide some details may be I could give you some input.
you may call me if required on 050 8553820
rgds |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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i go fishing every saturday morning from 5 to 11 AND DONT CATCH ANYTHING
ive bottom fished with different baits and rigs, ive worked deep lures, floating lures, mid water lures, jigs, feathers, spoons, trolled AND DONT CATCH ANYHTING
ive tried tons of locations, ON MY KAYAK and people all around me are catching kingish, barracuda, trvally, jack, and im do what they do AND DONT CATCH ANYTHING
I AM SICK PEOPLE I AM SICK AND I NEED HELP
I WANT TO CATCH FISH AND CANNOTTTTT
HELP MEEEEEEE WHAT DO I DO!!!!!!!??????? |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Hi Abdul,
Hope that you are doing well.
Yah, i did check them out. The ones they have can only fit in lure up to 12 inches. I have some CD 30 and some biiger then them which would not fit in on of those boxes. Thinking of making one myu self by getting a tool box an having some PVC pipe lure tubes in them.
THanks |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Amir,
You can get good quality tackle boxes from Barracuda at the creek and Marina.
Ciao! |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Any idea where i could get a tackle box to store lures |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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I bought a bucket of Gulp! Alive! shrimp today.
Have any of you heard of it or used it? If so, how was it? |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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After wasting 22 days in Karachi by not being able to fish earlier during my vacations this month, returned back to dubai. Me and Shan left shore at 7:15 and reached the spot by 8:30. Started trolling near the wreck but no action there. So moved on further. after 15 minutes the reels started to scream. Plenty of bait fish activity as well but only managed to get yellow tail barracudas. Caught around 7 of them on 20-25 lb line while trolling. No signs of kings and cobia so far. Majority of the fish were caught on a Rapala minnow used with a down rigger.
When we had enough for the table then we stopped trolling and went back to the wreck for some jigging.
Did some vertical jigging for half an hour and caught around 6 yellow tail barracuds ranging between 2-5 kgs which were released back to the waters.
Returned back by 1:30 pm.
Unable to post picture. Pls help |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Ok well also what i really wanted to know what was each bait (shrimp or squid) gotten you the most species of...... |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Shrimps works better BUT not as long lasting as squid.
The scent of shrimps will be act as attractant to most fishes BUT can easily be peeled away from your hooks.
Even sardines are as effective but also very soft this can be peeled away. So inorder to thoughen the sardines, some would put salt and semi dry the sardine to make it more resilient.
Ciao! |
Musa Sharkawi (Moosa)
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oi KD, for me both squid n shrimp worked rli well. never go fishing having onli one bait. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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BOTTOM FISHING SHRIMP OR SQUID????!!!!
WHAT SPECIES IN DUBAI LIKE EACH????!!!! |
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The main species around where ill be fishing is trevally, jack, and kingfish.
For bottom fishing for these species, do you think squid or shrimp would work better? |
Musa Sharkawi (Moosa)
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Abdul,
How are u, its been a while bro. Any fishing news?
I wanted to ask u, at ghantoot do you fish close to the mouth of the canal or deeper inland?
Peace out! |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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For Groupers, just do bottom bouncing or short strokes close to the bottom/sea bed otherwise if you are targetting other species which are highly predatory like kingfish,queenfish, barracuda, amberjack and trevally... you will need to continuously jig with short strokes till almost the surface.
These techniques worked well for me.
Ciao! |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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I was on my way right now to go buy a jig and i decided to check the forum before i left. Do you vertical jig?
I am hoping to get some grouper off the rocks with some long vertical jigs. I now the basics of how to work them, any tips youve picked up through time on vertical jigging? |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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I had seen people catching Kingfish from the rock . It was at the mouth/along the canal leading to Hamriya port between Sharjah/Ajman.
I too had ever got my lure (a small 4in, topwater popper) taken by a kingfish when fishing at Ghantoot canal BUT my line snapped. It was initially following my lure right up to just a few meters from where I was standing!!!!!
All of the kingfish I had ever caught were all through jigging ONLY.
Ciao! |
