Going light to get the bite

[lukesfishinmission]

Hey guys,

Had an overwhelming amount of interest and feedback regarding the blog post I did last week about rigging plastics weedless. This highlights to me that many people took great appreciation in me trying to teach them something new and not just viewing pictures of fish that I have caught on fishing expeditions. This being said, I will now be posting regular and frequent "tips" in my blog entries.

Following that train of thought, I have now constructed a blog entry entitled "going light to get the bite" which highlights the advantages of using lighter rods and lighter leaders when targeting opponents such as mangrove jack, barramundi etc who are notorious for destroying much heavier gear.

Since utilising 6lb braid and 10lb leader, I have caught more fish than ever before. So yes, light gear has helped me to no end.

Light tackle fishing is not for everyone and many may shudder to use this equipment against some of these brutally hard fighting fish, but at the end of the day - it is a matter of each to their own and everyone must be comfortable in their applications- everyone is different.

But as mentioned, it really has worked for me. There are occasions where I get wiped out (not commonly though) on the light gear but it is more than compensated by how many more hook ups I receive due to the fact I use this gear.

Fore more on this topic, visit my blog.

Cheers

[Rogue_Hunter]

Sounds good,

Do you do any landbased fishing as this will make a huge difference in how light you can go.

[lukesfishinmission]

Yes mate to be honest with you, despite having a boat and a yak, I still do the majority of my fishing landbased. Mainly from rockwalls near pileons

[fishingvic]

:nicefish: I seriously need to move up North

[lukesfishinmission]

Thanks mate! I'll take that as a complement. Seriously though, the diversity among our northern waters is awesome!

[Fish-Hunter]

:nicefish: I seriously need to move up North

Me too , great catches 'Luke' :thumbsup:

[lukesfishinmission]

:nicefish: I seriously need to move up North

Me too , great catches 'Luke' :thumbsup:

Cheer MIKER thanks mate

[Drifta-X]

I figure u live up nth with the fish u mention and the line u use, more so the leader.
Personally if am not targeting snaggy area or getting my sp or what right down to where the weed and so on is ill fish 6lb main and 4lb leader
Lighter the leader more constant the bite
2 reasons, thinner line is less visable,
And 2ndly thinner line has les drag in the water allowing sp's to fall more natural