Dead Bait Wire Mackerel Rig 101 - To Catch big Spanish! Fishing Australia
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- With tail end of Cyclone Debbie pushing through last week the fishing has been put on hold for a bit while the rivers empty an amazing amount of water out to the ocean, causing all the coast line and canals to be the colour of chocolate milk. This should fire the fishing up over the next week or two but it really needs a little time to for the wind and water to settle down... so it's the perfect time to finally get the first mackerel rig video done!
This video will go over everything you need to put together a solid dead bit rig that has been the mainstay for a lot of mackerel fisherman for many years. This rig is simple enough for a beginner but also has a lot of scope for refining and getting to know what really makes an effective rig and a better fisherman. It's versatile with the ability to be used for live and dead baits with out re tying. It can also be easily adapted for baits of any size by adding weight and stinger hooks.
Please feel free to ask any questions that come up. Cheers Rod
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Music:
A X I A N N N - Hold You Tight
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Rigging gear used:
44lbs Masons single star and wire
Size 5 Mustard Hoodlum live bait hook
Pink Squid Skirt or Pulsator duster
3 x strong VMC treble hook
Some of the gear I use:
Stealth Profisha 475 Kayak
GoPro Hero 5 Black
GoPro Hero 3+ Silver
Waterwolf 1.0 Troll camera
NRS Zen PFD
Ultra Trek 2 PFD
Lowrance Elite 5Ti Sounder / Combo
Penn Spinfisher V 4500, Mulit-Colour 30lbs braid, Uglystik 4-8kg Platinum rod.
Penn Slammer III 5500, 30lbs Spiderwire Blue Camo braid, 40lbs fluro leader and an Ocean Assassin Archipelago rod.
Penn Fathom 30 2 speed Lever Drag, 50lbs Spiderwire Code Red braid, Uglystik Gx2 10-15kg rod.
Penn Torque 30 Stardrag, 50lbs Spiderwire Code Red braid, Penn Powercurve Reload 15-20kg rod.
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I like this set up, thanks for not rushing the video or filling it with fluff to make it longer for the algorithm. Going to try this for monster pike in northern alberta canada!
Nice easy tutorial, well filmed. Much appreciated thanks!
Thanks Mate
Thanks from North Africa. Is Algeria. I like what you do.
Great video for those of us who didn't have a dad who was into fishing. Will give this rig a go. Thanks.
No problems Mike!
Dude - cleanest haywire twist ive seen. Nice job man!
very informative well done vid,thanks for your time again. Really glade you and your family where spared from the big blow.i know hurricanes really well living in Florida. Oviedo, Fl.
Thanks Mate, yea was more like a big rain storm where we are, up further north got pretty hammered.
So weird seeing Oviedo pop up on one of Rods vids. I live right outside of Oviedo. A friend showed me Townhouse restaurant years ago and Ive been going ever since. Tight lines.
that's wicked mate thanks for taking the time to show your fans
tips and techniques to help them land more fish
always love the uploads
No problems, hope it works for you!
Excellent! Love the quality of the video with very good focus on the rigging!
Glad you liked it, thanks.
Great info for me, I'm hoping to get out and give it a go soon. Getting my gear together at the moment and learning as much as possible Your videos are really helpful. Thank you!
Awesome! Thx for taking the time to make that video
eyy never knew you had this video was gonna hit you up about your mackeral rig
Thanks Mate, I'm a beginner and really learnt heaps
Glad to hear you and yours are safe up that way!
Helpful stuff for when i can start hunting the pelagics one day. Great instructions, and easy for a newbie without being condenscending. Love your work as always.
Cheers, yea we are in a well draining area so no drams for us. Glad you liked the vid!
I've been waiting for this video to come up. Gonna spend my weekend making a few of these up. Awesome video once again and am keen to see if these work
Good stuff Sebastian, get those baits swimming and hopefully you will be on!
Good deal. Nice to see a tutorial. I did notice a lot of people asking about that rig you use.
Hey Steve, yes by far my most asked for video. I still have a few other rigs so will have to work my way through more how to style vids. But first I think I may need to jump on the Catch and cook train! Just need to actually catch a fish first :)
Thx to you, i just landed 2 spanish yesterday using this technique.
Great tutorial. Thanks for taking the time on the explanation. I like how you squeeze the lead in the hook for the rig.
Thanks Frank, would be keen to see if they work over your way.
Will work better than a dead ballyhoo, on a double j hook rig I'm sure. Less spinning due to the weighted hook I suppose. We usually catch our own livies, but that's not always the case. Your setup, will be the next best thing for sure.
Could you use a jighead if you don;t have the tools? (office life...)
I know one guy that uses a jig head and does have success, but Im not sure how it all comes together. the hook will be quite far down the head so you will have to play around with it a bit to find out the best place to pin it.
Another quality presentation, thank you shared the information. Much appreciated!
Would love to see this going over your live bait rig, ive never seen one like what you use and would love a deep dive on that one.
Awesome Vid keep up the good work!!! Greetings from Puerto Rico!
Thanks Carlos!
Hey Rod
I was going through all your vids that I saved over the years and watched this one again. You should try doing more tutorials on rigs, they are really good! When you're catching bait are you just using a store bought sabiki rig or your own version of one. It would be great if you could share this. I think you might have in a previous video but would love to see it again. Thanks mate!
hey mate if u bend ur wire tag up and down the leader after doing the barrels the wire will break off flush on the barrel meaning no spikes in ya fingers :)
Awesome vids. Really like your prep-travel-fish sequence. Just missing the clean-cook sequence to finish it off so really keen to see some of this with your fav recipes.
Doesn't all need to be on same day. Can be cooking a previous frozen fish.
Agreed, I am working on a few Catch and Cooks so stay tuned. I don't tend to freeze fish, gives me more incentive to catch one fresh... but also puts the pressure on when the wife starts to question my fishing skills when I come home empty handed :)
Thanks my brother
Thanks Rod. Made a few of these up recently. Caught my first tuna on one yesterday 😆
Nice one mate, hope you see plenty more!
I was actually planning on asking you about your dead bait rigs. Cheers man!
No problems, I will keep putting up these kinds of videos as they come up.
Good instructions great to learn from. The move between 846 to 856 I don't recomend this little point of wire is enough to damage your hand if this slip trough it can cut you.
Four hooks and you want to be a lil girl about the cut wire? lmao
Thanks for the rig video mate. Keep it up. shared with the group. Cheers and keep it tight. Once Debbie is out of the way. Time to spin the reels and keep the line tight. Cheers mate.
Thanks Gerard! Yep I have a trip down to Jervis Bay next week so hopefully I can get a good fish in.
You will buddy. Finger cross on ya.
Excellent tutorial.. Thanks Rod👍👍
I really like how you conveyed the basics here. Been struggling with hookups. Excited to try this set up, especially with the custom chin weight👌
Very good tutorial mate!
Thanks for another great vid. Will be testing using the new rig tomorrow out in the yak, I already much prefer this style than gang hooks.
Good luck mate
Good video mate..Im from down pottsville beach..Been fishing for mackeral since I was very young ..Ive never tried this type of rig but will definitely give it a go..🖒
Yea it a good option if you don't have live bait handy. Also saves lots of time as you don't need to catch bait and you can start fishing straight away. Good luck!
Somtimes live bait is a little hard to come by so this would definitely be a great option.After the fresh water starts to dissapear should be some awesome fishing to come in the next few months..Good luck to you aswell mate..
I went fishing yesterday did this and got 8 macs with this
There was 5 people so it was legal they were 20 30 pounds
Thank you !
Today I caught a Cobia on this rig. Thank you
Great video mate will try this rig out!
Going to try this trolling for Catfish and Walleye on the Red River and Lake Winnipeg, Canada!
yea give it a go, good luck!
Nice one.Good morning
Also pro tip, you don't have to bend a handle in the wire to break it off, just bend it back and forth with your fingers and it comes right of. Light wire takes about 15 seconds at most
Yea I do break them off when I have to, much cleaner i agree.
Great tips mate. Will give that a go. Good to see someone using bait and owning it.. lure guys..lol
Yea I do favour the baits... if I could get the same catch rate trolling with lures I happily switch... Once snapper season hits Ill be a plastics man for a bit :)
Thanks Rod your a champion mate...
No probs Steve!
Awesome vid bro cheers
Excellent advice.
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greetings from an Egyptian fisherman, nice video
Thanks for watching mate!
Never knew how to rig a dead bait to troll. This really helps me understand and I am keen to give it a crack :)
No problems!
Thanks for this vid Rod. Love all your vids.
For this rig do you also use mono leader from your braid to wire or just braid straight to wire?
If use mono, how long is it and what’s the best size, is it 50 lbs too or heavier?
How long is the line you troll behind your kayak? and how you minimise tangle when trolling?
Sorry for so many Qs. Just got excited watching you catching all those fish 😊.
Maybe it will be great if you could also make a vid to teach us on how to read your lowrance sounder and tips on how to find good spots using it. Cheers.
Your videos are fantastic. Very informative, interesting to watch, and totally motivating! I'm budget constrained to fish Sydney Middle Harbour/upper Hawkesbury (inshore) at the moment and am hoping to get a decent kayak to head offshore next year.
Thanks mate, always good to hear people get into the vids! Good luck getting out offshore.
Thank you
awesome mate thanks for doing that look forward to trying it out
Cheers, good luck mate!
another great vid mate!👏
Cheers Chris
Greetings from Durban mate! Loving your channel. Rod, could you give a run down of how you fish the rig - do you only target surface couta (King mackerel) or do you downrig? Maybe think about making a short clip on your tactics somewhere in the to-do list for when the next cyclone hits ;)
Hey Mark, sure Ill try to add some tips in in future vids. I target the surface most of the time but also stop and let the bait sink through the water colour regularly and then take off fast. You could also use a downrigger.
Thanks for the tips.
No problems, thanks for watching them!
Wauuuuuu
Cercavo questo video da tempo.
Complimenti.
Domanda:
A quanti kts traini?
Thanks for instruction and no need to worry about your finger nails and they are useful for me. But my wife hates me for that lol!
Cheers mate, yea the day you cut them is the day you need to pick up a pin lying flat on the ground :)
Can you post you gar rig, I see you are using spring on nose now. Would love to see all your favourite rigs.
nice video great ideas 👍
Cheers Mate, hope people can get something out of it.
great vid cheers
Is that a frozen pilchard? I'm in Townsville and I know it's starting to get colder but how do you stop the pilchard getting soft and disintergating? I just tried putting that cut into the lead. I just couldn't do it.. I mean get the cut deep enough I had a very thin wide chisel, and it was well clamped in the vice.
Yep thanks thats very helpful
Cheers Kim!
Mate why is the download function blocked... I only have time to watch videos offline...
Anyway good stuff keep it up.. Phil, West Africa...
thank you... rokkit!....
hi rod, love the video, just getting into offshore palagics but with a boat. Could you please make a video with the full rod setup, line leader etc that you would recommend. Thanks
Ill look into it for sure 👍
Hi mate
Thanks for the video
You didn't say what size the 3x strong treble hook are you using?
Just guessing but it looks like a 2/0 but might even be a 1/0 as he said he likes to keep it light as possible and streamlined.
Would be great if you made an advanced mackerel rig video .
Not enough of this info out there- well filmed as always too!
Thanks Owen, yea I agree, will slowly keep adding to the "how to" style vids playlist from here on.
Hey men thanks...great material....
Thanks Mate, glad you like it.
Two hooks ganged together with the right gauge swivel work well. Also use a swivel on the top hook, no wire needed. I hope this helps. Cheers
Excellent!
I'm so happy you did this video. I've been trying a variety of chin weight methods late but I never thought to press the weight onto the hook. Is it one of your innovations or did you pick the idea up from elsewhere? loving your channel, keep the good stuff coming👍
Thanks mate, hope you get your baits swimming nicely. I can't take credit for the idea! It is quite a popular rig in both Australia and South Africa for mackerel. I came across it on a forum when I was just starting and toyed around with it and get it to a point that I like. Cheers Rod
Hi sir im karl from philippines i really admire your fishing hobby i wish i can use one of your rod because i never experience using fishing rod i wish you read this im your big fun here sorry for may english
Excelent tutorial!!!
Thanks mate!
Good vid, thanx!
Thanks Will
cool video bro
Thanks Mate!
Hi.Great tutorial!Nice layout of the gear needed for this rig.Will a live fish work better trolling for large spanish Mackeral and what is the recommended cruseing speed for trolling in about 30ft deep water?
One question, is the skirt supposed to slide down towards the bait? Or remain 6.. 7 inches in front of it ?
slide it down so the skirt goes over the nose of the fish👍
@@rokkitkit thank you professor!
Merci pour ton partage :)
vous êtes le bienvenu!
Great instructional vid mate. Can I ask, if you were using a downrigger do you still need to weighted holding hook? I.e. does the lead on that holding hook give it that ribbon swimming motion? Cheers mate. Love your vids.
the weight helps stop t from spinning but does little to help get it down... So id say keep iron the down rigger with weight 👍
Oh yeah yeah
Very cool"👍🏻💯
Nice rig 👌. Gonna test it out tomorrow. What time of day do you find most productive when mackeral fishing?
Hi mate what troll cam do you use ? And where do you get them from cheers...Good vid cheers
It’s called a water wolf camera👍
@@rokkitkit i tried searching for them online here in OZ I can't find a retailer
Have you seen those Spydro cams ? They look awesome
Nice👍👍👍👍
May I know can I use rig for yellowtail ? Thank you for sharing a great video .
Just fresh water fish cause I'm having Trubel to which bait to use
Good video BUT, snipping the wire with cutters is big mistake. It will cut you at sea. Bend tag end of wire over and bend back and it will break off with smooth edge! May take a few times to get the jist of it but snipping it off leaves a sharp snag end of wire.
Yep I sometimes break the wire too, most of the time I just cut it close to not waste any wire👍
thanks bro.
No problems, sorry it took so long to get started on these.
RoKKiT KiT that's ok. I'm just glad it's started and this is really great. looking forward to more. maybe wahoo in the near future?
Hi mate, is your pilchard salted or fresh, can I use yellowtail instead?
How far off of shore will you generally go for mackerel and tuna would you take a sit on kayak out there
Love your vids as always mate, and this is super instructive. I fish down in NSW and have been wondering about dead-rigging for Kings. Do you think a variation of this (mostly without wire trace) would work for them, if I get the bait a bit further down on a poor mans down-rigger?
Yea I also wonder how trolling dead baits would work down there. I only started using this kind of rig when I moved up here. Could be a good option when the livies are hard to come by... Let me know if you do it!
Thanks for the reply. Kings etc. will take my trolled SPs so reckon this could up the hook ups... Will give it a go and let everyone know!
if you kink and snap the tags it leaves no sharp wire to cut your hands
Yep, I should go back to snapping, I'm getting lazy :)
Beautiful rig. Would this one be the same for live bait as well?
Somebody stabbed themselves with the wire? Haha, good video.
Mate my hands are always getting cut and stabbed by something! Just got to roll with it :)
That wire is terrible. Goes right to the bone when its been cut. Little needles
nice vid... but bro, that's NOT how you break of the tag end of the wire (cutting it off with a pliers) after u complete the barrel twist part of the wire leader. Form a crank handle and turn a few times, it will break off flush with the main line.
Cheers mate, I do snap off the wire too, but prefer not to waste the extra wire needed to do it and if you hold the extra your cutting and push it into the groove of the cutting area of the pliers I find it cuts close enough to flush not worry about snapping it. Cheers rod
Hey Rod love the vids mate keep up the the good work. Just wonder what size sinker do you normally use on that rig?
Thanks Ben, I use a small bean sinker around the 2 - 2.5cm mark... not sure the exact weight. I usually aim to use as light a sinker that I can that still keeps the bait upright. The bigger the bait or deeper the body the more weight I add. Cheers Rod
+RoKKiT KiT thanks for the reply.
Trying to get to palmy on Tuesday. Is it still worth trolling dead baits for some spotties or would you stick to sinking some live baits now. I noticed You and Timmie got onto some good spotties not sure when you shot that vid but couldn't been that long ago.
Still a chance for a mackerel but it will slowly be dying off from here on... also the wahoo show up from about April to June so that is the prize for those willing to put in the kms.
What happens if you fillet an inch from the tail bud just a question
I’ve not tried it but it could help it swim... I have broken the back bone before to test but I find if using pilchards they just fall apart to fast👍
Hi Rod,
What do you recommend for lure fishing off sunny coast?
Thanks for the vid. Any chance you can send a link for the weights ? All I can find in the states are spilt shot weight and I don't think that would be heavy enough? Thanks, I enjoy your vids!
I just use any small to medium bean sinkers, from about 2cm to 4cm then cut them in half with a hacksaw or old chisel. I use heavier weights for bigger baits but there is no particular brand.
RoKKiT KiT what weight do you use mate
Where do you get those dusters from
i can use this method for pike fishing in the uk
Yea good for most teethy fish. with some adjusting of weight to suit your type of bait they should swim just like a lure.