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 Need help setting up my lineJack Larm writes: I'm relatively new to fishing and, having read everything I can get my hands on, I still find it difficult to find 'basic' information on the best way to set-up my line; i.e. hook/lure, sinker, floater combinations and relative distances from each. I mainly fish freshwater for redfin/trout/whatever and I prefer to use a baited hook, smallish sinker and a floater. Presently, the distance from floater to hook is about a metre. I've used this for about 10 hours of unsuccessful fishing... and any 'basic' tips would be appreciated. Jack. (3 December 2002) Karl Fedke replies: (see Karl's regular report here) G'day Jack, your situation may not be that your rigs are wrong, it might be a simple thing such as no fish in the area! Or you're using the wrong bait for what your targeting. Anyway, when it comes to the humble redfin you can use two simple rigs, one is a straight running sinker down to the hook, by this I mean place your sinker (just big enough to do the job, if your fishing a river it needs to be a little bigger that one you'd use in a lake) on your main line then tie your hook on. The next is a running sinker to a swivel then a short length of line (called a leader) to your hook. Now when it comes to hooks a small hook will catch a big fish but a big hook won't catch a small fish! So choose hooks that suit your fishing and your target species, ask your local tackle shop owner to help. As for trout, that's a different story and you have to account for a lot of factors, so here's a simple one I use most of the time. Buy some bubble floats, the clear ones are good, place one on your line, now buy some small Number 12, 14 black bug or similar hooks, tie that on to your line. Now lastly you'll need some cork (wine bottle cork is fine), cut it into small blocks about 1/2 cm X 1cm, carefully cut a grove into 1/2 the cork block and wrap your line around and into the grove twice. Now you're ready to go mudeye fishing, or if you want to fish with minnows or worms use a No. 10 hook in the same range. When it comes to your cork, it's a depth gauge and you can lengthen or shorten the distance from the cork to the bait. Another situation you have to take into account is the line... 3kgs max for trout OK. I hope this helps, any more info let me know. Karl. (4 December 2002) DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR NEW ONLINE FORUMS FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AS WELL! If you have any answers for Jack or any other questions or comments, use our contributor's form and be in the running for some great monthly prizes. |
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