Sabiki in the surf
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Personally, I would just make up a Dropper Loop rig ( Monofilament or Fluorocarbon ), using several small gold hooks ( #6 - #8, smaller if needed ). If you want, a small float can help hold the rig more vertical in the water ( with the weight still on the sand in the water ). Use about a 1oz weight to start with and adjust it, if needed.
The reason I would not use a Sabiki Rig is that most of them are tied with very weak lines going from the main body of the rig to the hooks.
Tight Lines !
The reason I would not use a Sabiki Rig is that most of them are tied with very weak lines going from the main body of the rig to the hooks.
Tight Lines !
For smaller fish I will be just fine for your FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDSON... I don't thnk you will be hooking up a big Drum, or Fluonder with it.. But for catching smaller fish, Spots, Croaker, and so forth..... ABSOLUTELY !!!! Quick and Easy.
They make several hook sizes and with that. The larger the hook the larger size leader that comes with it.. Just know it will be hard to cast the entire rig because of its length standing on the beach. you might want to cut off a couple of the branches with th hook on it to make it more manageable.
You two have fun !!
They make several hook sizes and with that. The larger the hook the larger size leader that comes with it.. Just know it will be hard to cast the entire rig because of its length standing on the beach. you might want to cut off a couple of the branches with th hook on it to make it more manageable.
You two have fun !!
Last year I caught over 100 fish with a Sabiki, during a slow week when most others were catching nothing. Sure, most were small, but there were some keepers. Lots of pompano, some mullet, spot, and I forget what else. Even a little flounder. This was in a trough right up against the beach -- casting only a few feet. On the pier was great, too. Dropped straight down near the pilings, I often pulled up 2-4 at a time - some decent size. Trust me, if the bluefish were hitting I'd have been after them instead, but they weren't. And this was fun!
I'm heading to the OBX next week, always hoping and trying for the big catch. But, I'll have couple Sabikis on hand just in case. I'm certainly no expert, spending one week per year surf fishing - but I had a blast! You and your grandson will too!
I'm heading to the OBX next week, always hoping and trying for the big catch. But, I'll have couple Sabikis on hand just in case. I'm certainly no expert, spending one week per year surf fishing - but I had a blast! You and your grandson will too!
Agreed . . . I wouldn't use a float, but the OP asked about it.
Thanks for the backup to the info I posted . . . The kids should have a blast !
Where is the wash at KB.
A standard double-drop rig tied with light line with some small Aberdeen hooks tipped with shrimp will do about the same thing without the mass of tangles. I use this setup all the time to catch pinfish for bait when I can't keep shrimp in the water because they are so thick.
"The wash" is a surf lingo term that means in the breakers.
Fished at Bogue Inlet Pier this weekend. Caught only small whiting and croakers from the pier. Decided to cast from the beach for a while. Proceeding down the beach, I happened upon a lady with two lines in the surf. The conversation led to her telling me she was having a very productive day using only a Sabiki Rig on each rod. It was, I believe, her first time using the rig. She had several very nice specks, whiting, and an 18lb. red drum in her cooler. I assume she was using a pre-made rig off the shelf. Told me she was using the the pink ones, size 8, instead of the green.
When I returned to the hotel, I looked up Sabiki Rigs, and after learning how simple and effective they can be, I would have asked that lady so many more questions.
When I returned to the hotel, I looked up Sabiki Rigs, and after learning how simple and effective they can be, I would have asked that lady so many more questions.
Thanks. I meant 18”. Corrected the original.
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