breambo25 1 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hi guys,I'm just after to any helpful suggestions regarding surf salmon rigs. At the moment I use an ezy-rig with 40lb mono, 2-3 ganged size 3/0 hooks, a squidgy flick bait or fish on a dropper and a star sinker. Just wondering whether any of you have slight modifications in your rigs that help you to catch more fish. I'm open to any suggestions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 standard paternoster rig for me.. hook size dependant on the fish.. and if big fish are expected.. bigger hooks.. i down it to one bait only.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 i down it to one bait only..What do you mean? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TT 2 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Means no Squidgy off a dropper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plankton 725 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I tend to fish with lures more for salmon, but when I use bait I run a double twisted dropper setup made with twenty pound fluoro, approprite sized sinker at the bottom and either two baited circle hooks or one hook and a surf popper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 if im catching big fish i only use a rig with one hook and one bait. at other times ill use a surf popper up top as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 any favourite surf popper brands del? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 cheap ones on the counter of most fishing tackle stores.. $2 each or something.. red and blue popper head with a 300 straight shank and some feathers.. i do have some other more traditional poppers for surface casting.. but yet to hit them in those due to their casting weights. id love to get a big school in close and hit them with some big surface poppers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Dels pretty much on the money Breambo.I suspect he drops to 1 hook on the bigger fish to reduce the chance of breaking off if he hooks 2 big fish at once I got my last good one on a cheapy popper run as a second "bait" on a paternoster rig :woohoo: Del 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oriental fish 0 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 juat a PATERNOSTA rig breambo caught some nice salmon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snake 1 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 salmon aint fussy mate stick with the rig your using and carry spare hooks and sinkers in different sizes to suit the conditions your fishing. but i do suggest you take another rod set up with a lure when salmon fishing, catching salmon on lures is way more fun anyway and for me thats the only way i fish for them nowadays...cheers snake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 i only fish for salmon with lures... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krustykrab 0 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 lures! :f Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Okay I understand many of you use lures. Do you still burley up when flicking lures for salmon or do you just not worry about it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plankton 725 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 It depends, if the beach isn't crowded then rather then burley to try and bring the fish to me I'll walk along casting until I find a school. When this isn't possible or I'm feeling lazy I've been known to throw some pilchard pieces and/or tuna oil into the water to try and bring them in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Do you bury some burley a few mm under the sand at low tide so when the tide comes in it washes the smell back out to the fish or do you use a stake into the sand then tie a burley bucket to it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barbz 0 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 im a lure man,,, but ill chuck one with bait aswell.. 30 pound fluro carbon leader with 2 5/0 snelled hooks with either half or a full pillie depending how far my hooks are apart .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny440 0 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 if they're there and on the go i recon lures are the go and they're prob not that fusy, some pple make their own. good idea to change your trebles had probs with them getting off down size or even go to single.if it's quiet i'll go to a paty rig... still nothing i'll go home and eat toasties! never really berleyed up for them, have seen lads at selliks with pot on a rope and they had a swag of fish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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