Egglotti 9 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 G'day all. I'm going to try my hand at catching some YFW and I have a couple of questions regarding hooks and bait presentation. I am using a size 4 bait holder gamakatsu hook, is this ok sizewise? Should I be using a long shank hook instead? I am using the freeze dried tubeworms as bait also, are these an ok product? How long should the pieces of chopped tubeworms be to use as individual baits, and what is the best way to present them on a hook? I've also got some Zerek poppers to try out if I come across a lot of YFW, so I will give those a try too! Cheers, Craig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archerfish 685 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hi EgglottiCheck out this recent thread started by Des (the YFW whisperer):http://www.strikehook.com/forum/5-general-fishing/256275-finessingYou should find it helpful.Cheersaf Egglotti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,195 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Baitholders are fine for worms but for metro fish size 6 or 8 will be better. Longshanks work as well and I used these a lot in previous years. Now I prefer a fine worm baitholder hook.Use as much worm as you can afford. I like to cover the hook as much as possible but often one worm will be only long enough for 2 or 3 baits and it soon gets expensive if you are not catching your own bait. When I was a poor uni student I used to use size 10 hooks and 2cm lengths of tubeworm to make them last longer. Could get my bag of 20 YFW from one packet of tubeworms if I was lucky. Egglotti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kayak Noob 76 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 A tip I found on this site a while ago was to use a long shank hook, and thread the worm up the shank, and leave a 'tail' of a couple of cm off the hook, so the barb is exposed halfway up the worm. The theory being that sometimes the fish like to grab onto the tail and suck it in. When they reach the barb, all you have to do is set the hook.Sounds good in theory but I haven't had the time to test it properly with the YFW only just starting to come on in patches. Egglotti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldman 0 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hook sizes are a personal choice.I like size 8 Mustad "Aberdeen" for whiting;they are a long shanked,fine gauge,high carbon (better rust resistance) and chemically sharpened hook......I was always taught by my Grandad and Uncle that "a small hook can catch big fish,and a big hook won't catch small fish".Worked for me for 40 years Egglotti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Egglotti 9 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks all, i will give it a crack this weekend hopefully. I might try getting my own worms, so i am not so stingy when it cones time to hook up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firefly 1 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 im heading down to seacliff in the morn for a sesh got a bag of fresh bungums and as a bonus first weekend after going back to dayshift I FEEL AWESOME WOOOOOT now i hope the goldbars have shown up ill post and let yas know later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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