First fish on the Yak

barra mick · Post by **barra mick** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:48 pm

Nice sunset pic

Post by **mazman** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:21 pm

Thanks cheater how heavy does the screw driver ave to be have made up a mini one already but not sure if it will suffice for snapper.

Post by **purple5ive** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:57 pm

Nice work alex.
I was out on ppb too on saturday. It was like glass.

Im alao interested in this whole spiking thing. Can't deal with the whole fish struggling and dying thing. Rather quickly or them out of their misery.
The hardest part is to work out where to spike them. Bit harder when they're in a net I think. .
Could try a baseball bat style option but not sure if feasible on a yak...

Post by **cheaterparts** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:19 pm

purple5ive wrote:Nice work alex.

The hardest part is to work out where to spike them. Bit harder when they're in a net I think. .
Could try a baseball bat style option but not sure if feasible on a yak...

on a yak the net holds them still enough - remember you have no deck to work with so they are across your legs
a 75 cm snapper is as wide or wider than most good fishing kayaks so holding one while dispatching it isn't that easy
bigger than that also get heavier and harder to handle
the net is the go --

the net also holds them still so the chances of wearing a spike is less

if you sus out the iki site snapper have a crese line on in front of the gills just above this line is the spot ( ether side will do )
just push the brain spike in this spot give it a bit of a wiggle to make sure it mashes the brain , the fish will instantly flare and die

much easier than bashing it's head in with a prest

mazman wrote:Thanks cheater how heavy does the screw driver ave to be have made up a mini one already but not sure if it will suffice for snapper.

my iki tool is 6 - 8 mm dia and was just a broken screw driver ground to a point - I drilled a hole through the handle and put a leash on it to save it from a watery death in case I drop it

Post by **mazman** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:33 pm

Thanks Cheater might have to see if i can find an old screw driver to use

JoshW · Post by **JoshW** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:59 pm

Great stuff Alex. Pinkies are awesome fun, I reckon they go harder than Bream and are easier to catch!

Post by **purple5ive** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:31 pm

JoshW wrote:they go harder than Bream and are easier to catch!

you can say that again.x10

Post by **Broomstick** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:10 pm

You beauty, nice work mate! Ripping pic in the yak too

Rod Bender · Post by **Rod Bender** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:22 pm

Great effort mazman and fantastic pics to go with your report!
cheers
Jim

Lightning · Post by **Lightning** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:47 pm

Well done! Awesome catch mate

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