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well done i reconize that rock on the left in the pic nah seriously just normal balloons or something like the black magics

Great fish. :thumbsup:

Hi Carl,

What bait was used for ballooning.

Well done and nice catch

one2three wrote:Hi Carl,

What bait was used for ballooning.

Well done and nice catch

Fish came on a squid head.
Generally we use either small squid whole, on a 2 hook rig, or squid heads on a single hook.

Just out of interest - I've always wondered why it is so crucial for the balloon to release. Is it just an issue of not wanting the fish to drop the bait (like setting the balance weight on a quill float) or is there some other reason?

bilby wrote:Just out of interest - I've always wondered why it is so crucial for the balloon to release. Is it just an issue of not wanting the fish to drop the bait (like setting the balance weight on a quill float) or is there some other reason?

Never really worried about it Billy, generally find once you get a solid fish, the balloon either gets ripped off, or pops anyway.

Hi Carl,

Do you have videos when you guys do ballooning.

Which part of the Island did you guys fish

one2three wrote:Hi Carl,

Do you have videos when you guys do ballooning.

Which part of the Island did you guys fish

No video I'm afraid, but honestly, ballooning is about as simple as fishing comes. Mono mainline down to a big snap swivel, with a easy rig slider running on you mainline, a small soft bead stopper above the slider.
A metre and a half of 80lb leader, with a heavy duty swivel on one end, and your choice of hooks on the other end. A small pea sinker running above the hooks, you are good to go...
As for where, see the last line of the first post....
Southern half of the Island is as much as anyone gets.

CarlG wrote:

one2three wrote:Hi Carl,

Do you have videos when you guys do ballooning.

Which part of the Island did you guys fish

No video I'm afraid, but honestly, ballooning is about as simple as fishing comes. Mono mainline down to a big snap swivel, with a easy rig slider running on you mainline, a small soft bead stopper above the slider.
A metre and a half of 80lb leader, with a heavy duty swivel on one end, and your choice of hooks on the other end. A small pea sinker running above the hooks, you are good to go...
As for where, see the last line of the first post....
Southern half of the Island is as much as anyone gets.

Hi Carl,

Are you attaching anything to the easy rig slider?

one2three wrote:

CarlG wrote:

one2three wrote:Hi Carl,

Do you have videos when you guys do ballooning.

Which part of the Island did you guys fish

No video I'm afraid, but honestly, ballooning is about as simple as fishing comes. Mono mainline down to a big snap swivel, with a easy rig slider running on you mainline, a small soft bead stopper above the slider.
A metre and a half of 80lb leader, with a heavy duty swivel on one end, and your choice of hooks on the other end. A small pea sinker running above the hooks, you are good to go...
As for where, see the last line of the first post....
Southern half of the Island is as much as anyone gets.

Hi Carl,

Are you attaching anything to the easy rig slider?

The easyrig slider is what you hook your balloon onto.
Sorry, should have mentioned that...