Thread: sabiki rig

What size sabiki rig is best for catching the best bait for kings, and what is the best bait other than Ly's?

Without a doubt...


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I use a size 6 sabiki. I normally cut them in half to make them easier to handle and to be economical.
My livebait preferences that are normally caught from GSSP pier are in order:
1. Spanish sardine aka herring.
2. Threadfin herring aka greenback.
3. Scaled sardine aka LY.
4. Whatever else I might catch.

[size=12pt] Our buddy Lou swears that them Crazyfish are the only way to go. That or sit on a bench and beg for the fish others catch, which btw, works pretty well for him!

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[size=12pt] That or sit on a bench and beg for the fish others catch, which btw, works pretty well for him!

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ROFLMAO!!

He is the only person I've ever seen leave the pier with an ice chest full of fish having never wet a line. :moon:

@ DRH -- never thought about cutting them in half - great idea!
Got my 560L yesterday. All spooled up and ready for a little surgery

My little one acts just like Lou I ask her if she wanted to fish and her reply was "lets take a break"

# 10 gold hooks work just as good, and better for some baits like cigs (normally on piers farther east)

Load a light rod with some 4 lb fluorocarbon slide on a few gold hooks and tie them as dropper loops, sinker on the bottom. yeah sabiki's are cheap... but gold hooks are even cheaper

Thanks Guys, as always, I do appreciate all your help.

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I use a size 6 sabiki. I normally cut them in half to make them easier to handle and to be economical.
My livebait preferences that are normally caught from GSSP pier are in order:
1. Spanish sardine aka herring.
2. Threadfin herring aka greenback.
3. Scaled sardine aka LY.
4. Whatever else I might catch.
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Yes. thats a good idea I haven't thought of, cutting it in half.. But, explain, LYs' Scaled? Do you mean Like in cleaning ?? Or are there 2 types of Lys, Scaled and (those with no scales) Unscaled?

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[quote author=DRH link=topic=952.msg9058#msg9058 date=1334677773]
I use a size 6 sabiki. I normally cut them in half to make them easier to handle and to be economical.
My livebait preferences that are normally caught from GSSP pier are in order:
1. Spanish sardine aka herring.
2. Threadfin herring aka greenback.
[size=10pt]3. Scaled sardine aka LY. (Scaled Sardine, Also Known As an LY)[/size]
4. Whatever else I might catch.
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Yes. thats a good idea I haven't thought of, cutting it in half.. But, explain, LYs' Scaled? Do you mean Like in cleaning ?? Or are there 2 types of Lys, Scaled and (those with no scales) Unscaled?
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[size=12pt]Scaled Sardine, Also Known As LY, same fish.[/size]