Description

Snapper/ Pelagic Floatline DRONE Rig

7/0 Chemically Sharpened Octopus Hooks Double Snelled on 80lb Fujiyama mono

A versatile rig designed for drone fishing off the bottom. You can float this in reefy weedy areas where otherwise you would be snagged. It is an adaptation of my float line snapper rigs. Ideally deployed by drone from the beach toward reefy areas, or from the rocks and cliffs also fishing reefy areas. (This is not a deploy and leave on the bottom rig. It needs to be either floated with a float or slow retrieved / trolled also requiring floats.) - Floats not included – The size float you need will depend on how you wish to fish this rig.

A high quality double snelled rig made to be floated once deployed. (Float not included but attach one to the drone attachment loop line tag as per picture) Can be used with or without lead. If the current is running add some small lead as required to the short length of line attached the middle 3–way Crane swivel. By putting the lead on here it keeps it away from the bait allowing it to float around and present naturally (no current =no lead required and leave this piece of line free) Also makes for easy lead changing as the conditions change.

All the guesswork has been taken out for you with this rig, All line lengths and swivels have been trialled and tested to minimise chance of tangling.  The rig is designed to sit approx. 2 metres below the surface. If you need bait to float  deeper you will have to either increase the length of the drone attachment line loop , or alternatively have a running float on your rods mainline to a rubber stopper bead. (See diagrams)

These double snelled Octopus hook rigs work great with strip baits, whole pillys, herring, whiting, whole Squid but can also be used with live bait like mullet and yakkas if available.

This rig will is not only limited to snapper, but will take other table fish like Kingfish, Tailor, Samson Fish, or whatever the target species are in your area.

Something else you can do with this rig is a slow retrieval method where you drop the bait well out and then retrieve at 1 -2 km hr. It can be surface trolled over reefs and weed or bottom trolled over sand with live baits like mullet, whiting, yakkas etc. You can use good quality also dead bait hooked up so it swims strait and dosnt spin. You will need to put different floats and leads on for these methods below. ( Also see rig diagrams.)

1-     If you want bait near surface for retrieval /troll method in the upper 2m going over reef / sand / weed put a LARGER float on drone connection loop  that will stay at surface with a small  ball sinker on the short sinker trace to keep rig down a bit.

2-    If you want the rig to be dragged/ retrieved / trolled along the bottom (IN SANDY AREAS ONLY) 

Put a small float on that will become submerged once deployed yet keep rig up off the bottom, and a 4 oz snapper lead would be suitable to drag along the bottom. You may need to adjust the sinker trace length to suit your needs for keeping the bait off the bottom a bit. Sinker trace can be 1mtr max.  Also ideally retrieved at approx. 1-2 km /hr.

So if you want to fish more actively and technically than the set and forget methods this is an option. It will take some trial and error on your part, but all achievable with this rig. It will also now allow you to fish rocky and weedy areas, not just sandy beaches.  Stingray and Banjos should be minimal with this rig and methods.

Just clip it on to your rod, clip it onto the drone, add your floats, add a lead if required and your Rigged N Ready  for drone fishing in rocky/ reefy areas.

All rigs are hand/bench crimped, tied and assembled by myself here in Cairns, Australia from quality components. Commercial Grade Hardware used.

·        2 x 7/0   Octopus Hooks snelled on 2.3m of 90lb Fujiyama trace

·        2 x 3-Way Crane Swivel with short length of sinker trace if required

·        Lumo Chaffe tube

·        Lumo Bead

·       Drone attachment loop (where you add your float)

All our rigs are True, Tried and Tested by myself.

Dave

Rigged N Ready