Description

SPANISH MACKEREL LIVEBAIT FLOATLINE AND SLOW TROLL RIG
DOUBLE 8/0 VMC O’SHAUGHNESSY HOOKS AND 8/0 LIVEBAIT HOOK ON 105LB WIRE TO 90LB JAPANESE MONO  

This is a specialty live bait float line and very slow troll Spanish Mackerel rig. I have fine tuned and used this one for many years now with excellent results., It is a specialty rig to be used with medium to large live baits for Big Spanish Mackerel. Designed to be used in the tropics with Live Yellowtail Fusilier (Mac Crac I call em, they cant resist them..), Small Live School Mac and large Live Yakkas. Down South you could use large live Yellowtail /Yakkas, Slimies, Tailor, School Mac.. Whatever the going large live bait you have gathered on the day. With the new Spanish Mackerel restrictions in QLD you want to make that 1 fish caught a good one, So as the saying goes- Big Bait= Big Fish.

The trick is with this rig to keep your livie alive and free swimming by putting the livebait hook into the nose or just behind the fishes head into the shoulder and only the last Ganged hook into the livies back. The remaining gangs should be free.

The longish 1.5 m of mono trace to the wire trace keeps all the snap swivels and hardware away from the bait. Mackerel can be finicky when it comes to swivels etc. The rig includes a 3-way crane swivel to clip onto. You will notice a small piece of mono attached to the swivel to tie on a lead if required. When the current is running, just add a small lead  whatever size is required to get the bait down a bit. ( You will seldom catch any Mackerel with the bait right up on the surface in steady to strong currents, get that bait down a bit and you will do much better). 

I usually put this one out while fishing for Coral Trout on bombys.  I catch a few Yellowtail Fusilier for livies, then floatline one out on this Specialty rig and nail decent Spanish Mackerel whilst Trout fishing. 

Also when I Specifically chase  Mackerel I have this set up Rigged N Ready  to go  on a designated rod. When I catch a School/doggy Mackerel I put him strait on and send him out before he dies, They die easy. If there is a big mackerel round they will nail those school/doggy macs every time. Also a good way to get past the pesky small macs and pickers that take your pillys continuously.  Try floating one out on a wreck when you catch a school mac.

This rig can also be used for super slow live bait trolling. I have done it many times with livies strait behind the boat or on Paravanes and Downriggers at 1-2 knots. A slow trolled livebait is irresistible to Spanish Mackerel.

Suitable for LIVE Yellowtail Fusilier, School/Doggy Mac, Yakkas, larger Slimies, Tailor even small Barracuda, Whatever large Mackerel eat in your area.

All rigs are hand/bench crimped, tied and assembled by myself here in Cairns, Australia from quality components. These wire rigs are Haywire twisted and barrel wrapped on a specialised tool creating a superior haywire twist.

•    2 x 8/0 VMC O’Shanaughsey Style Hook 
•    1 x 8/0 Live bait Hook
•     105lb wire 30cm to 90lb Japanese Mono 1.5m
•     3-Way Crane Swivel
•     #2 Rolling Swivel joiner mono to wire
•    1.8 meters overall

All our rigs are True, Tried and Tested.
Dave
Rigged N Ready