Welcome. i would say 240gr would be good for upto 300m, maybe more depending on current. However, i personally wouldn't bother fishing any deeper than 250m on light game gear. Ideal depth for me is 150m-200m as those depths hold some good fish and not too deep. It does require lighter line for less drag in the water and it get's down quicker. Sea anchor would help with your drift speed or having someone to back up whilst you drop. but ideal to have minn kota to hold you on the spot. Cheers :-)
@@OCEANOUTKAST Tried it off a kayak but felt it too difficult not being able to stand, currents there are strong I know, tricky staying ontop of the fish, nice catch
@@alexitselentis7904 alot do kayak fishing here and do slow jigging,however they also do alot of softbaiting which is alot easier from a yak...They sneak up on big fish :-)
@@OCEANOUTKAST Yea kayaking fishing is new here, locals look at you like you crazy 😁I only use softbaits off the yak here snapper go mad for them, engine noise is a draw back causes fish to be wary, counting days not allowed out on the water with lockdown 🤣🤣
thanks master. This was more of a challenge to see if i could hook up on either a bluenose or hapuka on a slider jig. The rod makes life easy for deep drops. The reel has plenty of power. I will do more of this fishing when i can. Very enjoyable.
Do you drop to the bottom & go up 50m or so & drop to the bottom again? Or go all the way up & start again? I've still to get a Bluenose in Wellington. Any advice would be appreciated. Loving your jigging setup - Cheers for the video
SteveHaigh hey mate... depending on depth and what species you want to target. Fish finder will give you a better idea in where the fish is in the water column, so generally that’s where my jig or rig goes. If you don’t have a fish finder or you can’t see fish on the finder then Yea 50m sounds about right & drop back down, but no rule to that either. You can jig the water column till you feel fish hit your jig or rig. Then you will know where the fish is holding. ( bluenose ) Not sure where you are based, but in Wellington we get scarpie also known as grand daddy puka,scorpion fish... so to avoid them, once it hits the bottom quickly wind up 5m and start your jigging. If it’s puka you want to target then that requires your jig to be at bottom and jig up to 10-20m then back down. For better results, whilst you drop your rig/jig is to back the boat up so you line is as vertical as possible. That also applies when jigging. Have found that blue nose hang out around 10-20m off bottom, but also could be higher or on the bottom. Hope that helps and thanks for the feed back.
@@OCEANOUTKAST Awesome response. I fish the trench in Wellington occasionally on flat days & have tried for Harpuka & bluenose, but only got scorpion fish (I usually have a large 32+ sinker on rather than a slow jig (200 - 300m), & have been keeping it more or less on the bottom, so its good to know to keep it up a few meters). I'm keen to try the slow jig the next time I'm out, so I really appreciate your help on this. Keep up the good work & thanks for the reply
thanks for the video. 240 gr kabura can work well to any depths? what about drift speed/currents? thanks
Welcome. i would say 240gr would be good for upto 300m, maybe more depending on current. However, i personally wouldn't bother fishing any deeper than 250m on light game gear. Ideal depth for me is 150m-200m as those depths hold some good fish and not too deep. It does require lighter line for less drag in the water and it get's down quicker. Sea anchor would help with your drift speed or having someone to back up whilst you drop. but ideal to have minn kota to hold you on the spot. Cheers :-)
@@OCEANOUTKAST thanks for the tips. wish you tight lines
blue nose on a slider how epic is that well done
yeah it was epic mate
Nice technique and great catch..
Thank you very much!
Slow jiggings an art, top vid and catch 😉👍🎣
Alexi Tselentis thank you Alexi, it’s on top of my favourite ways to fish. Deep sea is another challange with the currents we have here. 👍🏾
@@OCEANOUTKAST Tried it off a kayak but felt it too difficult not being able to stand, currents there are strong I know, tricky staying ontop of the fish, nice catch
@@alexitselentis7904 alot do kayak fishing here and do slow jigging,however they also do alot of softbaiting which is alot easier from a yak...They sneak up on big fish :-)
@@OCEANOUTKAST Yea kayaking fishing is new here, locals look at you like you crazy 😁I only use softbaits off the yak here snapper go mad for them, engine noise is a draw back causes fish to be wary, counting days not allowed out on the water with lockdown 🤣🤣
@@alexitselentis7904 lockdown here too mate.I feel the pain hahaha
Cranking the reel effortlessly, good job getting that bluenose, mate
thanks master. This was more of a challenge to see if i could hook up on either a bluenose or hapuka on a slider jig. The rod makes life easy for deep drops. The reel has plenty of power. I will do more of this fishing when i can. Very enjoyable.
wicked dude! seems to work on bluenose.
Thanks! yup. it will work for everything bro.
Awesome catches..
Thank you very much!
man dem kabura seem quite successful, i consider gettin some
They work a treat
Beautiful video nice fish.
VienGanchao PattyLittle thank you 😁
OCEAN OUTKAST welcome 🙏🏻 lol 😆 u ok?
VienGanchao PattyLittle yes 👌🏾👍🏾
great catch :D 😎😆😎
Thank you very much!
Awesome 👍
Peter Boulieris thanks pete!
great video
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching
Really nice
:-)
Woohoo!!
kosmo spacejams shot for the shout out!
Do you drop to the bottom & go up 50m or so & drop to the bottom again? Or go all the way up & start again? I've still to get a Bluenose in Wellington. Any advice would be appreciated. Loving your jigging setup - Cheers for the video
SteveHaigh hey mate... depending on depth and what species you want to target.
Fish finder will give you a better idea in where the fish is in the water column, so generally that’s where my jig or rig goes.
If you don’t have a fish finder or you can’t see fish on the finder then Yea 50m sounds about right & drop back down, but no rule to that either. You can jig the water column till you feel fish hit your jig or rig. Then you will know where the fish is holding. ( bluenose )
Not sure where you are based, but in Wellington we get scarpie also known as grand daddy puka,scorpion fish... so to avoid them, once it hits the bottom quickly wind up 5m and start your jigging.
If it’s puka you want to target then that requires your jig to be at bottom and jig up to 10-20m then back down.
For better results, whilst you drop your rig/jig is to back the boat up so you line is as vertical as possible. That also applies when jigging.
Have found that blue nose hang out around 10-20m off bottom, but also could be higher or on the bottom.
Hope that helps and thanks for the feed back.
@@OCEANOUTKAST Awesome response. I fish the trench in Wellington occasionally on flat days & have tried for Harpuka & bluenose, but only got scorpion fish (I usually have a large 32+ sinker on rather than a slow jig (200 - 300m), & have been keeping it more or less on the bottom, so its good to know to keep it up a few meters). I'm keen to try the slow jig the next time I'm out, so I really appreciate your help on this.
Keep up the good work & thanks for the reply
SteveHaigh thanks man!
Hope to hear some good results! Tight lines.
What fish is it?
It’s called blue nose!
OCEAN OUTKAST thanks 😊😬🙊