Through pin or twist it up?

deadbird995 · 07-29-2008, 06:54 PM

White marlin fishing with circle hooks: fish the line through pin or twist it up...what are the top boats doing?

Big Baits with a circle: how much drag while trolling, assume your big bait gets crashed, how much drag would there have been on the bite?

ejfra · 07-29-2008, 09:03 PM

straight through the pin so you can drop back to the fish through the pin...........twist it up and the fish feels the resistance and senses something's not right

frankypettolina · 07-29-2008, 09:46 PM

I fish my flats twisted up, my riggers through the pin. Almost freespool on the flats, clicker on, enough drag to keep it from creeping on the riggers, clicker on. Immediately turn clicker off when feeding fish.

Big baits with circles are new to me but the discussion at the docks has been 12 pounds or so, but still try to beat him to it. I am toying with the idea of twisting it up and leaving a belly from the tip to the pin for some built in drop back.

anthony · 07-30-2008, 09:31 AM

Yep, what Franky said.

Small Boat Junkie · 08-09-2008, 06:35 PM

Franky hit the nail on the head.

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07-29-2008, 09:03 PM	#2
ejfra My best friend has a 65 footer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 62 Credits: 6,113.5	straight through the pin so you can drop back to the fish through the pin...........twist it up and the fish feels the resistance and senses something's not right

07-29-2008, 09:46 PM	#3
frankypettolina killing stuff cause it feels good Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OCMD Posts: 2,071 Credits: 4,187.8 Boat: Last Call Home Port: Ocean City, MD Best Catch: triple slam in Venezuela 1997 or 31 sails in a day Mexico 98 Occupation: Marine Surveyor and Charterboat Captain	I fish my flats twisted up, my riggers through the pin. Almost freespool on the flats, clicker on, enough drag to keep it from creeping on the riggers, clicker on. Immediately turn clicker off when feeding fish. Big baits with circles are new to me but the discussion at the docks has been 12 pounds or so, but still try to beat him to it. I am toying with the idea of twisting it up and leaving a belly from the tip to the pin for some built in drop back.

07-30-2008, 09:31 AM	#4
anthony I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: God's Country...Eastern Shore Posts: 1,789 Credits: 2,005.9	Yep, what Franky said.

08-09-2008, 06:35 PM	#5
Small Boat Junkie Master Baiter Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 47 Credits: 5,819.8	Franky hit the nail on the head.