I had made a setline that can be handled by one on an easy beach.
Method:
Wade out as far as possible carrying the 10oz sinker and set/release the 10 trailing hooks at 1m apart.
Set in a gutter or channel found at low tide, retrieve when necessary or when tide increases etc.
Tip: Use good solid baits and float that LIFT the bait up away from marauding crabs.
Set line is connected to a Landbased or Standup Game rod, or similar with in my case, 80lb Braid mainline minimum.
Sit back and watch the sunset!
Results:
Several hits were identified on the setline and despite using recurve 4/0 hooks (Mutsu), no fish were secured.
During a rally of activity, I set up a surfrod alongside with a single hook floating quik rig, Octopus bait (as on the setline) and shot that out a similar distance to the setline. There was one good solid hit to no avail then a real good hit as a dumb seagull flew into the line and dropped like a shot duck into the briny.
A quick advance from son, Sam, and the stupid blind bird shook itself, released the line from around its neck and buggered off.
Tally: A big fat Geno ZIP but.....the fish and chips from Jeanine's beach side shop are to die for!!!!
Prognosis for the setline: This worked as good as I expected and sadly not as good as I hoped.
Fishing an incoming full moon tide, we were off the beach before the 1030pm high as they are a good deal higher this week than usual. We fished the change of light and I will certainly do this method again soon.
I am sure the result will be different at other times and as with all fishing perserverance pays off.
