What is better for catching Yakkas? Sabiki jigs or Lures (Ajing)

[@junksfr]

Shroom you inspire me! This weekend I’m going up to the Hawkesbury river with my mates on a house boat. I hope we get something good. Thanks for everything

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Jonah! Oh nice, it's a good time to be up that way for hairtail at night! Good luck!

[@maxifinucane7536]

Yes Jonah

[@junksfr]

@@ShroomFishing thanks shroom

[@junksfr]

@@maxifinucane7536 hey maxi 👋

[@catchandreleasefisbingnsw]

Good to see ya into your yakka fishin shroom I’ve been a bit fish deprived lately with school and Covid so it’s good to see someone catching fish 😄👍

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Boed! Chasing yakkas is addictive even when I don't need them. I hope you get back on your feet soon but if it's keeping you down, plenty of videos here to keep you entertained 👍

[@catchandreleasefisbingnsw]

@@ShroomFishing can’t wait 👌👌👌

[@HaiFishing]

Nothing beats the hauling power of Sabiki rigs with bait and burley but Ajing is by far way more fun! This was a funny challenge to watch you try out - hahaha those weird looks from the commuters too!

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha Hai, funny you mention that! In a scene there, you could tell I forgot there were bystanders and I was shocked when I looked around and realised I was making a scene haha. Yep I've got the ajing bug!

[@grantchamberlain2508]

Never tried aijing it looks like a pretty cool concept. I use the black magic sabiki rigs in pink shrimp. They come with 4 hooks and a sinker attached.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Grant, those ones you are using are superior to the sabikis that I was using. It's something different and a lot of fun and surprisingly it's effective and not too gimicky

[@x3grims172]

Great video mate keep up the good work

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks X3 Grims! Will do, more videos coming up! 🙏

[@misledpoet]

I just use a single size 8 hook and size 0 running ball sinker with a tiny piece of pilchard or bread just on the barb. I pull in a yakka almost every cast

[@ShroomFishing]

Nice one Special K! You'd be hauling them in! It was a tough bite that night but ideally on bait, I would have mashed up bread and pilchards and used small slithers of pilchard on a hook or sabiki.

[@trippa702]

I do the same thing, I put jig heads on the bottom of sabiki jigs. You can put a plastic over the hook point, so you don’t need to cut the hook off

[@ShroomFishing]

That's a good idea Trippa. It wouldn't have worked for this challenge video but outside of the constraints, it's a good way to have both ways working on the same rig

[@eliasbadawi3669]

Loving the Ajing videos keep it up shroom🔥👌🏻

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Eilias, will do!

[@davo2744]

Great vid shroom, keep up the great work. 🤙

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Davo!

[@lucast5964]

Nice Vid! I like using the sabiki rigs to catch herring here in QLD.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Lucas, a good way to catch them here too!

[@YONICBOXING]

6:12 shroom there’s a Weiner on the glass🤣

[@ShroomFishing]

I see it haha

[@dodhousse999]

Hey mate usually you get them on sunrise and not at night time and usually just a small bit of bait works easiest

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep, I usually just get them early morning if I am chasing kings with them, it gets harder as the sun gets up

[@AlinJapan]

I'm planning on Aji fishing for the 1st time in Wakayama, Japan in the next month or two.. Most Japanese people suspend a small basket of frozen mini shrimp under the sabiki hooks, which tend to look a bit like shrimp. Is this done in Australia?

[@ShroomFishing]

That's interesting Alan, no this is not done in Australia. The closest thing that people do here is to have a burley bucket thrown over the side containing bread, pilchards and other bits and pieces

[@Jorre-Fisk]

Great vid, a throwbacka instead of yakka vid I liked it.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks as always Jorre! On the right gear these fish are addictive

[@mudgut69]

Berley with bread. 6 pound handline with size 12 long shank hook. Never fails.

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep sometimes the simplest rig is the msot effective

[@Patrickleeytg]

Cool vid shroom U give alot of tips

[@ShroomFishing]

Awesome and thank you! I just try to make a good video to enjoy

[@thesydneyfisherman]

What rod are you using for the ajing plastics?

[@aymenlababidi2550]

Love catching yakkas

[@ShroomFishing]

Me too Aymen! So fun

[@nuclearpigeon3792]

Bread as burly and sabiki. It that's simple. Want to increase you chance add some scent on the rig

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep bread certainly very good burley. I wasn't expecting the bite to be slow that night otherwise I would have come more prepared, maybe with a slab of pilchards, a chopping block and mash some bread and such together

[@hairyscary8511]

I found herring on the sabeki jig works best out performs prawns and bread👍 if I was seriously going for bait all I had was bread the 1st yakka would have to be sacrificed but it would pay for itself

[@ShroomFishing]

That's a good idea, I keep forgetting to sacrifice the first yakka. Fresh yakka fillet is deadly on a lot of fish. I haven't tried herring yet, I can imagine that would be dynamite!

[@ItskimberlyU]

Hi @shroom what size hooks do you use if you were to make a sabiki rig at home? Planning to make one to catch some yakkas

[@ShroomFishing]

Pretty much as small as possible Kevo, I think under size 8 is best

[@ItskimberlyU]

@@ShroomFishing awesome thanks mate! 😉

[@muttera93]

Love those rods combo shroom 😊

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Armi, it's always nice fishing gear like that! 😎

[@jonathancardoso7127]

Hey man great video, good effort out there! I’ve noticed in one of your videos that you have a wicked technique to thigh a FG knot, would you mind sharing it in a video?

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Jonathan. One day, filming knots is tricky and hard without the right lenses.

[@AndrewFishman]

Yakkas are a lot of fun and make great Mulloway, tailor and sambo baits

[@ShroomFishing]

True that Andrew! A quality bait and not too difficult to catch which is great

[@AndrewFishman]

@@ShroomFishing Good to take the kids down for an afternoon of burleying up some bait for the evening session. Gets the kids a heap of fish and you a heap of bait. Good family fun :)

[@ShroomFishing]

@@AndrewFishman Haha yep, even with adult mates, we are all kids at heart once we get a bit of competition going to see who gets the biggest/most lol

[@AndrewFishman]

@@ShroomFishing 😂😂

[@TheMick18]

@@ShroomFishing hey mate if I do catch yakkas or squid and wanna use for Jewys another day, what’s the best method to keep ‘em fresh

[@audiosquirrel8024]

Love the yakka vids lately shroom! Are they holding under wharves most of the year or are there periods where they disappear? Also can you do a video catching slimey mackeral as well?

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks! Usually a safe bet they are around the wharves or nearby unless we get insane rains. If I can find them, yes!

[@davidshaul5265]

Ha ha , ya getting later mate ! But here it is , the Thursday fix . 👍✔🎣

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep that wasn't not the plan David, these night videos take extra editing that's why but I'm glad it's out I can breathe a sigh of relief now

[@davidshaul5265]

@@ShroomFishing keep em coming mate 👍🎣

[@ShroomFishing]

@@davidshaul5265 Will do!

[@finnbannan7364]

nother good vid shroom

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Finn!

[@PotatoChip-oc7mf]

Where do you buy your ajing pack?

[@ShroomFishing]

At isofishinglifestyle

[@MrMalakalopoulos]

where did you get that micro plastic kit from?

[@ShroomFishing]

Isofishinglifestyle

[@jb-es5zj]

do you or can you catch kingys at night ive always wonderd i mostly get my yakkas on a small hook with beach worms i have left over my dog loves eating them whole

[@ShroomFishing]

J B, the answer is no. It's extremely unlikely although there are whispers some people have figured out how to catch kingfish at night but for the majority of people, it's a non-event. Like they say, there's an exception to every rule but you'll notice there are hardly any photos of kingfish with a night background. Usually early morning before sunrise on first light it becomes likely but not often at say midnight

[@jb-es5zj]

@@ShroomFishing cool thanks

[@maxifinucane7536]

Hey shroom love you vids is that Balmain east your at? Me and my mates including Jonah who you respond to go there sometimes

[@ShroomFishing]

Awesome Maxi! That's a good you fish with Jonah because it's always more fun with friends!

[@maxifinucane7536]

@@ShroomFishing yes your right! Love you keep it up have a great day!

[@maldrury8313]

Have you ever tried an Umbrella Rig? I think it would make an interesting video.

[@ShroomFishing]

No I haven't Mal but it always has intrigued me. It just doesn't seem as though it would be easy to get it to work here in Sydney. I'll keep this idea in mind because if I can brainstorm a possible way to get it happening, it will be a fun video

[@maldrury8313]

@@ShroomFishing Used a lot in the USA. There are different types including soft plastic rig. Should work well from a wharf or out of a boat. Lots for sale on EBay.

[@wbromfield]

do the same test again with a small piece of sardine on the sabiki, you'll catch one every 15 seconds in that corner :)

[@ShroomFishing]

Yeah I was gonna redo it with my usual baits like burleying hard with pillies, bread and using pillies as bait. I haven't often just used bread, just thought they would be easier but they were shut down that night and it's always harder filming and fishing on a busy wharf than just fishing quietly

[@timgruchot2162]

Ajing lures are by far My favourite way to catch yakkas....less tangles and less hooks in my hands 😂

[@ShroomFishing]

So good, basically a sport with a few mates haha

[@wbromfield]

Where do you get your ajing lures from?

[@ShroomFishing]

Isofishinglife Brommo

[@wbromfield]

@@ShroomFishing thanks. I actually hooked up on a kingy this morning on a ajing. Managed to hold on for about a minute before the hooked straightened out on me. Haha.

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

I reckon the old Italian guy that taught me how to catch Yakkas at Milsons point wharf in 1980 would give you a run for your money 🤣🤣

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha he probably would Ian! I chose the worst night to do that video, they were pretty shut down but luckily I still was able to grind out some fish 😎👍

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

@@ShroomFishing He was a yakka catching machine !

[@joshzfishing]

Hey shroom can you catch jewfish anywhere at anytime, the place I fish is balmoral beach wharf and can you catch jewfish there?

[@ShroomFishing]

Yes you can Josh

[@joshzfishing]

@@ShroomFishing that explains the fish I got smoked by I chucked a butter flaied yakka out

[@thedestroyerboy2061]

Let’s go

[@ShroomFishing]

Lesgooo! 😎

[@JacobsFishing]

yo what spot is this??

[@Patrickleeytg]

Shroom what wharf is that

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

Since your a plastic fisherman go check out Bunyip baits bro there so good

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Nathan, I might have to check em out!

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

@@ShroomFishing definitely

[@TheMeiruntu]

Hahahaha love that x combo

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha thanks Patrick!

[@qu3213]

Should of tried hand line with chicken thigh for bait.

[@jb-es5zj]

ive never used ckicken i dont like the idea of touching raw chicken dont get me wrong i dont mind getting my hand dirty but there is just something i dont like about it scared of getting food poisioning i spose

[@ShroomFishing]

Yeah chicken would have been an idea but the video challenge was the sabiki for this video. I've done well with chicken in the past

[@busykid7277]

lm edging to this video!

[@andrewfishingadventure2626]

Where do you buy you gear

[@audiosquirrel8024]

Otto's tackle world

[@ShroomFishing]

Everywhere, BCF, Anaconda, local independents, online etc.

[@andrewfishingadventure2626]

@@ShroomFishinghave you ever been to IsoFishingLifeStyle

[@hairyscary8511]

If out at Penrith Bass Angler has the goods old Pete has been in the business for decades and gets the goods especially lures from trout to marlin, has a lot of stock for the pro/hard-core fisho

[@ShroomFishing]

@@hairyscary8511 I've been to all the above except Penrith but I've heard they have some premium stuff

[@5wisher5weet]

Link to ajing kit?

[@ShroomFishing]

Lures and jigheads were from isofishinglifestyle

[@danielwutfisho]

I was at this wharf a week ago lol

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha it's a popular place Daniel and for good reason! Great views

[@meledfadlallah410]

Hey shroom trust me on this go to Chiswick wharf and flick those ajing lures u will clean up

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks for the suggestion Meled, love that spot

[@adomiee5]

Hey shroom do more videos at Parramatta river

[@ShroomFishing]

More coming Adomiee!

[@leonardpowyer1668]

seriously, come with me, i fish the Sabiki and you the Arjing. i am confident sabiki gets it done

[@hussienkoder4171]

Let's go shroom

[@ShroomFishing]

les goooo Hussien! Some wharf action!

[@zackiplayzz6765]

If anyone knows this spot please let me me know just @ me thanks