Testing a Theory with Tides Jigging & Vibing

I had an opportunity to fish neap tides in an area I usually fish bigger tides to see how the fish would react and feed and found a noticeable difference. changing lures helped a lot to secure bigger fish and stay away from smaller bycatch.

[@chrisbetter3820]

Dear Professor, As you mentioned keeping the fish for burgers , and as I am a Chef , I just couldn’t pass the opportunity to suggest you the following. When doing a “Tartare” , (like steak Tartare ) , try doing a mix with fish and all condiments, including a good amount of lemon/lime juice with good seasoning of salt/pepper. Shaping your burger thicker than normal and only cooking both sides lightly , when biting , you’ll go from crispy and cooked , to raw but marinated mixture : delicious…. Thank you for another epic lesson and for the adventure. Chris

[@PelagicPursuit89]

hey Chris do you have a page I could follow and suss out some more of these ideas. cheers

[@rosalindstewart7013]

Top idea Matt I reckon there would be a few out here interested as well cheers Yogi ✌️🤙

[@Nathking2011]

By far the best fishing content out there thanks for sharing with us cheers

[@jerrodbraithwaite1065]

I knew you're dropping today i could just feel it mate epic nannys 🍺🤙🏾

[@Crabstrangler]

Great video mate. Watched the whole thing

[@jarrodtodd918]

Awesome as always! 👌

[@HuyFishingVlog]

That's great, there are a lot of fish with you, I wish you a good day , amazing

[@karlwoolley7383]

Another great video..

[@markshark7521]

Great stuff again thanks for sharing 🦈

[@blacklabel810]

Well done, friends, a very good catch of red snapper, your enthusiasm for fishing mania is great,,,👍💪

[@Wilso94]

need to see you out trolling for some pelagics man! would be awesome to see up that way.

[@rosalindstewart7013]

I agree would be awesome seeing the boys on a beaky, cheers Yogi ✌️🤙

[@willkitching]

Great vid as usual mate! Some tasty fillets there. When those fish rise that high off the bottom on neap tides I reckon you could waft a paddle tail plastic down through them a bit more slowly and they’d annihilate it! That’s how we fish for snapper down here in South East Queensland and they smash it a fair way up off the bottom. Keep up the great vids

[@PelagicPursuit89]

totally agree next time ill try a few different things

[@willkitching]

@@PelagicPursuit89 Sounds cool mate, keen to see! 👌

[@adamalback400]

Seeing all those tasty nannys has my mouth watering so hard mate.. Another epic session for the lads

[@NomadNo]

Got that daiwa lexa tw, so much fun with that one bro, using it with a temple reef nabla 1, loving it, thanks for the recommendation

[@PelagicPursuit89]

no worries at all mate

[@chrisbetter3820]

@ 6m25s , You said that we can remember you fishing this marks on previous videos. Yes I do actually….😂😂😂 As I even recognise the background, the horizon and clouds too😂😂😂

[@rosalindstewart7013]

Pissa ✌️🤙

[@lauchlanmcmillan3703]

keep up the fabulous content !! how many hours on your motors now?

[@joangeddes380]

Amazing video excellent fishing 👋🥰🤗👍🎣🐟🐠

[@monfishing]

WOW Amazing 😄😄😄

[@joshforrester3370]

Jigtastic matty

[@BasicInfoEdit]

I have a lexa 300 tw, and am considering the Saltiga 15h SJ for a second setup. Since you've been fishing both these reels for a while now, do you have a preference for one over the other?

[@lochieisking]

hey mate, beautiful fish. any chance of doing a filleting lesson on such a nice fish? would love to see hoe you go about it. cheers

[@JD.California_monkey_mackerel]

I would like to get one of those squid 🦑 lures for Pier fishing in a 1oz and a 2oz lure

[@kelcook1624]

What are the combos you guys were using? Looking for a few new rigs

[@andrewrollins4898]

Good morning, Fellas. Do you find the 130 squidtrex hooks to be too small? Would you recommend a 2/0 or 3/0 BKK slow-pitch hooks for the 130 squidtrex?

[@PelagicPursuit89]

the only thing ive done which seems to work is hook the assist hooks into the tentacles. it helps with hook up and doesn't foul up as much

[@ricardodelucas9615]

Hi Pelagic, what model of rod and brand do you use to jig?

[@PelagicPursuit89]

nomad pe2-4 6'2

[@vanceneep6130]

Another real fishing season 👌👌👍. What happen to your Humminbird map, not picking it up

[@PelagicPursuit89]

yeah I just had relief shading on at the time

[@mxbass1036]

On the east coast of Florida we'll get snappers close to the surface on occasion. It's pretty wild.

[@PelagicPursuit89]

yeah its amazing how easy it is for them to freely swim around with out using too much energy in the current

[@Matthew-oq1yn]

Hey matty, I'm interested in how you position the contender and slow down drifts etc. (Would make a great vid)😉 At about 11.45 it looks like you have the outboards on, are they slowing the drift at all or just in neutral with no thrust? Do you always leave them on like this or situation dependent and how do you decide?

[@PelagicPursuit89]

I usually turn the motors to make sure I sail with the current. that way I can usually sort out a bit of shade and the boat will drift a little slower. on that particular occasion I knocked the boat in reverse to slightly adjust the drift. ill do a part on it next trip.

[@Matthew-oq1yn]

Thanks mate, awesome, its the bit Im struggling with in a 560 bonny, which being a smaller boat probably gets pushed faster. I just can't seem to slow the drift enough irrespective of tides depth wind and jigs to 300g! Have had difficulty staying on mark long enough keeping outboard on as well, maybe our currents in cooktown move faster. Have started playing with the electric more to help but can be a pain deploying constantly and controlling for this style of fishing. Looking at spankers and drift socks but look like they'd be a PITA too

[@rosalindstewart7013]

The drift socks work well mate, I made my own out of a bulky bag, cheers Yogi, fishing down south in Victoria usually Portland Southern Ocean

[@turneroundaus101]

Hey Matt, I know you tie a loop knot on your solid ring but have you ever had issues with the knot breaking at the bottom of the loop as a result of abrasion when fighting a fish? I lost 2 jigs while fighting kings fast jigging on the weekend and both broke in the same spot at the bottom of the loop. Had fresh leader and fresh knots tied. I tie my loop knots with as smaller loop as I can. Any thoughts or advice?

[@PelagicPursuit89]

only time ive had an issue is with certain leader (black magic) it become brittle and will break on those sharper solid rings. try using a mono instead of fluro and you'll have better strength. this is why I use nomad leader because its a fluro coated mono. abrasive resistant but also great knot strength

[@turneroundaus101]

That is the brand I am having the issue with. Might be time to go shopping. Thanks, appreciate the advice.

[@lc9244]

How do you find the humminbird side scan in deep water? I found my 9inch helix very dark, even after playing with the settings

[@PelagicPursuit89]

I haven't had any dramas with it. I just make sure im running 455 with deeper water

[@troyfuller35]

Hey bud, What size tides do you get there, do you have to pick your days or hold the boat in reverse on the bigger tides or just fish the slack water?

[@PelagicPursuit89]

our big tides are around 6m of run. ill always drift regardless of tides but mainly fish north on bigger tides and south on smaller tides and its worked really well for me

[@troyfuller35]

Is that because the run is smaller?

[@zac1837]

What PE do you yous for 100 to 210g

[@LeoMartin-CC]

Hi friends！your videos make me feel great. I'm a designer at a bait factory! I hope you can take a video using the bait I designed. we can discuss it