This TRICK made them STRIKE | SHORE JIGGING | CATCH & COOK

It was a relief to head out for fishing on the rocks after winter. In spring usually Bonitos come close to the shore and are a prime target for anglers. I fished with my new Sonio 93 M with soft plastics, minnows and jigs.
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Gear used:
Rod: ‪@ZENAQ_official‬ Muthos Sonio 93 M
Hook: ‪@ownercultiva7325‬ Medium 3/0 Assist Hook
Jig: ‪@ownercultiva7325‬ Gekito Jig Strike GJS 65 g
Cap: ‪@ZENAQ_official‬ Flat Visor Cap
Glove: ‪@ZENAQ_official‬ 3D Short Glove
Pliers: @ownerhooks Split Ring Pliers GP-01
Reel: Certate HD 3500 H
Braid: ‪@ownercultiva7325‬ Kizuna PE 2.5
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[@bungkokoAdi]

Paradise 🎉🎉🎉

[@maxdocken]

Thanks mate! 🤘

[@stelioskaramitziotis2170]

Lovely video Max! Great spots and nice catches, especially the big bonito!!! Well done!!!

[@maxdocken]

Thank you Stelio, I love them especially the evil stripes on the side and the big teeth! Bad Ass! 🧨

[@InspirationFischen]

Heftige Angelei bei dieser Brandung! Petri zu den geilen Bonitos :) Sicherlich ein wahnsinnig guter Speisefisch so frisch aus der Pfanne. Sah richtig gut aus. Schmecken lassen!

[@maxdocken]

Da will man nicht reinfallen, sonst kanns schell eng werden! 🥶 Bei solchen Bedingungen bin ich auch froh die Weste zu tragen! Bonito ist wirklich sehr gut - einen Tag im Kühlschrank "ruhen" lassen und dann in die Panne! 😋

[@VertigoLures]

Nice action my friend, that last bonito was really nice! Footage and editing are great as always. Keep it up!

[@maxdocken]

Thanks mate - next time I would like to catch a Bonito like this on spinning! 🤤 Shore Jigging tackle doesn't leave the fish any space... 😅

[@ExploreFishing]

nice video max!

[@maxdocken]

Thanks mate! 🤝

[@Spinning_Inside]

Nice video Max!!! Next bonito i try to cook it like you!

[@maxdocken]

Thanks Spinning Inside - very tasty to have steaks! Just the rosemary shouldn't be in the pan! 😅

[@MarkDeFishing]

Good video mate 👏🏼

[@maxdocken]

Thanks for your feedback bro - always welcome! 🤝

[@LJBFishing]

As far as the sudden wind goes I only have the experience from Croatia. When clouds appear over the mountains and it rains on the top, cold air will fall down the slopes and this crazy wind called Bura starts in minutes. So maybe also check the forecast for a few km farther from the coast. Nice to see you catch some delicious bonito 🤘

[@maxdocken]

Thanks mate - that's good to have an eye on! This local weather phenomenons are really crazy - always bad when they weather comes from behind, and we look always to the sea! 🤦‍♂️😅

[@danilotriolofishingchannel9091]

🔝🔝🔝💪✌️

[@maxdocken]

Thanks Danilo! ✌️

[@alexargiris1291]

I like your reel 😍

[@maxdocken]

Thanks! It's a Heavy Duty Certate 3500H. I tunes it with a power knob. 😃

[@alexargiris1291]

@@maxdocken super one day a take one +_-

[@herbi]

Good cook max😊😊😊

[@maxdocken]

Thanks Antreas! 🥰

[@felixklassen9187]

Jetzt läuft es wieder langsam in Griechenland, Top

[@maxdocken]

Hi Felix, yes - zumindest in Sachen SJ besser! Man kann über das ganze Jahr fangen, muss nur die Methodik anpassen! 🤘😃

[@felixklassen9187]

@@maxdocken in Griechenland vielleicht schon, in Kroatien ist aber tote hose Februar März und Sommer, habe ich selbst spüren müssen

[@4filiro]

In Greek microclimate , happen sudden rapid changes like the storm you met , which cannot catch the apps (that are usual faulty in forcasts)...so get always jacket in bag...😂

[@maxdocken]

I think you can only master it with experience. Yes always have a light windbreaker jacket with me! Exposed out in the wild can be very dangerous, especially when surrounded by sea like Greece is.

[@giuseppemazzonna8933]

Posti meravigliosi. Come sempre bravissimo Max , è capitato anche a me di trovare una giornata meravigliosa e poi il tempo è cambiato improvvisamente, le previsioni a volte vengono disattese da situazioni locali non prevedibili. Io uso il sito 3B meteo, è abbastanza affidabile, non so se sia valido anche per altre nazioni. In ogni caso complimenti per il video 😊

[@maxdocken]

Hi Giuseppe, that's a great hint I will check 3B. Regarding the video - 🙏 thank you!

[@andreaiobbi2889]

Hello max, in first of all congratulations for your videos and for your captures! I also own a Sonio 93 M, I wanted to ask you your impressions regarding its use compared to the Sonio 100 M, does it seem more powerful? I am referring above all to the jigs. Thanks for your time and congratulations again!

[@maxdocken]

Hi Andrea, happy to hear that you like the video! Regarding Sonio: My impressions of 93 M is that it's more stiff in the tip compared to 100 M. 93 M works well with jigs 65 g and above. Working a 40 g back weighted jig was also possible but not my preference. In my opinion 93 M is not designed as a pure jigging rod having it's strength in heavy spinning (lure manipulation more easy due to it shorter length). The overall power is a bit higher compared to 100 M but not a lot) 100 M has it's strength in manipulating jigs. Especially jigs below 60g have better action. If I have to choose a pure jigging rod up to max 100g I would choose 100 M RG. Sweet point of jigs for 100 M is ~ 70g - so much fun!

[@alestomazic5478]

You are making great videos, nice to watch. How do you like sonio 93m? I have sonio 100m for 3 years now and I love it. I was reading that sonio 93m is even better. Did you manage to test sonio 100m yourself and if so would you replace it with 93?

[@maxdocken]

Thanks man - if you like please subscribe! 🤩🤝 I have both rods and love them! Regarding the two Sonios I will upload a review but here is how I see the rods: Sonio 100 M is more for jigs especially for light jigs ~ 40 - 60g it's perfect because of the sensitivity tip. Sonio 93 M is more for heavy Spinning cause of the shorter length hardbaits and silicones are easier to manipulate. The tip of 93 M is more stiff compared to 100 M so light jigs doesn't work as easy as on 100 M. Still I use my 93 M also with jigs but mainly with 80 g + jigs. It works fine too but animation is more technical. The advantage is coming into play also when fishing deeper waters as well as facing currents.

[@alestomazic5478]

Hi, i'm subscribed 😊. Then i will need to buy another zenaq 👍

[@dimitrioskostoulas9392]

Great videos Max, good work!Do you enjoy life in Greece?Many greetings!

[@maxdocken]

Thank you Dimitrie, it's good to hear that you like it! Freedom, a stunning scenery and as bonus a fish - life can't be better! 😋 Tight lines 🙋‍♂️

[@ghalihitmi]

Nice video mate 💪🎣😍great fishing... I advise you add an assist hook on the black minnow or any soft lure... Its so difficult to get good bites, specially from shore, i dont risk casting those lures with the single original hook... Also each time u miss a bite the lure is destroyed which is not a good business for ur pocket😅

[@maxdocken]

I like especially the bit/ pocket relation - true words man! 🤣 I was fishing silicones with assist as well - you see it at the end when I catch the small Grouper! But look which hook caught the fish... 🙈 you never do it right! Bit yes I will equip all of them and probably also with a smaller compared to this one. Thanks man! 🙏

[@RuRuNet]

Great! Fischst du in Sudgriechenland?Solche atemberaubende Tiefen..Bon chance in der Zukunft...

[@maxdocken]

Danke dir! Genau im Süden, allerdings war die Tiefe nicht groß - maximal 15 m deshalb habe ich auch mit einem 65g Jig gefischt und der Sonio! Viele Grüße Max

[@natashaokeeffe6906]

I use three weather apps on my phone which gives me a good idea of the forecast. It can still be wrong sometimes.

[@maxdocken]

Yeah I guess that's the way - double or triple check! Which services/ applications do you use?

[@user-fj3sw5vk3z]

Great movie, Max! A question for you : I fish the Zenaq Sonio 93M RG as well. Fantastic rod with many uses. I noticed however that the knot connecting the leader to the braid gets damaged easily when it hits the lower RG guide during casting. I use either the PR or the FG knot with the risutto finish. I usually have the knot halfway between the reel and lowest guide at the start of the cast. The leader I mostly use is 30lbs/0,47mm. Do you experience the same problem? If not, what thickness of FC leader do you use and in what position is the knot at the start of the cast?

[@maxdocken]

Hi Jef, thanks for your comment! I usually fish 40lbs leader and sometimes 35 lbs. I like to have my leader as long as possible, as you describe it's between reel and first guide, when I'm casting. I haven't experienced any damage - often I fish it for a couple of days in a row without any problems. I tie a very slim but strong FG-Knot that passes easily through RG-Guides. I'm planing to make a video soon where I show how I tie it but for a quick solution I can sent you some pictures to see how I do it. Please contact me on Insta or Facebook (Max Docken). Tight lines Max 🤝

[@user-fj3sw5vk3z]

Thank you very much for the help! I'm looking forward to that video!@@maxdocken

[@matt14law]

Do you make use of the other jigs from the Gekito section ? As always interesting videos and fishing adventures 🙏

[@maxdocken]

Hi Matt, yes I use Level, Aero and Nagewaza - but most of the time Strike (GJS). Where do you fish? Tight lines Max

[@matt14law]

@@maxdocken thanks, and any tips on how to find deep water from apps or something without the need to go on the spot to check. I fish and live on a small island Gozo, Malta. Tight Lines 💪

[@maxdocken]

@@matt14law yes sure. Use Navionics and google maps. Google maps is a good tool, when you don't see the bottom it's usually sure more then 10 m. Navionics gives you just an impression, it's not as detailed as we would need it. Make your selections then try and see the actual structure.

[@samuelmuscat4203]

Great video Max! What was the lure that you caught the first small bonito on please?

[@maxdocken]

Thanks Samuel, it was a heavy sinking minnow - Jackson Pintail EZ 👌 Do you do saltwater spinning as well or more jigging?

[@samuelmuscat4203]

@@maxdocken thanks! I mainly do saltwater spinning, that lure looks like a real baitfish and perfect for pelagic species

[@maxdocken]

@@samuelmuscat4203 yes love the look - very realistic!

[@eriloccahs]

good day mate... ı really like your videos . just want to ask which brand of gps do you use ?

[@maxdocken]

Thanks bro, I use the Garmin GPS Map 66s. It's very nice big plus you can download Garmins Satellite Images to the map. If you haven't please subscribe bro! 🤝 Tight lines Max

[@eriloccahs]

@@maxdocken thanks man . subscribed also :)

[@maxdocken]

@@eriloccahs thanks bro! 🙋‍♂️

[@hldemi_fishing]

Haha with Bonitos its always need for speed :D Is that GJS color number 32 and not your own barra decor ?

[@maxdocken]

Yes, Bonito like speed that is know. But Shore Jigging on the other hand is already a fast method and it was new to me that they wanted it sooo fast! No it's not my own it's the classic one. My Barra color code is #982.

[@hldemi_fishing]

@@maxdocken oh yeah. I was once lucky enough to have a school of bonitos and albacores circulating around my position for quite some time to be able to joke around and test some really ridiculous ideas such as retrieving as fast as humanly possible. What amazed me is that I managed to catch 2 of them even at that fast retrieve which was 3 full rotations of the reel per second for sure. My point is that there is no way to retrieve faster than those fish can swim and often they get triggered by this insane speed where they fight and compete among themselves who is gonna catch a prey so fast....

[@maxdocken]

@@hldemi_fishing that's a very lucky situation bro and great experience! Yes sure regarding active Tunnies we can't be fast enough! 😅 The key is to know which species is around and if it is active - this question can only be answered by personal experience!

[@hldemi_fishing]

@@maxdocken perfectly said. Nothing beats the experience especially when shore jigging is about. Keep up the great videos bro !

[@maxdocken]

@@hldemi_fishing thanks mate! 🤝

[@Lightw81]

Is this Greece? Ionian? Aegean?

[@maxdocken]

Hi there it's Greece bro! 🇬🇷✅ Tight lines Max

[@Rickwu-md4ww]

What rod. Jaw breaker?

[@maxdocken]

Hi Rick, I used the Sonio 93 M with 65 g jigs. Tight lines Max

[@rickwu6005]

Perfect

[@samuelgonzalezhorakova9536]

Te falta experiencia trabajando dentones .. entre que el black minow aveces no clava bien y tú empezaste a tirar al Máximo .. es normal que se desclavase

[@maxdocken]

If the fish is hooked properly you will not loose it. If not - yes there is a chance, but on the other hand if you don't fight the fish hard you risk to get cut. I prefer loosing a fish in stead of getting cut leaving the fish with the lure in his mouth.