increasing the odds

[ben stacy]

dose anyone out there have anything to say about the use of flashers they look like theyd work well here in Hawaii what depth do they work best at?

 

[covert]

almost anything shiny will attract fish even a bunch of spoons tied together as long as they get sunlight and sparkle they will work. Depth depends on what your hunting, bottom mid or top feeding fish. As long as the flasher gets light it will bring in the curious fishies. Although i heard hawaii doesnt have stupid fish..... or so i have been told.

 

[ben stacy]

thanks covert ive used spoons while diving the reef with some succes just drop them and follow them down but your right we dont have any stupid fish here fresh chum seems to be the key

 

[covert]

what i do (as a last resort) cause i love the hunt (and who am i kidding chum and great whites dont go together all that well) is take my crayfish bait bag (little netted bag with drawstring), fill that with sardines and some lead, attach that to your float, and watch the fishies come forth. Though i prefer to hunt without flashers and baitbags. I only use those in really bad viz, on the atlantic side where there arent too many GW patrolling around.

 

[ben stacy]

ive never tried the bag i usualy have a mate on the boat cut the bait and he maintains a constant stream of chum. Alot of the time sharks show up but sometimes they dont and those are good times. I love the hunt too and if i didnt need chum i wouldnt use it thankfully we dont have too many Great Whites like you guys

 

[island_sands]

ive never tried the bag i usualy have a mate on the boat cut the bait and he maintains a constant stream of chum. Alot of the time sharks show up but sometimes they dont and those are good times. I love the hunt too and if i didnt need chum i wouldnt use it thankfully we dont have too many Great Whites like you guys

a friend of mine took this pic in hawaii be careful, spoons or no spoons.

 

[ben stacy]

well i dont think a spoon is going to be very usefull around him. i try to be as careful as i can , potentialy being part of the food chain dosnt apeal to me

 

[covert]

thankfully we dont have too many Great Whites like you guys

By my calculations it will only take 1 rofl