I'm new to seawater fishing from the beach. Could i get some hints on catching big fish.?

Question

I use a 10 feet rod and catch small fishes all the time, but i have to keep feeling the rod for jerks all the time. I notice many guys just leave their rod and wait for the fish to get stuck to thier hooks. It has never happed with me. Is it that they use some special hooks or special Bait. What about the line do they keep it loose or tight. Help will be apprciated

Answer 1

A very important tip is to learn how your "drag" system on your reel works..that may be why you are loosing big fish. You don't want the fish to feel any tension when they pickup the bait. Make sure your drag is loose enough to allow the fish to take line easily. When you see the rod bend BE PATIENT do not jerk the rod like a Maniac!!! wait until you feel the weight of the fish, then cup your hand over the reel and raise sharply to set the hook( if you use new sharp hooks this is easy). when you are hooked up then tighten the drag so you can play the fish...not too tight or it will snap..this takes experience and practice. Do it a few times and you will get the hang of it. You are not doing anything wrong, you can just get better at learning how to master your equipment... I have been fishing for years and learn new things everyday. Don't be afraid to ask others...Fisherman love to talk about fishing and should be more than willing to share info with what works...Good Luck and Fish on!- Duke

Answer 2

Always tight line. If the fish swims off with the bait, you won't be able to hook unless your line is tight. Circle hooks are good when you are placing your rod in a sand spike. With a circle hook all the fish needs to do is take the bait in its mouth and move. The fish will be automatically snapped with the circle hook planted in the corner of its mouth. Also if you are fishing on sand, use a pyramid sinker. As far as equipment, a 10 feet pole is the best. I use a Shamino Baitrunner 4500B reel with 20 pound test on the spool. You just need patience and you'll catch a really big fish on day. Good luck.

Answer 3

ok then depending in where you are in the world angling techniques differ so here are some tips you may find useful firstly there are no special lines if you see the rod tip bounce you have to strike it as quickly as possible to set the hook squid is a good bait along with ragworms and lug worms and also peeler crab (used in uk) also all small fish should be returned alive in order to keep up the fish stocks change your bait every 15 minutes or so if the tide is rough then change it more often also lines to use about 20lb does and a 5 oz sinker use a grip lead to get a firm grip on the bottom in a rough tide.

Answer 4

Hi,

They don't have anything special on their lines. They basically wait for a fish to come along a swallow/swim off with the bait in their mouth. The fisherman still need to strike to actually hook the fish. Most professional fisherman like to keep all their tackle and bait as simple as possible so they don't really use all this new state of the art technology.

With regards to big fish, I am not sure where you are fishing from, but it is pretty rare to catch a big fish these days of the shore other than a few flatfish.

Happy fishing and good luck with the big fish.

Answer 5

Some people use circle hook which require no hookset, I prefer a kahle style hook . Most saltwater fish are agressive feeders so they will take a bait and even swallow the hook often.

Keep a tight line, and use a heavy enough sinker so the tide doesnt wash your line around.

I like live shrimp for bait for small fish , Squid works ok as well. For larger fish I like live finger mullet or small live pinfish

I am unsure what your fishing for but those tips I gave you should help

Answer 6

I caught a bass which could have been 8 inches. i became proud and everybody became jealous. i became approximately 10. Later in existence nevertheless, my sister had a boyfriend that grew up fishing and so one night we desperate to pass to the lake and fish. This began approximately 11pm. We have been below the impact of alcohol and obnoxious and that i'm particular they hated us. i'm fairly severe strung and we weren't catching something yet my sisters boyfriend stated it would be nicely worth it if I caught a fish and particular sufficient, I did and he have been given the scene he became searching for simply by fact of path I screamed and made a fool of myself. The fish became this little bitty project too.

Answer 7

if u r fishing in the day time floroucarbon is a must the fish are smart of the beaches,if u r using shrimp buy the right size hook and make shure u peel it first this will help u get more bites and when u get a bite jerk fast,

Answer 8

I'd start by catching a few of the organised boat fishing trips with someone experienced. I could explain it to you here but it'd take all day and you probably wouldn't take it all in.

Experience is the best way to learn. There are plenty charter boats available that are complete with guide and equipment, take it from there. It's also much more fun learning that way.