LJ Reds and almost Ling 8/12 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

greenscales · 08-21-2017, 04:29 PM

Then I guess I am liar as well since I have started with that many small macks in my Hobie tank numerous times and ended up with some left alive at the end. Mind you I am not keeping 25 all day, and they aren't stocked trout size, if that's what you mean my "normal size" talking under 6" when I have that many. If you see one start to falter, you toss it out, if not, then more will roll on you. The key is you have constant flow of water in and out, not O2 percolating in a closed environment - if that were my system, they would definitely roll. If the macks are big, then I keep a few a move on to look for smaller ones and will the large ones out. Bigger bait does not necessarily mean bigger fish, it just means your missing more bites, and you won't be wasting as much time with the smaller game fish. And chunking is always an option as well.

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08-21-2017, 04:29 PM	#1
greenscales greenscales Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Monrovia Posts: 116	Then I guess I am liar as well since I have started with that many small macks in my Hobie tank numerous times and ended up with some left alive at the end. Mind you I am not keeping 25 all day, and they aren't stocked trout size, if that's what you mean my "normal size" talking under 6" when I have that many. If you see one start to falter, you toss it out, if not, then more will roll on you. The key is you have constant flow of water in and out, not O2 percolating in a closed environment - if that were my system, they would definitely roll. If the macks are big, then I keep a few a move on to look for smaller ones and will the large ones out. Bigger bait does not necessarily mean bigger fish, it just means your missing more bites, and you won't be wasting as much time with the smaller game fish. And chunking is always an option as well.