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greenhornet2 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 448

I have been fishing the surf the last few days and the skipjacks are relentless. I know there are more desirable species around because I have managed to catch a few between all the damn skipjacks.

Any suggestions on a leader material that will be more resistant to being cut off? I use power pro and tie my topwaters directly to it. I'm tired of watching $6 lures swim away. I don't know if mono would be any better and what test I could go up to that wouldn't affect the action of the lures.

For those knowledgeable in this area do you consider skipjacks being in the area a good indicator of trout or other gamefish or do ya'll normally just pack up and try another spot.

Big John · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2647

filet one of those skipjacks and toss it out with 5oz on a 12-0 circle hook and wait. Either a big red or shark will be on the other end of the line within 30 minutes! Best damn cut bait there is. Cool

MJW · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info Big John, have to give it a whirl
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greenhornet2 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 448

I have tried the skipjack cut bait, no takers yet. I will give it another try next time.

surfdragon · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:19 pm Post subject:

More than likely your not losing tackle to skip jacks more than likely its a spanish mackeral.And skip jacks are good bait for reds. Cool

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ovaforty · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject:

I was out there today. The skipjacks were thick up close to the beach. I got cut off also. I don't think it was a mackeral. But who knows? Do the mackeral also come that close to the beach?

ovaforty · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject:

I could see the forked tails in the wave crowns. I was standing in the middle of them.

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

Skipjacks have very sharp edges on their gill plates. When they do their twisting and turning in the air the line can get wrapped up in them and cut.
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texmike · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

I agree with Big John, I sometimes target them just for bait. Give me a couple of good ones and I have a great time.
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Big John · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2647

If you can't catch a red or shark with skipjack filet, then there just isn't anything within a long way.

Last trip down I caught a nice 19" Mackeral in the 1st gut. They do come in close from time to time.

Hoggeman · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

The trout work under the skip jacks let your bait sink and use Flora Carbon 25# because the trout could be line shy.
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larry meinert · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject:

I have been into the skippies before. They are a blast. Where there are skippies, there are smacks and jacks. It is the smacks that are cutting you off. I use a steel leader on a double drop rig with live mullet and I still get cut off. The smacks are hitting the line where the line hits the surf. I switched to green stern line and I do not get cut off as much. Try it. L

djohn71 · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

P-line leader material, on a swivel, about 18" off of your braid. my daughter (5) fishes with braid and this keeps her line from getting cut off, especially when she is using a Carolina Rig.
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THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:55 am Post subject:

i was out there yesterday, early in the morning a huge flock of feeding gulls came in....i must have walked a good mile throwing a silver spoon, nothing but skips! a lot of fun, but no trout or smacks Crying or Very sad

all the big skips straightned out my treble hook, i had to bend it back with some pliers Laughing

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Scoootr · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:06 am Post subject:

skippys are everywhere!!!