Sambo Jigging
Hi all,
I am a first time poster but have always enjoyed reading the various posts and reports and have gained some valuable information. I was wondering if anyone knows if you can still get into sambos this time of year. Most of my fishing has been done up north so i am not too familiar with metro fishing.
I just bought a Saltist LD30 2 speed paired a G.Loomis Pro Blue 20-40 lb which i bought with switchbaiting to sailfish in mind. It is spooled with 40 lb nitlon braid. However i dont want to wait till my next trip up north to test it out. Will probably be a little undergunned if the big sambos are out there but im not too phased about that.
I have access to a 6.5m boat so getting out there is not a problem. If anyone could me out with regards to where they are biting or what types of jigs are working etc that would be great.
Cheers,
Dan
hlokk
Posts: 4294
Date Joined: 04/04/08
You can jig for sambos all
You can jig for sambos all year round but it's a lot harder finding them out of spawning season and they're usually not as big. But you do hear reports through-out the year of people coming across schools. Out of season some sambos and also amberjacks can hang out on the usual spots. It's usually a lot more work to get fish but they can be there in smaller numbers if you work at it.
I do know how to get to a few spots 5hrs north that have them though... Hehe.
till
Posts: 9358
Date Joined: 21/02/08
I had one of those reels,
I had one of those reels, spooled with 60lb pe4. Its ok, but its too wide to be a serious jigger. Now I'm using an Accurate Boss BX600, but if I was going for a dedicated sambo reel I'd buy the N or NN instead.
No real experience with the pro blues, but again if you buy a specialist jigger, its much easier to work the jig well, and catch the fish.
As for jigs, you want long skinny ones worked quickly - sambos really aren't very fussy!