I think its a great idea! Skipjack is the best bait that I have ever used, hence the user name. I fish the Ohio river around northern KY. Besides warm water discharges, I would like to find out where to consistantly catch Skipjack. Thanks, David
Thanks gofish I think I was just about ready to throw my sabiki rig in the garbage anyways....never really had much luck with it.gofish Justin, the piscator rigs (Sabiki Rigs) will work for skippies. The few times I have gotten into the skips this year, once they would tear the Sabiki Rig up and hardly hit crappie jigs. The next time, I could only catch very small skippies on the Sabiki but caught about 30 decent sized on crappie jigs. Color can make a difference too. I usually use solid silver hair jigs with two jigs about a foot apart. The Sabiki Rigs work but can be a pain to store/transport. Lots of hooks going in all directions. I have only caught skippies at the power plant discharge this year. I haven't caught any below rock dikes. I know that some others have though. Good luck!
rodpod said:I caught around 80 or 90 skipjack last week using (4) 1/16oz white jigs around 6-10" apart. I also put a large splitshot about 6 inches before the first jig to be able to cast farther and keep the rig under the water while im reeling fast. I could not catch any until the last 45 minutes of daylight. I also hear that early in the morning they will hit for an hour or two.
I didnt use freezer bags. I just put my huge stash of walmart bags to use. I put around 6 skipjack in each bag and rolled it up tight and stuck them in the deep freezer. When I use the frozen skipjack I can cut it up with a sharp fillet knife pretty easily and it keeps all of the guts inside of the fish for a little while.