22-12-2005, 09:20 PM
[quote name='manny' date='Dec 22 2005, 04:27 PM']Hi mate, i have had some success in catching octopus.
The way i did it is get a small piece of flat wood eg:10*15 cm by a cm thick. place two large hooks on one side of the wood,aprox 2cm apart place them there with u shape hooks hammer them in.once you have done this place a lead weight on the rear of the wood so that it sinks (nail it on ) on the top of the wood place a hook (picture hook) that you can run a strong rope through so that helps you pull it up from the rocks.Once you have made this device, u put a pilchard running through both hooks and dump the device about 10mts in front of you and it will land close to the rocks.
leave it there and go fishing. keep an eye on the rope cause you will know when there is an octopus on it he will drag the rope.
Once you see this pull hard once. pull him up quickly cause if he holds on to the rocks you might us well say good bye. to the rig and the octopus.
Let me know how you go!!!
Manny. :
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thanks for the advice but all i would like to no is if this harms the octopus because i would like to keep it
The way i did it is get a small piece of flat wood eg:10*15 cm by a cm thick. place two large hooks on one side of the wood,aprox 2cm apart place them there with u shape hooks hammer them in.once you have done this place a lead weight on the rear of the wood so that it sinks (nail it on ) on the top of the wood place a hook (picture hook) that you can run a strong rope through so that helps you pull it up from the rocks.Once you have made this device, u put a pilchard running through both hooks and dump the device about 10mts in front of you and it will land close to the rocks.
leave it there and go fishing. keep an eye on the rope cause you will know when there is an octopus on it he will drag the rope.
Once you see this pull hard once. pull him up quickly cause if he holds on to the rocks you might us well say good bye. to the rig and the octopus.
Let me know how you go!!!
Manny. :
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thanks for the advice but all i would like to no is if this harms the octopus because i would like to keep it