Historically speaking, tracking down and landing mackerel during May on Cape Cod is pretty much as straightforward as it gets. Nevertheless, there are always trips when the mackerel will be tricky to locate. On these days it can pay big dividends to strategically use your fish-finder, and cover a lot of water, until the macks are found.
Homemade sabiki fishing rods make mackerel fishing much less complicated. Sabiki rods reduce sabiki rig tangles and enable the sabiki rig to be stored and used again several times.
To make your own sabiki fishing rod, just affix an old fishing reel to a five foot long, half inch wide PVC pipe. Drill a hole in the pipe a foot above the reel seat and run the main line through the PVC. Tie the end of the line to a sabiki rig, attach a weight and reel the entire sabiki rig into the pipe.
Once you have found the mackerel schools, release the sabiki rig from the sabiki rod and allow the rig to tumble to the depth where mackerel have been seen on the sonar. A slow jigging movement usually works very well, however it can pay to experiment with depth and jigging motion.
Keep in mind that mackerel often move quickly. If you have a reliable sonar unit, it is possible to cruise around an area in order to locate a spot with the greatest density of macks. Don't be afraid to reel up and move around a bit.
When you are done jigging for the day, simply reel the entire rig back into the PVC sabiki rod. This way, when you are ready to fish again, the rig will be set to go, and most importantly-tangle free. Jigging for mackerel, and other bait fish in this manner, eliminates many of the headaches associated with fishing sabiki rigs. Tight lines and good luck fishing!
Homemade sabiki fishing rods make mackerel fishing much less complicated. Sabiki rods reduce sabiki rig tangles and enable the sabiki rig to be stored and used again several times.
To make your own sabiki fishing rod, just affix an old fishing reel to a five foot long, half inch wide PVC pipe. Drill a hole in the pipe a foot above the reel seat and run the main line through the PVC. Tie the end of the line to a sabiki rig, attach a weight and reel the entire sabiki rig into the pipe.
Once you have found the mackerel schools, release the sabiki rig from the sabiki rod and allow the rig to tumble to the depth where mackerel have been seen on the sonar. A slow jigging movement usually works very well, however it can pay to experiment with depth and jigging motion.
Keep in mind that mackerel often move quickly. If you have a reliable sonar unit, it is possible to cruise around an area in order to locate a spot with the greatest density of macks. Don't be afraid to reel up and move around a bit.
When you are done jigging for the day, simply reel the entire rig back into the PVC sabiki rod. This way, when you are ready to fish again, the rig will be set to go, and most importantly-tangle free. Jigging for mackerel, and other bait fish in this manner, eliminates many of the headaches associated with fishing sabiki rigs. Tight lines and good luck fishing!
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