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    Giles Goes Bonefishing 2014

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    • Finn666F
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      @Madame:

      @Finn - apparently you owe him a beer or two!

      pretty much looks like it 😃 fucking A. congrats G.!

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      • AetasA
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        Toothy!

        Hi G, what is the effect of your modification?

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        • DanielAFCD
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          Thanks for sharing the great photos. The teeth of those bad boys are vicious

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          • FridayF
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            wish i was there.. fabulous catch…

            Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

            ~Shinici Haraki~

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            • GilesG
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              Stalking Bonefish.

              I know there is a small group of Bones up in this creek.  Impossible to follow them in because if a hooked fish goes into the Mangroves, then I won’t be taking that particular fly home with me.  So I wait patiently here for them to come out, the tide is ebbing, so they will have to move into deeper water at some point.  I have upped my tippet to 15lb and adjusted the drag on my reel to super heavy, both in an attempt to hold a hooked fish from busting me in the mangroves.  Now it is a waiting game.  Phillip is on the boat about 50yards behind me so as not to spook the fish.

              Success.  A group of 3 snuck down the left hand side of the channel and I intercepted them with a fly that imitates a small shrimp.

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • GilesG
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                Cuda modified “Come to Papa”.

                Cuda of about 50lbs which we had stalked, hit this like it was going to be its last meal.

                Cuda 1, “Come to Papa” nil.  The new hole in the lure is Cuda tooth.  One of the reasons you never put any part of you close to a Cudas mouth….

                And that is what he did to a 55lb trace…

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • GilesG
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                  Hooked Bone about to be released…

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • GilesG
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                    Big sky..

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • GilesG
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                      Conch, with the ”town”  in the background

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • GilesG
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                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • GilesG
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                          This little guy lives in my bathroom

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • WinchyW
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                            Blimey, that's some strong teeth!

                            That location looks incredible, best prepare yourself for a chilly, soggy return to the UK.

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                            • GilesG
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                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • FridayF
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                                Great flicks G-San and nice seeing you having a wonderful break doing what you love. Those pics remind me how i badly need to go for a holiday, hopefully soon enough. Weather here in sweden is so unpredictable making you think staying in Ghana aint that bad after all.

                                Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

                                ~Shinici Haraki~

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                                • SeulS
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                                  Loving that toad… "Feels good man..."

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    @Aetas:

                                    Toothy!

                                    Hi G, what is the effect of your modification?

                                    I've added a swivel between the lure and the hook to stop the hook rotating behind the lure.  I've swapped out the treble for a single hook, as I am using a popping float to give me the weight to cast with.  Because the lure is lighter than the float, when I cast the lure travels behind the float, using a single rather than a treble reduces the chance of the lure getting tangled in the line…

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      @Friday:

                                      Great flicks G-San and nice seeing you having a wonderful break doing what you love. Those pics remind me how i badly need to go for a holiday, hopefully soon enough. Weather here in sweden is so unpredictable making you think staying in Ghana aint that bad after all.

                                      Want to come with me next time?  I'd enjoy your company….

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        @Seul:

                                        Loving that toad… "Feels good man..."

                                        It lives down the toilet.  I have learned to sit on the loo with all the weight on the balls of my feet…..

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • FridayF
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                                          I will definitely give that a serious thought!!! It would be awesome.

                                          Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

                                          ~Shinici Haraki~

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                                          • PeterP
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                                            awesome! these pictures are making me smile

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