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    • N
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      That last pic brings back childhood memories of Ras al Khaimah / Al Qir on the northern tip of the UAE, and Khor Fakkan on the eastern side. Stunning scenery, and I agree a beautiful part of the world.

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        We get chauffeured to and from the dock in some style… 😉 😉

        "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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        • Madame ButtonflyM
          Madame Buttonfly
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          Just took a Skype call from a VERY excited Giles… watch this space...

          AKA Mrs G

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            A 40Kg plus GT is a GT fisherman's dream….

            45Kg

            A 60Kg is a pipe dream.

            Today, I did both (in the right order):

            60Kg

            Needless to say, I have a load more images and a 10minute vid of me playing the 45.  It makes for some humorous viewing….(yes, I was completely and utterly fucked......)

            "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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            • FinksterF
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              First 'war wounds' ?

              Congrats to the capture  🙂

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              • Madame ButtonflyM
                Madame Buttonfly
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                Bless him, he's on Cloud 9:  "it's a fish of a lifetime", which presumably means he won't ever want to go again, having reached such a pinnacle
                😉

                AKA Mrs G

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  @Finkster:

                  First 'war wounds' ?

                  Unfortunately, I do not have a video of how that happened.  But I had to move from the middle of the boat to the back to play the fish.  I was slightly off balance and the fish made a run, I ended up on my knee's being pulled off the boat, I had to be grabbed around the ankles and be pulled back in.  True story…

                  "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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                  • S
                    sabergirl
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                    WOW. What a whopper! Two of them. Impressive.

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                    • Madame ButtonflyM
                      Madame Buttonfly
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                      I'm taking the crew down to The Brewpot for beers to celebrate Giles's great fishing achievements!

                      AKA Mrs G

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                      • CutlasshoundC
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                        Bloody hell!

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                        I ain't got time to bleed.

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          More.

                          Once the fish is safely in the boat, which with fish this large is a 2 person job, we keep them wet & oxygenated by pouring water over them and their gills…

                          We then place on a carrying/weighing mat & weigh, and measure…

                          And that info is recorded and the fish is then tagged with that info.  The tag is the blue thing just forward of the dorsal fin…

                          And returned…

                          The lure post 2 large GT's…

                          (notice that I have removed the barbs from the hooks to cause as little damage to the fish as possible…)

                          Bonus pic.....I'll have your fingers you bastard.....

                          "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
                            Giles
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                            @Madame:

                            I'm taking the crew down to The Brewpot for beers to celebrate Giles's great fishing achievements!

                            I need a beer.  No booze here….

                            "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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                            • ChrisC
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                              @Giles:

                              Unfortunately, I do not have a video of how that happened.  But I had to move from the middle of the boat to the back to play the fish.  I was slightly off balance and the fish made a run, I ended up on my knee's being pulled off the boat, I had to be grabbed around the ankles and be pulled back in.  True story…

                              I would pay good money to watch this video if it existed.

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                              • SeulS
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                                @Giles:

                                No booze here….

                                O man that sucks!.. Good day fishing though 🙂

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Actually, was there, I'd be well under the table by now…..

                                  "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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                                  • J
                                    Jett129
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                                    Fishing Joke-Four guys on a fishing trip. First guy says Man I had to clean the whole house to come on this trip. Second guy says me to I had to paint the kitchen to come on this trip. Third guy says I had to clean out the garage to be here. The fourth guy is being real quiet,so they ask what about you? He says the alarm went off at 3 this morning,I turned to the wife and said fishing or sex? She said take a sweater you'll be cold. Looks like an amazing trip.–Jett

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                                    • 4c4
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                                      Wow G, those fish are YUGE!

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                                      • DanielAFCD
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                                        Congratulations! What an amazing  day that must have been

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                                        • DionD
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                                          Those beasts are frightening!

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                                          • steelworkerS
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                                            @Giles:

                                            A 40Kg plus GT is a GT fisherman's dream….

                                            45Kg
                                            A 60Kg is a pipe dream.

                                            Today, I did both (in the right order):

                                            60Kg
                                            Needless to say, I have a load more images and a 10minute vid of me playing the 45.  It makes for some humorous viewing....(yes, I was completely and utterly fucked......)

                                            Wtf they're monsters ! :o That's got to be a workout congratulations Giles

                                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                            Well, I have others.

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