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    • GilesG
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      First day Bassing this morning.  Car parks still closed all along the front, so I could not fish in my favoured spot.

      Of course I blanked, but a lovely way to start the day…..

      "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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      • dinobarnesberlinD
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        How does that go?
        "The worst day of fishing is still better than the best day of working"
        Enjoy @Giles

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        • GilesG
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          I went Bass (Sea) fishing this morning with Alex.  We caught nothing….....

          Just sent this by one of my fishing buddies from Kentucky......Last Friday...

          He needs to get his arse over here and show us how to do it....Oh wait, he was due to be with us two weeks ago....

          "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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          • Matty123M
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            20”

            Caught on a Zman scented paddlerz shad

            Maybe so. Maybe not

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            • GilesG
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              Nice

              "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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                I've lived here for about 15 years, yesterday was the first time I have started to explore the many creeks we have…I'm thinking that there may be some excellent Bass fishing in them in the coming weeks.

                Today, I am off for an early morning Tope (type of shark) session from the beach about 20 miles away…

                "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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                • Matty123M
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                  Good luck G. Use google earth to find more fishing spots. It’s the best for finishing structure and seeing where fish could be.

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • S
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                    Gotta be some fish hanging out by what looks to be an old dock?

                    Teaching my 11yo to fly fish. Getting him started on a Tenkara rod. I’m getting addicted to it’s simplicity. I believe Tenkara originated in Japan.
                    Landed his first fish today. Tossed him back in hopes of catching him a little bigger.

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                    • Matty123M
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                      Nice little largie on a wooly bugger. I think that was my first fly fishing catch as well. Well done dude

                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                        @Matty123 Wooly Bugger is hard to beat when nothing is happening on the surface. He was so excited. Made my day.

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                        • GilesG
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                          @Matty123

                          Restock….. 🙂 🙂

                          "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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                          • Matty123M
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                            Restocks are the best. I’ve a few packages in the mail System right now. I lost a big one the other night and it was my fault Slot size for stripers here is 28”-35” I broke a cardinal rule and tightened the drag on a fish that was over a slot size…. pulled the hook. It’s kept me up for two nights straight.

                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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                            • GilesG
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                              Whoops…...

                              "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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                              • Matty123M
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                                Hey Giles do you ever fish with bucktail jigs over there?

                                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Nope, I use them in the tropics though…..

                                  "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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                                  • Matty123M
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                                    @Giles:

                                    Nope, I use them in the tropics though…..

                                    Do the bass u fish for like current?

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Yep…..

                                      "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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                                      • Matty123M
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                                        Try some bucktails man!

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                                        • jordanscollectedJ
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                                          Minnesota's slogan is the "land of 10,000 lakes", but we actually have many more than that.

                                          One of my favorites is Lake O'Dowd in the southwest metro.

                                          My buddy and I caught a few pike and about 10 bass up to 17".

                                          If there's one thing quarantine/pandemic has taught me, it's enjoying the little things.

                                          @Giles do you have a pair of lightweight fishing gloves you can recommend? My hands have been getting fatigue, blisters, and torn up from the braided line after 6 hours of casting.

                                          world tours:
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                                          Mad Red x2
                                          Wabidashery

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            The best gloves I have ever used are these:

                                            https://www.amazon.com/Anglers-Design-ADG-08-offshore-Globe/dp/B009M8RPEK

                                            I have almost worn through my second pair and am I miffed that they don't appear to be available anywhere any longer.

                                            I've bought a few other pairs as back-ups, but none so far have been as good as the anglers design and I end up giving them away.

                                            In the tropics I always take a spare pair, because I simply can't give an 8oz lure with 100lb braid the umph I need, without losing a finger.  So I have backups just in case.

                                            So I'm going to need to look for alternatives myself.

                                            I may try these:

                                            https://www.pechextreme.com/en/gloves/2995-10320-bkk-full-finger-gloves.html

                                            "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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