Catch of the day [Fishing]

[Giles]

That's a fish…..

[Matty123]

Atta boy @jordanscollected

[Matty123]

Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.

[steelworker]

@Matty123:

Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.

:o for handling kayak, camera, and fish I'd say that's a remarkable shot.
  And belated congratulations on your new venture @Matty123 ! Best of luck!

And good catch @jordanscollected !

[jordanscollected]

thanks @Matty123 and @steelworker i'm going hunting for Walleye this Saturday morning in southern MN, i'll report back if we get anything good. Matty would you consider a GoPro type thing for your chest or head to record some of the catches? I'm considering getting one, if i can keep from looking like i'm full of myself

[Giles]

So here is my attempt at a photo of a Bass I caught this morning.

Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with an a iPhone while up to your nuts in water…

[Matty123]

@steelworker:

@Matty123:

Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.

:o for handling kayak, camera, and fish I'd say that's a remarkable shot.
  And belated congratulations on your new venture @Matty123 ! Best of luck!

And good catch @jordanscollected !

Ed, thank you and thank you!

[Matty123]

You’ve got to go past the nuts Giles. That’s when it gets easier

[JDelage]

I don't fish but I was on a rafting trip last week where we had a dedicated fly fishing boat. People could fish while going through the rapids. It was on the Middle Fork of the Salmon river, in Idaho, an absolutely magical place.

[neph93]

Well that sounds amazing. Having recently had my first experience with fishing in rapids just that is a special thing. Doing it on the move adds a whole new level of wow.

[Giles]

Popped out for a couple of hours this morning to fish the flood tide….

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Giles:

Popped out for a couple of hours this morning to fish the flood tide….

Tasty tidbits

[jordanscollected]

didn't catch a ton on Saturday, but the bass was about 4.5 lb. and a great time on the water.

[Giles]

Congrats, that is 2 more than I caught on the beach this morning 

[jordanscollected]

@giles what is that pink line you are using? Is it saltwater specific? Braid, Mono, Flourocarbon? reason for the coloration?

[Giles]

It's braid. Sufix Pro 18lb.  Super-duper thin (0.12mm) and silky smooth.  It casts a country mile.  I tie the braid to a 3-4 foot 15lbs fluorocarbon leader, using a uni knot (10 turns in the braid, 4 in the flouro).  To the business end of the flouro I tie on a breakaway mini link https://www.veals.co.uk/acatalog/breakaway-mini-link-4196.html . Makes swapping over lures easy, even in the dark.

Pink because I like pink - no sensible reason.

For my big tropical fish fishing, I effectively have the same set up, but I'm using 130lbs braid attached to a 200lb mono leader with an FG knot (it's a super strong knot which has a very low profile), I can have a leader of 14 feet or so, so the knot is still on the spool when I power up the cast).  The braid I use is multicoloured, so a different colour every 5 meters. The type of fishing I do requires super long casts, so the multi-coloured line helps me gauge how well (read, how far) I have cast and I can then make any appropriate adjustments to my casting technique on the next cast.

[jordanscollected]

@giles you are basically Jeremy Wade with one helluva fashion sense. Thank for the incredible details.

I can tell you could walk up cold on a stage in front of a room full of people and have someone say "fishing, one hour, go!!!" and not sweat a drop talking about this wonderful sport.

cheers

[Giles]

Ha…...I've been doing it a very long time......

[Matty123]

Somebody go fishing dammit. I can’t go and I’m across the street from the beach and it’s bait city cuz of lobster pots.

[Fadez]

My dad caught this yesterday! Walleye Pike hope you get to go fishing soon Matty!

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