Catch of the day [Fishing]
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Atta boy @jordanscollected
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Porgy double up.
Btw it’s hard to get good Photos with a a phone while manning a kayak.
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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 !
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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
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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!
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You’ve got to go past the nuts Giles. That’s when it gets easier
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Popped out for a couple of hours this morning to fish the flood tide….
Tasty tidbits
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didn't catch a ton on Saturday, but the bass was about 4.5 lb. and a great time on the water.
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@giles what is that pink line you are using? Is it saltwater specific? Braid, Mono, Flourocarbon? reason for the coloration?
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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.
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@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
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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.
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Thanks @Fadez
