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    • goosehdG
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      I like how you slid the Ibuprofen into your list… 🙂

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      • Bfd70B
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        Anyone do any Tenkara rod fishing?

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        • GilesG
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          I have a Tenkara, not used it yet….

          "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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          • Bfd70B
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            Which model did you go with?

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            • GilesG
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              Not even sure, I was given it by a good friend….

              "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 had a days bass guiding with a friend yesterday.  We started at 6:30 and finished at 20:30. Walked 30K steps (much of it thigh-deep in water).  I am suitably knackered.

                An amazing day, we learnt an awful lot about watercraft, caught fish and missed some topwater takes, feet away from the rod tip by very large fish.

                An amazing day, and now I have a few more spots that I know how to fish and at what state of tide…

                "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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                • jordanscollectedJ
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                  That sounds like exactly what you needed to increase your fishing luck/skill combo

                  world tours:
                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                  Mad Red x2
                  Wabidashery

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                  • goosehdG
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                    @Giles Have you noticed the fish acting unusual in your area?  This may explain why…

                    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210716-why-fish-are-becoming-addicted-to-illegal-drugs

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • GilesG
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                      Ha, yeah, they're harder to catch….

                      "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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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        Depends on your bait, I'd reckon 😉

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • Matty123M
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                          @Giles:

                          I had a days bass guiding with a friend yesterday.  We started at 6:30 and finished at 20:30. Walked 30K steps (much of it thigh-deep in water).  I am suitably knackered.

                          An amazing day, we learnt an awful lot about watercraft, caught fish and missed some topwater takes, feet away from the rod tip by very large fish.

                          An amazing day, and now I have a few more spots that I know how to fish and at what state of tide…

                          that’s great giles

                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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                          • Bfd70B
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                            Bass on a fly from a drift boat. They were practically fighting to get in the net.

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                            • GilesG
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                              All set up and ready to go…

                              Walking to the creek, it's on the left, inboard of the ocean…

                              The route through the mangroves…

                              And I think I got here 30 minutes to late on the ebb tide, most of the fish had left the mangroves and were ocean bound.  I found one small group of about 10 fish, had one decent cast at them, I had a follow from one of them, then a refusal to commit.  I'll use a slightly more subtle fly next time I go down there….

                              "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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                              • goosehdG
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                                That is so awesome!!  Serious question:  Have or would you consider retiring to the area?  I've been not so subtly talking to Laura about moving to the Caribbean in about 10/15 years and just wonder if you have looked into it.

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                • GilesG
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                                  I seriously considered it a few years ago, but Paula (quite rightly) vetoed the idea.  I'd have had a ball fishing, Bones on the East coast, Permit and Tarpon on the west, but she would have likely ended up a rabid alcoholic…..

                                  "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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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @Giles:

                                      Literally giving you the side eye. He’s saying  «not today, pal».

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                      • MattM
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                                        @Giles:

                                        I seriously considered it a few years ago, but Paula (quite rightly) vetoed the idea.  I'd have had a ball fishing, Bones on the East coast, Permit and Tarpon on the west, but she would have likely ended up a rabid alcoholic…..

                                        Sure, but a rabid alcoholic living on an island in the Caribbean.

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          @Giles:

                                          Literally giving you the side eye. He’s saying  «not today, pal».

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            A fish truly deserving of their moniker.

                                            My friends living in the Turks mentioned that drinking becomes habitual very quickly.  Pretty much any gathering and even school fundraisers/functions involve alcohol.

                                            Our friends decided to move to the Turks and Caicos in their 30's and are going to move back stateside when they get closer to retirement and need healthcare.  The health care system is not very good and almost everything involves going back to the states for treatment.

                                            Pluses include no sales tax, property tax, income tax and corporation tax, but anything brought in off island is taxed very heavily (37.5% for most items and cars/vehicles are even worse).  This includes gifts that are mailed to them.  We always give them a heads up when we are coming down and arrange to pick up things they need or have their family send stuff to us to take in our bags.  They reciprocate with drinks and fun times…

                                            I sometimes think that when we do retire we'll sell everything off we don't need, find a place down there, put our feet in the sand and snorkel, scuba, and fish to our hearts content.  The only thing that really scares me is the healthcare...

                                            If I could have the healthcare of Norway and the climate of the Caribbean the decision would be easy...

                                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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