Catch of the day [Fishing]
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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...
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What a cool fish pic @Giles . How did you manage that one?
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I missed out on this long weekend’s motorcycle fishing trip due to unfinished work on my bike. Four of my bike buddies made it and just sent back these pics. Probably ok to share on this thread even if I wasn’t there…
This spot is about an 8 hour drive from town. Distance and tricky roads keep fishing habitat in good shape and they camped for two nights.
This 4 kg beauty, called dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) locally, was the prized reward.One fishing option if we ever organize an IH trip!
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Looks great. Where was it?
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@Giles those fish look hella fast with their big tail and sleek body. The Silver dart.
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I had another yesterday. The fishing is hard this year, it is extremely hot, so I think the fish are reluctant to push onto the flats with the flood tide, the sand is so hot that when the tide comes in, the water heats up very quickly, which the fish don't particularly like, so the fishing window is very short…I found a few in the bay outside the lodge yesterday where the water is a little deeper, so I will likely concentrate there for a couple of days....
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Such a sweet set up–- good fishing !
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That's a serious reel Giles. Wouldn't be fair for the bass and walleye i catch.
Meanwhile in Jeff-land, I brought my car in for repairs on Monday, and just got the call today they will have it till next Monday or Tuesday at least. Let's check if the rental has a trailer hitch…... nope. Let's ask Allie if she will skip horseback riding and give me her truck. on second thought, no fishing this weekend.
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Smallmouth are my favorite fish to catch. They fight like they are 3x that size.
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Fun day. Drift boat and a 7wt fly rod. He’s 14 and had his work cut out for him.
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I hope you catch 1 at least @Giles. Tell me about the technique to wrap around the crank and back to the eyelet when storing.? When you have time of course
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Attack !!!!
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I hope you catch 1 at least @Giles. Tell me about the technique to wrap around the crank and back to the eyelet when storing.? When you have time of course
To keep the braid to leader knot (FGKnot) outside the tip ring, we just take the leader down to the crank and then hook the rear hook off the foot of the bottom ring.
FG knot, not pretty but amazing strength….
