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Catch of the day [Fishing]

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    jordanscollected
    啓蒙家
    @Giles
    Joined: 13 Nov 2018

    @Giles that's an amazing trip to have on the horizon. Here's to no faceplants, taking up ill, or having to drive many hours for a Covid test interrupting your fishing.

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

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Hahahahahahaha

      "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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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        Oh, and I will be putting the IHJ-136-BLK sample through some serious testing.....

        "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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          jordanscollected
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

          That Jacket could keep a buoy dry

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

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            It's going to keep this boy dry fo sho

            "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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              Denman John
              Haraki san Prodigy
              Joined: 27 Dec 2023

              Snuck away yesterday morning to go salmon fishing with a buddy of mine. Not bad for a few hours on the water - 4 Spring and 2 Coho.

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                That will do 🙂

                "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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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  @Denman John
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  @Denman-John Lake Ontario salmon is god awful with soft mushy textured meat…I assume the fresh caught fish there are a tad better 🙂

                  Is there anything that you do in preparation to eat them? Smoke, salt, other…

                  "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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                    Denman John
                    Haraki san Prodigy
                    Joined: 27 Dec 2023

                    @goosehd The salmon we catch in the ocean here are usually really good. When we fly fish for salmon in the river, they are usually pretty long in the tooth and tired from swimming up river and throw most of those back . Yesterday we had our first fish within 5 minutes after putting our lines in the water. This time we just cleaned the fish and vacuum sealed them > freezer. My buddy has a home made smoker made out of an old fridge and it makes some of the best smoked salmon around.

                    I grew up in Toronto & Montreal and we never ate anything caught in Lake Ontario back in the day. I’m glad to hear times are changing.

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      Out of the 100's, possibly 1,000's of lures I have (and I have even more flies), I have managed to whittle it down to these for next week (well, I have a couple more that are being bought down to me by one of my mates. Feeling proud 🙂

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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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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        @Denman John
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @Denman-John I think you misread my post...the salmon here are god awful...I tried smoking some Lake Ontario salmon last year and I couldn't eat it. The first time I've thrown out fresh caught fish and couldn't finish it as a meal.

                        "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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                          goosehd
                          Mod Squad
                          @Giles
                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                          @Giles I love the battle scars on the middle lure 🙂

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                          "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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                            Tago Mago
                            Mod Squad
                            @Giles
                            Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                            @Giles I think you’re setting a really bad example with this shameless display of self-restraint

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              @goosehd
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              @goosehd said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

                              @Giles I love the battle scars on the middle lure

                              Had 8 Tuna on that last Sept

                              "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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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                @Tago Mago
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                @Tago-Mago said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

                                @Giles I think you’re setting a really bad example with this shameless display of self-restraint

                                Just been told to take a few more because one of the guys coming this time, has none 🙂

                                "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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                                  goosehd
                                  Mod Squad
                                  @Giles
                                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                  @Giles How heavy are those lures? Looking online at different brands and it’s quite the range in sizes.

                                  Hard to get a perspective of just how big/small they are.

                                  "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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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Between 100 and 220 gms,

                                    I'll take a photo in hand tomorrow.....

                                    "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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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      So here this about the average size I use for Tuna in Morocco....

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                                      In May, I am going to Oman after predominantly Giant Trevally, I will use this some of the time:

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                                      "Some", because it is exhausting, both to cast and then to retrive very quickly whilst bouncing the tip of the rod (this creates a darting splashing on the surface). I can do about 20 casts, then move on something less tiring to fish with....

                                      "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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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        These ones:

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                                        are made by these guys:

                                        https://www.instagram.com/soxlures/

                                        Never fished them before, but they look good.

                                        This one is made by a guy in UK to my spec. It has caught me my biggest Tuna to date, but it is VERY difficult to fish properly and requires a lot of concentration

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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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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          @Giles
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          @Giles Quite large with the heft to go with it. I was looking at this company yesterday and was wondering if you fished any of these:

                                          https://malosilures.com/products/tyrant-180p-calypso

                                          Like any fishermen, I’m sure you have your biases to colors, brands, etc., but I always do enjoy seeing what’s out there.

                                          "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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