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Catch of the day [Fishing]

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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
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                      @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
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                          @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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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          …and another question: I was assuming that a tuna popping rod would be long (9-10 feet or longer) and after looking see a lot of them at (7-8 feet). What do you use?

                                          "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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