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    • Denman JohnD
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      @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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      • GilesG
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        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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        • goosehdG
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          @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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          • goosehdG
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            @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 MagoT
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              @Giles I think you’re setting a really bad example with this shameless display of self-restraint

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              • GilesG
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                @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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                • GilesG
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                  @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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                  • goosehdG
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                    @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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                    • GilesG
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                      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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                      • GilesG
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                        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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                        • GilesG
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                          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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                          • goosehdG
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                            @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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                            • goosehdG
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                              …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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                              • Tago MagoT
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                                @goosehd @Giles I recognize all the words but they make zero sense to me

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                                • GilesG
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                                  7’ 3” and 8’ 1”

                                  "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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                                    @Giles So a lot of action in the tip with a really strong (stout) backbone. I thought with such a large and powerful fish that you would want a longer rod for the battle and that a shorter rod would tire “you” out faster than the “fish”.

                                    Must be a delicate balance of letting the fish run and pulling him back in…

                                    "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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                                      Here's the techie gumph....

                                      https://ripplefisher.com/product/off-shore-game/big-tuna-tuna

                                      "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 have none of that brand, but this looks good....

                                        https://malosilures.com/collections/talo

                                        "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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                                          🙂

                                          "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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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            like this video better:

                                            "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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