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Catch of the day [Fishing]

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    goosehd
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    @Giles
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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 Mago
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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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        Giles
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        @goosehd
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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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          Giles
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          @Tago Mago
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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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            goosehd
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            @Giles
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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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              Giles
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              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
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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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                  Giles
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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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                    goosehd
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                    @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
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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 Mago
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                        @goosehd @Giles I recognize all the words but they make zero sense to me

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                          Giles
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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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                            goosehd
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                            @Giles
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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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                              Giles
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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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                                Giles
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                                @goosehd
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                                @goosehd

                                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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                                  goosehd
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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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                                    goosehd
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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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                                      Giles
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                                      Fishing bathroom - not my beer 😀

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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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                                        Tago Mago
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                                        @Giles
                                        Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                        @Giles not your hair wax either, I guess

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                                          Giles
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                                          Fishing so far has been very poor., We are hoping that it is because the tidal coefficient is very low, and we need large currents for the Tuna to hunt and coral the flying fish, but that builds through the week, so fingers crossed....

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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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