Catch of the day [Fishing]

[Tago Mago]

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

[Giles]

@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

[Giles]

@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

[goosehd]

@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.

[Giles]

Between 100 and 220 gms,

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

[Giles]

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

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

"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....

[Giles]

These ones:

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

[goosehd]

@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.

[goosehd]

…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?

[Tago Mago]

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

[Giles]

7’ 3” and 8’ 1”

[goosehd]

@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…

[Giles]

Here's the techie gumph....

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

[Giles]

@goosehd

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

https://malosilures.com/collections/talo

[goosehd]

[goosehd]

like this video better:

[Giles]

Fishing bathroom - not my beer

[Tago Mago]

@Giles not your hair wax either, I guess

[Giles]

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....

[Giles]

Today, was very windy with 16 feet waves at times. Decent currents and the fish were on......

Caught a couple,