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Catch of the day [Fishing]

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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
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                  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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                    Tago Mago
                    Mod Squad
                    Joined: 16 Jan 2021

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

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      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
                        Mod Squad
                        @Giles
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @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
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          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
                            IHUK Crew
                            @goosehd
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @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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                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              🙂

                              "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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                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                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
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  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
                                    Mod Squad
                                    @Giles
                                    Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                    @Giles not your hair wax either, I guess

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      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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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

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

                                        Caught a couple,

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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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                                          Giles
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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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