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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Catch of the day [Fishing]

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    • goosehdG
      goosehd
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      Pic from @Giles this morning:

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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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      • GilesG
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        Dawn, North coast of Morocco. Those with a keen sense of hearing, may catch what I am called by the guides here. They misheard "Giles", it is a badge of honour which will wear with pride.....

        "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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        • PeterP
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          Haven't been here for quite a while, but I love fishing and it's always a treat to scroll through this thread. So thanks guys! I'm fishing almost daily here in Malmö, Sweden. Weather has been great and the perch season started late August. Pictures are from this weekend and basically just outside my home. Yes, I moved to be even closer to the thing I love the most.. There's even some IH featured!
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          • GilesG
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            Those are proper fish.....

            "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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            • hillbillyH
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              great pics. recovering from shoulder surgery, itching to get back out there. pics from couple of weeks ago. small streams fly fishing.

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              • GilesG
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                Matt and I did not get to share a boat last week (otherwise there would be far more footage of fish being caught 🙂 ), but this will give you an idea of what it is like....

                Dunno why it wont play here, but you can click and view on YT......

                "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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                  5 am start. Nothing at the first mark, so we stopped for coffee on the way to the next place....

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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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                  • GilesG
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                    It's blowing an absolute hoolie out there today, but I think I will go down to where I caught yesterday, so see what gives....I think the wind should be behind me at that particular mark...

                    "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 MagoT
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                      @Giles you don’t say

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                      • PeterP
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                        @Giles what kinda gear are you using for sea bass, and what are some of your favourite baits? Wish we had them where I live, but I'll settle for some good talk about tackle 🙂 Cool fish, pretty sure it's similar to the coastal fishing for sea trout we do here in Sweden and Denmark!

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                        • GilesG
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                          My go-to rod in the creeks around here is:

                          https://yamaga-blanks.com/early-plus-92xml-combined/?lang=en

                          I use this for open beach fishing:

                          https://yamaga-blanks.com/ballistick-102mh-tznano/?lang=en

                          I pair the 92 with a 3000 size reel and the 102 with a 4000.

                          PE2 mainline and 18lb Fluoro leader.

                          Baits:

                          Soft plastics for weedy snaggy waters, my fave being :

                          https://www.highstreettackle.co.uk/megabass-spindle-worm-5-inch-2359-p.asp

                          But needless to say, I have bzillions in different colours/lengths. I'll use different weight belly weighted hooks depending on how deep the water is and where I want to fish in the water column.

                          Top water, I use loads, but this is always with me:

                          https://www.mrfishjersey.com/products/xorus-patchinko-85-metal-ayu?variant=40649785933992&currency=GBP&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-63BhC9ARIsAMMTLXQII5XFuPSUfzaWsrvBSIvZb-eepqYq9UEqooa1l1oIDO_W1hxtvC0aAlm3EALw_wcB

                          Mid-water hards, I have loads depending on where in the column I want to fish. But I use a variety of these and other brands:

                          https://www.megabass.co.jp/site/saltwater/sw_lure/

                          And I'm slowly getting into creature baits, like these:

                          https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/z-man-trd-crawz?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-63BhC9ARIsAMMTLXTkIOimWKEpIu9HKzZXXPYJgg74JFEOZ5JsfrY1g-Whtp7W2MQM7IgaAvOREALw_wcB

                          "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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                          • PeterP
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                            Good stuff Giles! Always fun when you get to use different gear and methods. Not so good for the inner tackle junkie though.. I'm a big fan of Megabass as well, I use their soft plastics and jerkbaits all the time.

                            I've been on a chatterbait bite for roughly a month, but the water is getting colder pretty fast now and the grass is dying off.

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                            • GilesG
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                              Just sorting out some of my fly fishing gear. Found a few boxes of nymphs that a good friend tied decades ago. The only reason I got them was because he thought they were not good enough for his box 🙂

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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 If those were the rejected ones, I would love to see his acceptable ones 🙂

                                "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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                                  Exactly, his dry and wet flies are amazing too.....

                                  "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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                                  • motojoboboM
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                                    Not a fisherman myself so amazed to see these handcrafted beauties. How long does it take an expert like to your friendo to make one of these? He must be 700 years old if he tied all those together, and they are only his rejects.

                                    The journey is the objective.

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Probably 5-10 mins

                                      "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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                                        Here some of his "Grade 1" dry flies....I have 100's of his "Grade 2's"....

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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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                                        • motojoboboM
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                                          Very, very cool handiwork.
                                          Whoever gets into making them will fill up his home with all sorts of different stuff (strings, nylons, beads…..and on and on) to imitate the myriad insects flying around water bodies.

                                          The journey is the objective.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            I dont tie much (mainly salt water flats flies), and I have got a shit load of stuff.....

                                            "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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