Catch of the day [Fishing]

[Giles]

30-40kg per pop.

Angle is not brilliant, but the one mid left was 124kg. For the avoidance of doubt, we did not catch any of these (well, one may have been Dennis's), but were looking at some of the days catch in one of the cold rooms...

[DeeDee85]

Wow

[ZackB]

@Giles @goosehd looks like an awesome time fellas. Deep see fishing will definitely test the gonads

[Giles]

The topography of where we fish means that we can hook into these no more than 1/2 a mile from shore....

[scooter]

@goosehd said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

I can honestly say that I do not have the vocabulary to describe the events and express my feelings of the last week. While Giles had coached me and shared his experiences of previous trips, you cannot fully grasp what to expect until you’re there to see them first hand. What I can say now, is that at points you are overcome with emotion, exuberance, and exhaustion.

On the first day, you question if you would do this again. On the last day, you question when you will do this again and count the days until you can.

I wanted so badly to join you guys on this trip. But, it was not meant to be. Thanks for these thoughts, though. I can live vicariously through you, for now...

[jordanscollected]

I had a great fall fishing day today. 2 northern 30” plus and a good handful of bass in a little over 2 hours.

[Giles]

Very nice...

[jordanscollected]

@Giles thanks it was a great solo day on the water.

I completely missed your recent trip and just caught up. Great photos and fish. I also know a bit about tough fishing weeks my dad and I drove 6 hours this summer and spent 3 days to catch 4 fish.

It’s a great reminder that it’s not about the fish, but the fishing and the company.

[Giles]

I the late 1980's and early 1990's, I went Salmon fishing to Scotland every year. In the numerous times I fished there, I caught the sum total of 3 salmon. 2 to the fly, one to a spinner.....

[motojobobo]

Motorcycling buddy went fishing in northeast Bolivia this week. This paiche (Arapaima gigas) was his big catch.

Paiche is a ‘newly’ invasive species in these rivers. It was absent a few decades ago. Although an Amazon basin native species, it never reached these upper basin habitats due to natural rock barriers (cachuelas). Someone brought them over for fish farming and they’ve spread successfully, causing imbalances and adjustments in fish species populations as it is a top predator.
Good eating though.

[jordanscollected]

@motojobobo I've been fascinated by those fish since seeing them on River Monsters tv show. wow what a catch

[Giles]

Very nice indeed....

[motojobobo]

@jordanscollected said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

@motojobobo I've been fascinated by those fish since seeing them on River Monsters tv show. wow what a catch

Yeah they are impressive. This one measured 2.2 mts, apparently they don’t routinely weigh them. I understand that paiche don’t put on a flashy show when hooked, jumping out of the water, just pull very strongly for a while.

[Mizmazzle]

@motojobobo dang!! Your buddy catch that thing noodling??

[motojobobo]

@Mizmazzle not sure what ‘noodling’ implies here.

[Bridger]

When a man is alone in the wilderness

[Mizmazzle]

@motojobobo
“Noodling, also known as "hand-fishing" or "grabbling", is a primal fishing technique that involves catching catfish using bare hands or feet. It's primarily practiced in the southern United States.”

[Mizmazzle]

Though this take on noodling might be more accurate, culturally speaking!

[motojobobo]

Thought this closeup pic of the scales, of the paiche my buddy caught a week ago, very cool.

[ZackB]

@Mizmazzle as a man of the culture, that is accurate.