Catch of the day [Fishing]

[Tago Mago]

@Giles you look as if you're the catch of the day

[endo]

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[goosehd]

looking slightly knackered there G and great haul!

[Mizmazzle]

@Giles that look says it all!!! Immense fatigue, satisfaction, and the thrill of the hunt realized!! That pic made my day!!

[dinobarnesberlin]

Looks like you knocked em dead! bravo

[goosehd]

@Giles How is/was the fishing trip? Been quiet for way too long...

[Giles]

Fishing was amazing thank you. Got back and straight into a week's Coastal Skipper course. Now have friends from Spain and Germany staying with us.....

I did not post many pics of the fishing because I thought it may be boring, but here are a few....

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Giles that looks like an amazing fishing trip!! I'd love to catch some tuna on a little boat like that. I'll bet it tows you all over the place.

[Giles]

The boats are pretty heavy. This is a 942g fish that my friend Matt hooked (but was played in the main, by the captain). Took an hour to get in and they may have been towed around a bit. @Ian72 was on the boat, were you?

[WhiskeySandwich]

That's awesome. I'm sure it was a hell of a workout too! Good thing y'all were keeping hydrated.

[Mizmazzle]

@Giles there is nothing boring about these snaps!! Seeing those rods bend like that brings a huge smile to my face. Phew!! Sushi for dinner???

[Giles]

We had quite a bit of Sushi......

[T4920]

Are these Bluefin Tuna? I know very little about fish, but I've heard these are extremely coveted by Japanese Sushi chefs.

What would a specimen of this size sell for?

[Giles]

They are BFT. Every evening a government auctioneer comes to the village and does an online auction for the fish caught that day. Most European canneries buy the fish.....

[Sean94]

New to the forum but cool to see there’s a fishing thread, fishing or more specifically fly fishing has been a big part of my life since I was a kid. Have had some good fish this season! These two were up there as my favourites.

[Mizmazzle]

@Sean94 hot damn!! Coupla beauties!!! Fatty Brookie and brownie!! What part of the world are ya in if ya don’t mind me asking? That brookie had to be at least 5-6lbs, eh?

[Sean94]

@Mizmazzle hi mate, I’m based in the UK. Fish in NW England and Scotland a lot and the big char was from Iceland which is only 2.5hrs plane journey away, sadly due to the airline misplacing our bags I didn’t have my weigh net but I’d guess somewhere in the 5-6lbs range for that fish. I had an awesome looking male last year that had me well into backing 3-4 times.

The goldens you get are a bucket list fish for me though, absolutely wild colours.. one day!

[Mizmazzle]

@Sean94 I’d love to come out your way to go fishing some day. No better feeling than a nice fish taking a fly.

Those goldens we caught were a dream come true. Can’t wait to take another crack at them next July.

[Giles]

Late season lure fishing for Bass....

[Giles]

We have one of my fishing mates over from France for the weekend. Popped down to one of my local haunts this AM, Using soft plastics for Bass. A few years ago, I would never have dreamt of using lures for Bass later than October, but my mates and I have learnt a lot recently, so it was a nice mild morning, no wind and a rising tide, so we felt it was worth a cast or 2. It worked.....