Catch of the day [Fishing]
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Out of the 100's, possibly 1,000's of lures I have (and I have even more flies), I have managed to whittle it down to these for next week (well, I have a couple more that are being bought down to me by one of my mates. Feeling proud
"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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@Denman-John I think you misread my post...the salmon here are god awful...I tried smoking some Lake Ontario salmon last year and I couldn't eat it. The first time I've thrown out fresh caught fish and couldn't finish it as a meal.
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@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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@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
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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....
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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
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@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.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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@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…
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Here's the techie gumph....
https://ripplefisher.com/product/off-shore-game/big-tuna-tuna
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I have none of that brand, but this looks good....
