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    Giles chases one of his dreams again

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      We call it frankincense,  I am 200 kms north of Salalah (which I think is the hub of the Loban trade).  I bought a load last time I was here….

      "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
        Giles
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        32kg…

        "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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        • JDelageJ
          JDelage
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          You don't eat those? Is it catch & release? I know nothing about fishing… I've seen those UW though; they're very cool fish.

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          • Madame ButtonflyM
            Madame Buttonfly
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            No pics today because Giles told me earlier he lost three fish  😞

            But had yellowfin tuna sashimi and chicken curry for his dinner, so seems happy enough!  😉

            AKA Mrs G

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            • gaseousclayG
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              @Giles

              How far out to sea do you go to fish? I don't quite have the stomach for deep sea fishing since i'm prone to motion sickness. Curious if you take dramamine or if you are used to it.

              WTB:
              IHSH-129 size L (blue)
              IHSH-19

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              • Clint_DC
                Clint_D
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                Damn Giles, that's a great catch!

                ATX IH Hoarder

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                • neph93N
                  neph93
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                  @Madame:

                  No pics today because Giles told me earlier he lost three fish  😞

                  But had yellowfin tuna sashimi and chicken curry for his dinner, so seems happy enough!  😉

                  The lord giveth and taketh away, I guess. Say hi  😉

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    The islands we fish from are 35miles from the dock.  But this is not what we would term deep sea fishing, GT's inhabit relatively shallow water (the max we fish in is 70 feet) and we typically cast surface lures which get hit on the surface in the most dramatic way.  A hit from a large (30kg+) GT can be like someone dropping a piano into the water from a helicopter, and hits come from literally nowhere.  The reason that you see no land in the background of my pictures is because, good holding structure can be a 100 yard by 100yd spot in the middle of nowhere ,and frankly we don't want others working out where we catch the fish.  These fish are a valuable resource and can take 50 years to reach 40 or 50kg, we don't want them being caught and killed.

                    We are 100% catch and release for GT.  If we catch a grouper, snapper, mahi mahi or the like, then that may get taken home for supper.

                    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Hallaniyah/@17.7981475,55.6426558,9.52z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3c2c8e20a4e1b3fd:0xc765ed090eeff49f!8m2!3d17.5041962!4d56.0361469

                    "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
                      Giles
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                      My view for 90 minutes every morning:

                      My view for 90 minutes every afternoon:

                      Yep, I spend a lot of the day on a bean bag on the floor of the boat… 🙂

                      "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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                      • FinksterF
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                        ^ .. better than auditing patches or packing belt loop buddies  😃

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                        • louisboscoL
                          louisbosco
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                          so you pretty much spend most of the time on the boat when you're out or do you go back to land?

                          my first experiencing fishing was a bad one. haven't tried it after…

                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            We leave the lodge at 5:30 and get back at about 17:00.  We talk shit, eat, mend tackle (2 broken rods today), go to bed and repeat….

                            "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
                              Giles
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                              Catch:

                              And release:

                              "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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                              • marlinM
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                                Holly fecking shit…congrats to that catch...must have been a hell of a fight!

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                                • rocketR
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                                  glad the "fish" have released you after the catch…

                                  rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                  It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                  R.I.P. Geo

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                                  • RoxRocks86R
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                                    Great catch! How was the water?

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                                    • SeulS
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                                      Fishy…

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        @Seul:

                                        Fishy…

                                        More so after Giles got in it.

                                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
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                                          I got totally wasted by a large fish yesterday.  My 200lb breaking strain leader parted at the knot next to the lure when I was having to give it maximum pressure to stop it reefing me.  I ended up hitting the deck with some force (and it has to be said, not a lot of style).  I was damaged in a couple of places.  The local solution to the misplaced muscles….. 🙂

                                          "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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                                          • Matty123M
                                            Matty123
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                                            I could start an entire forum based on jokes about that tube of Gel.

                                            Are you gonna use it?

                                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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