Fishing tips
dang. lose the gaff?
Yep.
Losing the fish like that is a bummer
Could have been worse and have dropped the rod I guess
I'm not sure who this is for but well known charter captain Rob Smithy Smith rolled his boat Capricorn on Mooloolah River bar this morning and passed away. 4 clients are safe and well. Tragic loss for the fishing community.
Damn, thats sad news.
Fairly solid sets this morning.
Yeah FR the wave buoys showed an increase in swell with a big rise in period. Having crossed the bar with or behind him more than a dozen times he always took caution. Huge loss. Lots of people will be doing it tough today.
Caught my first flattie 200m from my place! But the leader broke as I was trying to land it because I was on a jetty :( The leader was stronger than the braid so I don't know how it broke there.
I don't know how because it was a strong double uni knot. I'm going to try an FG knot. What's the consensus knot here for tying the braid to a leader using soft plastics?
Crazy adrenaline rush! Now to calm down and go for a surf. Fishing has proved very addictive so far.
FG all the way every day
slimmer and stronger than uni knot (when tied well)
saltman wrote:FG all the way every day
slimmer and stronger than uni knot (when tied well)
Thanks! FG all the way from now on. All I was thinking about in the surf was fishing! Hopefully I'll get to go out tomorrow morning and fish the run out tide.
awesome, @js.. good series:
Double uni knots are excellent and so are the FG.
FG's are very good for small guides on your rod (which many bait caster rods have these days) and onto the reel as they are slimline. They slide through the guides smoothly. But you have to tie them properly and tight or they will fail. And that is guaranteed to happen on a PB fish!
Did the leader break at the braid or on the leader? If on the leader it may have been a slight knick in it or abrasion. That will weaken your leader significantly.
basesix wrote:dang. lose the gaff?
Won’t lose this gaff FR
fitzroy-21 wrote:Double uni knots are excellent and so are the FG.
FG's are very good for small guides on your rod (which many bait caster rods have these days) and onto the reel as they are slimline. They slide through the guides smoothly. But you have to tie them properly and tight or they will fail. And that is guaranteed to happen on a PB fish!
Did the leader break at the braid or on the leader? If on the leader it may have been a slight knick in it or abrasion. That will weaken your leader significantly.
Yeah it failed on the leader. I was fishing around rocks/oysters on low tide so that's a possiblity but so is a shitty knot. It was only when I was trying to land it and it thrashed free once out of the water.
Anyway, failing sucks but it's how we learn. I now know the importance of good knots and I'll endeavour not to let it happen again.
I'm so keen to get back out there, even more than surfing tomorrow! Time to build up the brownie points again with the missus and hopefully I'll be eating flathead for lunch tomorrow.
OK, so I want to try my hand at fishing. I have a couple of rods and reels, and an assortment of stuff in a shiny tackle box (Chrissy present from a few years back). I've got salt water and fresh water options close at hand (Narrabeen). But, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.
Can anyone offer me some pointers? I'd really like to impress the missus.