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I use 17lb braid and 17lb flouro when chasing Jewies land based - thats quite light - but if I go heavier, I cant cast my lures far enough to reach the spots I need to hit. So I need to squeeze every ounce of strength out of that combo, when trying to muscle a big fish out. I think guys who redline line their gear around structure, probably think more about this stuff than others - Losing half your leaders strength, after it gets wet, isnt a luxury all can afford. So if there are solutions to that problem - they're worth thinking about

Haha. Yeah just have to salt them first, to really bring out the flavour

If you haven’t tried a rubber filleting mat. Just get one. All theses year I’ve been chasing fish around slippery filleting tables... never realising there was a better way Just having a fish stay still and even offer a bit of resistance against the knife was an eye opener

Yeah you wouldn’t want to get your snapper caught in one of those clamps

Might even stick one of these at each end if I’m feeling saucey

Yeah the hose falling off the table was driving me nuts so I figured I should take care of some other issue aswell. Speaking of always thinking. I was in the bathroom before an noticed this listerene bottle ( with a few mods). Would make the perfect marker float

Sorry Wert, I've just re-read what I typed - and while it was clear to me I was splitting hairs - that didnt quite come through in my typing

Haha - yeah I swear I mentioned the open spool - the rubber band just stops the wind or current pulling out big clumps of line, so you dont get a big loose clump trying to charge through the bottom guide all at once You can set it to hair trigger or pull more line through for more resistance. I was half taking the piss when talking about the "friction free" business But as I mentioned - its not a hack for reel that already have a bait runner feature Yeah those baitrunners have seen some action over the years and are still kicking

But can your thunnus give friction free line feed like an open spool can. None of my bait runners can

I tend to make up little day packs depending on the species I’m after little pocket packs and some back ups in a slightly larger tub also keep a check list near the tackle,to make sure I don’t miss anything when packing

Yeah the article says they cant fine him for the lie in relation to covid - but I'm sure there will be other repercussions both socially and possibly a visit from the ato if he was working for cash

Ahh - I was wondering why he lied about working at the Pizza shop - cash in hand job

Yeah I saw that - theres a shit-storm coming for that fella https://www.smh.com.au/national/streets-empty-as-police-chief-praises-south-australians-in-lockdown-20201120-p56gbd.html

Took the carp out for another fish off with silver whiting and pilchards 3 out of 4 keepers preferred salted carp

Yeah I'd like to see if soaking the spools for 30 mins, made any difference. Its the water absorption that is supposed to weaken the mono line. But those results give real cause for concern for the "Flouro Is Tougher camp". There are so many lies in the fishing game thats its hard to tell whats real - even stated diameters and breaking strains are often wildly different from what it says on the spool.

23 big bits for the 2 hook snell 26 small bits for the paternosta and 2 bits went to the crow tax

One other problem I have with dry land tests of knot strength is - they are done on dry land So they dont take into consideration the effect absorbing water can have - especially on mono lines.

Yeah when I read that Trilene XL mono sucks up water like a sponge and loses half its strength after 10 mins under water - I thought all mono's did that - so I was instantly put off mono. I tend to fish quite light and I need every bit of strength a line can give,. Losing half its strength when it gets wet is a massive deal breaker. Your point about shorter spool length is well made - I buy bulk spools (200m plus) and you notice the deterioration the further into the spool you get. Its like the line at the bottom of the spools gets crushed and distorted. So it has a noticeably roughe

Yeah I've noticed different flouro's, have different levels of stickyness when tightening uni knots - Vanish Mainline flouro is noticeable easier to tighten, than the FlouroKote I'm trialing (Kast King Brand) I've found I have to be super careful when tightening - Slobber, plus keep the knot under my tongue, in a pool of spit as I tighten - sometimes than doesnt even work, and I have the grab the knot between thumb and fore finger and ease it down the line. Because if I just try to yank it down - I get friction damage which severely weakens the line

Yeah I used to believe the "invisible in water" claim. Mainly because I like to telling people it has a similar "light refractive index to water". But then I saw video of people taking flourocarbon under water and showing that it wasnt. But its a good claim to make for a Melbourne Bream angler - Noone is going to dunk their heads under the water in the Yarra to check if the claims are true