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One of the reasons I use it, was its better abrasion resistance and knot strength - the tests I saw were comparing flouro to the popular mono "Berkley Trilene XL" which I was using at the time. The XL mono absorbs alot of water and looses half its strength after 10 mins underwater - but the article states the XL is a low quality mono - and it isnt a true indication of what "coated", higher quality mono's, can do

Heres an article which debunks some of the claims I thought were true https://activeanglingnz.com/2016/01/04/the-fluorocarbon-myth/?fbclid=IwAR2gyIPTVVBMrgkh8uHOzhGpPPcSrOsKYD1Yxo-Zc1xa60tM4axJeBmdW5c

Here’s something I posted a while back when the subject came up Release weights and weighted drop nets give them a chance but alot of studies have some pretty unacceptable outcomes. Like 9 out of ten snapper released back to depth with these methods dying. And that still the best way to do it (the snapper in the study below were caught between 8 and 70m) ".......all fish exhibited various clinical signs of barotrauma, including a prolapsed cloaca (60% of fish); gastric herniation (46%); ruptured swim bladder (73%); organ displa

One reason some fish don’t appear to bloat is because their swim bladders rupture in the way up. From the reading Ive done - while release weights are the best of a bad lot - the internal injuries and mortalities that come from fishing in depths over 10 m - mean it’s not an option for catch and release. More of a “get your bag and get out”situation

Yeah with the bran soaking up the stink, its only half as bad as methods not involving bran. I also think the skinned fillet of carp has less pong than the guts, skin and head.. I'd be lying if I said the process was pleasant - but it was better smelling than other times

Thanks Plec - Yeah that would work well - as long as I could block off the pipe for the first six days to ensure they stay gorging themselves on the meat. Mine try to escape as soon as they are big enough to crawl Ill rig something up for my next batch

Yeah the buggers are everywhere - they roost in palm trees and under bridges - the noise is so deafening at dusk, that there are some bridges I cant fish in the evening

Yeah thats the last piece of the puzzle for me - super quick processing of the maggots to get them into fresh bran - but Ive actively encourage crows to hang out in the back yard, so I cant leave the fillets exposed - I'm hoping a full newspaper inside the bucket will provide the absorption I need.

As I refine my technique (translation - just listen to what knowledgeable blokes have already told me( Bran is the ultimate smell absorber - and when it comes to soaking up liquid - loose newspaper turns to mush - but whole newspapers placed under the flesh act like an absorbent pad that can be easily removed before harvest. Harvest time can be a sh!t fight that lasts 45 mins - or a forgone conclusion that is over in seconds - its all about controlling moisture content of the bedding material. Once I get that right - Melbournes $30 for 300 maggots is a price tag, I will never have

I’ve never replicated the tests he does but I trust his judgement. my experience with gama’s is through tt jigheads and they used to straighten without too much effort but I’ve seen enough bad press and snapped gamas on the internet To avoid them my experience with bkk is with their small trebles. I found them to be stronger than the owner st36ers I used to use. I also had Similar feedback from friends who were using them bit this was before I started testing things with scales and it was all based on feel and how they performed in the field

Yeah my first experience with BKK was before they had established their reputation - (they were putting them on cheap lures from China) (It was cheaper to buy entire lure from China just to get your hands on the BKK trebles, than it was to buy Owner st-36ers in Australia) But now everyone knows they're good - they sell them in 9 packs and charge the earth. I like pushing the boundaries of my tackle just to know how hard I can push in the field (None of these are BKK trebles - but using hook like Gama's - in terrain like this - made me start testing all my tackle before getting it w

Nice fish Yeah I’ve found that to be the case on some fresh water snag dwellers aswell.

Yeah there are very few circumstances where I would tie such a knot. Its a bit bulky for my liking But when I used to chase trout in the early evening - tying leader knots, that took a long time, was dangerous because of the mozzies - those little bastards always know when you have both hands full and cant swat them away I used to set my self a 5 bights, then pack up rule - but tying an fg would have meant I couldnt defend myself - quick knots like 3 turn surgeons and double uni's were the go under those circumstances. (But they were also the reason my leader knots would break)

Or in my case - constant nibbles that never hook up

Yeah the bike track was like a truck had lost its load of hot dogs - absolute carnage

Your vid inspired me to get the old 2000/5000 grit stone out after a bit of elbow grease, the knife is sharper than it’s been in a while

Yeah but no matter how quick they go to the bottom - much of the damage done on the way up can’t be repaired by a quick descent all those hernias, prolapses, ruptures and haemorrhaging have already occurred. it might be worth passing that on to your customers. Because I bet the average angler thinks these weights provide more benefits than they actually do. I know I used to. .......all fish exhibited various clinical signs of barotrauma, including a prolapsed cloaca (60% of fish); gastric herniation (46%); ruptured swim bladder (73%); organ displacement (48%); an

Yeah I think I have tried just about Every dodgy method and cheap sharpener available the only things left to try are quality units. So I’ll keep yours in mind if I need to join the Razor Gang

Yeah I’ve tried belt sanders with sand paper and grinding wheels on angle grinders but my problem is the heat Produced on the blade Making it brittle. Even with a bucket full of water to dip the knife in between passes (admittedly I may have been a little heavy handed during those experiments) sounds like the scotch bright pad doesn’t produce as much heat?

Yeah I remember watching Starlo talking about deep sea fishing on Rex’s show It was words similar to. “There is no catch and release fishing out here. Get your bag, then go fish shallower water if you want to catch and release”

I spose as long as these death rates are being passed along to the anglers buying them- it won’t encourage people think they can go catch and release fishing out deep but I suspect people have the wrong idea about these weights i used to think they were the answer to barotrauma. But after doing some reading and looking at a few different studies. The rupturing of organs on the way up is not something a lot of fish will survive Long term I remember watching catch and release charter operators releasing Samson fish in this manner and thinking - these guys are ahead of the gam