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  9. i challenge thee

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    undertaker wrote:

    nothing better to do mate :unsure:

    exactly....polished the neices car this morning for her im that bored, took the truck for a wheel align, but that didnt happen....seems ive got a trashed idler arm, so get that fixed next week first.but with a bit of luck....FISHING IN THE MORNING.NICE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING SHOW HAPPENEING NOW, SO IM GOIN OUTSIDE TO WATCH THAT NOW.

  11. i challenge thee

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    for a bit of a laugh, and because england won the ashes in case you havnt heard.... :laugh: im going to try and get a challenge going....the challenge is to tie 2 hooks, and a swivel in the quickest time...video proof is the prefered BS equaliser....will post my attempt when i get it loaded on photobucket

  12. salting baits

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    davidm#2 wrote:

    1 more thing does the bait have to be fresh or can it be frozencheers :):)

    i buy mine as a frozen block...lay it out, and just pour 2kg of salt over the top.... that helps it to defrost....dont try and pull the block apart when its frozen...makes a hell of a mess of the pillies...with the salt on top, it takes 3-5 hrs to thaw out enought to seperate them.... but with the weather warming up, it should thaw quicker.its incredible how must moisture comes out of them... the paper i put down is soaked in juices...

  13. Reference to AGD94 - Attention

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    GNSS wrote:

    gardy wrote:

    Geeezz GNSS I don’t think I would like to see what you do behind your bedroom door with your handheld gps at night time :woohoo: Re the semi mark in the other thread Just becoz its not the same as your doesn’t mean the datum is wrongIt clearly says north semi so if I were you I would stop playing with myself and go out and have a look and drop a line and you may get a fish or 2 and like has been sed B4GET OVA IT :kiss:

    Buddy it is well and truely established the datum you have been quoting is completely wrong.And a "north semi" is what?Maybe there might be more to helping you understand than I thought?
    i sometimes get a semi if im watching a hot movie...eh ...hang on... never mind....

  17. salting baits

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    if you that keen on tuna oil, either use them ones as berley, or do as i do, and dig a hole at the waters edge, put tuna oil in it, then cover it up with sand.the tide and waves will draw the oil out over time making a nice slick with a time delay

  18. salting baits

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    solid317 wrote:

    dutchxfisher wrote:

    . Also I find a finer grain of salt works better.

    i can try any grade (grain size) of salt as i make the stuff, so im open to suggestions as to what would work best. i grabbed what you would know as cooking salt coz i think it should work a treat, table salt would be my next choice as it is a bit finer but anything under that would be like coating it in flour and making the bait messy to handle (our finest grade is like flour to the touch just much tangy-er to the taste :blink: )i'm not so worried about the "wetness" of the bait i'm salting but more for the toughness. as i havent yet tried this does the salt tend to only toughen the bait when it dries it or does it also toughen it if it was wet down with tuna oil?
    catch 22 with pillies... if they are wet, they are soft.the trick is to dry them out as much as possible...you will defintaly notice the difference between salted fish and salted fish if that makes sense,as an experiment, salt a few overnight, then salt a few for 3 days or so.then salt a few that have had tuna oil marinated into them. the salted 3 days WILL be the toughest...no moisture is what you are aiming for.salted overnight,and they still feel like dogshit.

  21. salting baits

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    solid317 wrote:

    i read somewhere that you can "toughen up" pillies as well as adding to their bait appeal by layering them in tubs with a good dose of salt between each layer then soaking that with tuna oil (or equivalent)then freezing or storing in the fridge for a few days before use.what i want to know is has anyone tried this and does it seem to work, also would it work with other baits such as worms, cockles, squid etc?making salt is my job so i have an endless supply but there seems to be only a few things it can be used for eg table, pool, cooking crabs etc and I'd love to make some practical fishing use out of it if possible

    ive been trying it as well.... works a treat, though i WOULDNT put tuna oil in the mix...the purpose of salting is to dry them out, and makes them a LOT tougher.ive only just started doing it, and ive been leaving them for about 5 days, putting in zip sandwich bags, with a hand full of salt, and freezing them again.though from the tackle shop, i was told NOT to re freeze them,but to just leave them out if they going to be used pretty quickly.bloke i bumped into salts his for 3 weeks...i use a tub lid, with a ribbed top, lay a couple of layers of paper down, layer of salt, pillies, salt pillies etc etc etc...change the salt the next day, and the next day, etc etc...im using about 6-8kg of salt, but at a buck for 2kg that pretty cheap.i used to throw the salt out, but now take it with me and use it for berley...damn it gets full of blood/oil as well...but it does make the pillies like old boots, real tuff...im going to salt up some cockles i got a few mths ago, as i caught them fresh, but damn they are soft as hell inside.BIG cockles as well.. i measured my thumb for the legal size, and never had to check one of them for size.... damn they were huge... biggest went 98mm.... im getting 5 baits out of some of them, but damn they are soft.

  23. Garfish?

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    Mick Z wrote:

    Hi Guys,I love catching them (Gar)but have a hell of a time trying to fillet them, is there an easy way to go about it as I usually make a mess of them.CheersMickZ

    ive never seen it done, but a bloke at work butterflys then, he says he just slices down the backbone from the top, then oens them out like a butterfly.easy to sccop the insides out, and he says it gives a real nice size fillet

  24. gave the snyder glas a birthday

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    went and gave the rod a test run this morning.... damn i like this rod, a tad heavy, but man can it fling them out.missed a snapper run, but wasnt a real good run anyway.if it was any good it would have swallowed the lot.so now im out the back, doing my brothers snyderglas.cept his still has the original thread, and still in good condition, so im just peeling off the peeling bits and will re epoxy it.gave the rod a rub down with steel wool, and will give it a coat of clear paint when im ready.then i got my younger bro's rod to do as well...

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