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  4. Tying and FG Knot - a simpler solution

    in How to guides and DIY projects

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    G'day Don

    The coffee is ready if you follow through with your threat to drop, appointment required.  🙂 

    The Cat still purrs but assistant skipper taken control, I'm admin now, will have to make an assessment at some point where we go from here.   That was an epic day when you got your first tuna,  a long trip,  with some ïnteresting seas.  I recall you're disappointent not getting to see antarctica. LOL.   

    Yellow Door 1

    We haven't had a single failure issue of knots coming loose, I retie the knots, which look like when I tied them, at the start of the season and that's it.   Maybe do a little practice tying half hitches to learn what to do to get a series of tight half hitches, use a round anchor point, such simple knot/hitch but there is some technique.   I only buy the slipperiest braid I can find in the tackle store.  When bottom bashing in deepish water, mostly when you could catch snapper,  I like to be able to cast  and immediately stick the rod in the rod hold with the bail arm open so I can prepare bait etc, just keeping an eye for the sinker hit the bottom.  The ropier line doesn't feed out nicely and is annoying for me.  Same 50bl braid for that and tuna.  The combination of 50lb braid and 60-80lb jinkai mono trace I found perfect as serious snags would always break in the mono trace, surpisingly mostly between any knots after serious force applied.

    Cheers

    Rod

       

  7. Tying and FG Knot - a simpler solution

    in How to guides and DIY projects

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    G'day

    I haven't been fishing for well over a year with 2020 being the year from hell for me health wise.   Looks like my fishing days are over barring a miracle.  Anyway, I was recently asked to how to tie and FG knot after they had given on youtube methods.  8 years ago I started on the tuna fishing and wanted to learn the FG knot, I also didn't find any youtube instructional particularly helpful and ended up developing my own method.  Pretty easy, just stick the rod in a rod holder or whatever, secure the braid to something a couple of metres away, this provides a nice tight line with the flex of the rod tip cushioning the process.  Then tie as shown in the video.  I haven't shown finishing of the knot as that's pretty standard, though I would say the common technique of forming half hitches in opposite directions seems wrong to me, being a ropes and knots guy I say this does not work with ropes so why would it work with braid?  Needless to say I tie all the half hitches in the same way.  

    Excuse the fumbling, the mono is 200lb which has a mind of it's own, I normally use 100lb ish, braid is 50lb.

    Anyway, hopefully somebody finds this useful and maybe they get a smile

    Cheers

    Rod

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  11. Grand Final or Fishing?

    in General Fishing

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    Tricky with the timing for me, but would like to go fishing after a long winter and zip fishing.  Not a huge footy fan but watch most of the crows games and usually the grand final.  Those who are keen could follow Lofty's advice or a laptop with one of those tv antenna software things or streaming on your phone like david, or stream it through phone on to laptop.  Some may even have the big marina boats and enjoy the best of both worlds, big screen and a line over the side, perhaps a shardy and crayfish sandwiches lol   I wish

    Cheers

    Rod

  13. Breeding maggots without meat

    in General Fishing

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    You should let your neighbours know you are going to fix the big problem, lack of flies 😁

     

    I used to breed my own once a year, back when interest rates were in the high teens and we did one ljetty based expedition to take the kids fishing in the christmas holidays.  I used whiting frames and a efficient setup and it produced big fat tasty gents that far outperform shop bought relatives.   Neighbours not too close and did it in a garden shed.  But definitely  smelly and not highly recommended 🤔  

    Cheers

    Rod

  18. Why don't I catch fish?

    in General Fishing

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    Once you get over the current disappointment, re phrase the question from a negative to a positive.  ie what do I need to do to catch fish?  Any endeavour that requires some skill, research, practice, dedication and a heap of failures will, in the end be more rewarding and character building once the success comes.   🙂

    Cheers

    Rod

  21. Northbank 750HT Info

    in General Fishing

    Posted

    G'day

    Yeah over width and over 3.5t would be a pain, great buys in that sector for those that can make it work.  

    Interstate buying can be good, done that twice and worked out well.   Extra costs but more selection and usually better prices.  Just a thought.  All good fun though, research research, looking looking 🙂 

    Cheers

    Rod

  22. Northbank 750HT Info

    in General Fishing

    Posted

    Oh well, onward and upward 🙂

    I like to keep an eye out on whats for sale, just an interest no plans to change myself.  Yeah 3.8 tonne is pushing it with a regular 4wd, the big landcruisers would be ok if you have one, they can be upgrade around 4 and with a tare weight around 2.7t would be good.   A 4wd truck I've heard is another option.  2000 hours I don't think is much for a diesel, but may trigger some major service I guess.   Pretty easy to clock up the hours when you have a truly offshore capable boat.   Marco builds a very good boat I believe (and found out where their limit is 🤔)

    Guessing but I reckon that boat would have been pushing $250K new.  Limited market in that size, but as you say though, great for the cape.

    The hunt continues, good luck 🙂

    Cheers

    Rod

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