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  1. Knots

    in Bait & Tackle

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    I was using the fg knot on all my setups but have found when wading the flats it's just too hard to tie while trying to keep your reel out of the water and the wind fighting you

    I normally just use the double Uni while wading and fg when in my boat

    I have just been told I have 3 of the knot assist devices on the way to me which should make the fg knot a bit easier while wading

     

    How often do you have to tie an FG knot whilst wading? How light do you fish? I wouldn't have thought that you break too many knots at all.

    I fish 4pound most of the time sometimes 8 pound leader at the most. I don't have to retie many leaders mate but when I do need to change one I end up doing a double Uni and find they tend to catch the guides more and break more often

    If I can tie the fg easily while out there then I wouldn't have to worry about as many

    I also tie my lures rather than using clips so sometimes a leader change is needed due to needing more rather than breaking them off

    I found a good way for tying it in the water... You tie you're hook on first, hook it to you're guide at the tip of you're rod, and then you can have something to pull against. I do the loop around my little finger with the braid, left hand, coming streight off my reel, rod under my left arm..

     

    I don't use loop knots anymore, I find the line wares through too quickly from being loose around the tie point..

    (I do fish extremely light though)

     

    In emergencies, I tie a slim beauty for my leeders. It's basically a Uni knot with the braid end and a blood knot for the mono. (Same as how the guy in the first video finishes his FG. But instead of 3 wraps, you do 5-7. Makes the mono tail come out in the middle of the knot, so it goes through the guides easier. It's not very good for thin braid to very thick leeder though..

    Can't beat an FG knot for every application!

    It does take longer to tie, but that's it's only down point.

  3. Kingfish live baiting combo.

    in General Fishing

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    Daiwa demon blood spin stick i would choose. Just going by a show i watch on tv...

    Id probrably have half my reel spooled with 25lb braid purely for capacity.. because its 2-3 times thinner than monno. Youd want 800meters to play with atleast imo..

    Mono will also fatigue after afew good fish, and loose alot of strength, so worth taking extra to respool if the action is hot, or you need 2 put the breaks on a big fish.

    I learned that the hard way in a yellowfin tuna comp...

  5. Darwin

    in General Fishing

    Posted

    Just out the front of the main street in the city, down that steep bank they get massive milkfish on bread. It was on a fishing show. I went there for work, but was lucky enough to be taken onto the navy base by a mate in the army. We fished their breakwater and i managed a small spaniard on metal slug, and 6 queenfish on live fuzaliers i got with a baitjig. Awesome fishing there!! But the humidity realy takes it out of you!!

  9. bream on the sink on 2lb

    in Fishing Footage

    Posted

    Maybe Tom 😊

    Cheers Tinker!

    Yeah, wasnt too bad, but it got alot worse the next day!!

    very snaggy everywhere there atm...

    Timber isnt very forgiving either once that point sinks into it.. no amount of shaking and jigging gets it any less stuck..

    Been trying to be very gentle when getting it moving after the pauses! Any resistance, and i shake my rod with my line slackish, so i dont endup sinking the hook in any further.

    Hard to resist the urge to load up when you feel weight but..

  13. Deep Fryer Oils & Tips needed.

    in In The Kitchen

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    Mother/inlaw paid luckily fatherinlaws birthday present. Nearly $2000 for 4 people... 10 courses, set menu. No choices, just sit there and enjoy it... each course matched with a different wine too.. pitty, i dont drink the stuff..

    Easily the best cullinary experience of my life!

    And that fish would be one of the hilights for me.

  17. Deep Fryer Oils & Tips needed.

    in In The Kitchen

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    I found, the seceret for crispy tempura batter, you have to dip the fillets, then put the batter in the fridge/freezer while not using it. The colder you can keep it, the crispier it will be, without overcooking the fish.

     

    As far as oils... apparently olive oil is no good for frying, as it burns quick, and leads to becoming carsinagenic.

    I use peanut oil alot, as it gets very hot.

    I also lay fillets in enough oil to submerse them, and hold them for afew secs just off the bottom of the pan, to let the batter cook alittle, and prevent it sticking to the bottom and coming off.

    That realy helps keep the moisture in!

    Best way to check if oil is hot enough, is to put a wooden spoon handle in, and bubbles should comeout. (Without a thermometer) and only acouple fillets at a time, or it brings down the oil temp too much.

    I havent yet discovered how to keep the batter crispy though as it cools to room temp... have to eat it quick for best results..

  23. Carp Herpe's

    in General Fishing

    Posted

    Blackwater event in the making...

    Think they'll be having to restock all the natives and start from scratch.

    If you have a goldfish bowl with afew fish, and 1 dies... If you don't remove it within a day or so, everything dies.

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