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Looking at the spacing of the holes, I don’t think it was factory fitted. A past owner has added their own modification. You would have to question whether it does anything useful on that boat. Take it for a test and decide for yourself if you want it on there. Just curious, is there a matching one on the opposite side?

I hardly ever fish land based but whenever I go to have a look I see this practice happening a lot. Casters having no care at all about what is behind them on a packed out wharf. Kids walking around. I call it common sense to check behind you before casting. Especially when it is crowded or people around. I haven’t witnessed any accidents, but judging from what I see people doing I reckon it must happen. Scary to think about what can happen.

You can try a spinnng flouro like Vanish. No leader, just straight through. I don’t like clips myself. Just tie each time.

That’s the argument everyone says but it does make a big difference mate. When someone writes something like “the big 1m plus kings are on right now at so and so with everyone getting some the last few weeks” And a picture to back it up. You can bet traffic there will increase big time in the following days/ weeks.

Same for me. They all have their time and place depending on what I am doing. I like using all lures.

I’ve never heard of or seen bronze trebles. They sound worthwhile. Why do you get better hook ups and match the hatch with them? How is the strength and bend resistance?

Just do that then when it plays up.....

Hydraulic steering. Yum 🤤

Yep, I haul them it real quick and they are back into the water quick smart, but they pretty much die as soon as they go back in. I haven't tried trolling them, only at anchor so that must be my mistake. Thanks.

I’m referring specifically to Frigates. No matter how well I treat them or how fast I get them back out as a live bait they quickly die.

Paddy how do you keep them alive? If I spin one up it dies as soon as I put it back into the water.

It’s sad because I enjoy going to a store and talking/ checking things out. Slowly all the physical stores are closing as there just isn’t enough business for them. Online has taken over and I have made my own contributions to that Its the same story in a lot of other areas of retail as well.

Your not looking at it this the correct way. I’m saying the heavier main line will NOT snap. The lighter leader will go first. And yes, at the knot. What you are saying about all you have to do is increase the main line strength and then it will be more than the leader you are using is a good point. But then your overall rig strength will be higher as well. This is not what Derek is doing. He’s downsizing his mainline to less than the leader, so the mainline knot is the weakest point. Therefore, using a more stronger leader than the main is a waste because you don’t get the benefit of the full strength of the leader because the mainline will snap first. Trust me, it’s not a weak argument of using a lighter leader than the main catches more fish. You just need to understand it. The only time I think a heavier leader than the main is good is if you have to have the slightly better abrasion resistance. Otherwise, lighter leader will always be better IMO.

Haha your a funny man Derek. I’ve got you thinking now lol. I like the fact you actually want to think it through some more. When I say the line will snap, I mean at the weakest point which will be the knot. So if the leader is weaker than the main line, it snaps at the lure knot (in the rigs I tie that is) If the main line is the weaker then the rig snaps at the leader knot on the mainline end. I do agree with you that the larger leader has better abrasion but you have to draw the line somewhere and compromise. Remember, the lighter the leader the more bites you get.

Hi Derek. Well I’ll try to explain why I prefer to have my leader as the weakest link in my line. I’m not talking braid v mono and the (made up) lb numbers manufacturers call them. I mean actual strengths and that my leader is always weaker (by my testing) than the main line. When pulling on the whole line, the leader snaps, not the main line. We all know that that the lighter line catches the most fish and the leader line is what the fish sees most. So just say you and I have a rod each. Both our lines break at 6lb by test. My leader is thinner than yours and snaps at 6lb. Your leader is larger than mine so doesn’t snap but your mainline is the weaker so that snaps at 6lb instead. We both then have the exact same pulling power on a fish before a break off. My advantage is I have a better chance of catching a fish as my leader is the thinner. Also, when you want to break off a snag, the leader breaks not the main line. From your story about your friend. Other things being equal, I can’t see how your lighter line would have landed the King when your friends stronger line snapped. If your friend has a leader that snaps at 8lb and his main line snaps at 10lb and you have the opposite, both rigs are going to snap at the same pressure. I don’t see anyone having a pulling power advantage. But you said your rig was lighter than his so I can’t see how you are confident you would have landed the fish on your gear. To summerize. You are kind of ripping yourself off with having the leader as the stronger because you could go lower in leader size to match your mainline strength and still have the same “pulling” strength overall.

You see Salmon school up and feed because of the bait fish that are there for them. If there isn’t any or less bait than usual you are not going to “see” as many salmon. Could be one possible reason.

Why do you use a leader stronger than your mainline? I have never understood why people do this. I always have my leader as the weaker of the 2.

This is a Mavic Air. It’s a bit small for my liking. I like the Mavic Pro/ platinum size. I have a Mavic Pro and it’s a very good drone. It is one of the better quality drones around and will do everything you want from a drone. They are very, very popular for this reason. If you go to a spot where people fly drones and video scenery, 9 out of 10 drones you will see there are Mavics. There is a new model out now called Mavic 2 I think. You might be able to pick up a Pro or Platinum for cheap. There are more expensive drones but if you want a “good” drone without getting the absolute best, this is one of the ones to get.

Just to add one more reason. A small length of mono gives a little bit of give and stretch, which is good.

I keep a small bucket on the boat with holes drilled in the bottom. All hooks, jigs and lures got into it after using. At the end of the day they are rinsed with fresh water in the bucket and then laid out to dry.

Good on you for fixing up what you have Fab. I’m a bit like that as well. One thing I’ve learnt with the primer bulbs is to spend the extra and find a quality one. I used to buy them from Bias and they would harden and be useless within a year. I then bought a Quicksilver one and it’s been excellent. I would imagine genuine would be pretty good too. The primer bulb is definitely one item you need to hunt down and get a quality (name brand) one.

No they don’t.

I have 2 nets on my boat. I use an Enviro style net (forgot the name) for most of what I catch. Fish and hooks don’t get caught up in it which I like. You can just tip the fish and hooks out every time like tipping out of a bucket. It makes things alot easier. It’s harder to drag through the water of course, but I don’t find that an issue when landing fish. I have another larger and stronger framed tradtional style net for big or “prized” fish.

Plugs being wet does not necessarily mean it’s running rich/ overfueled. Fab keeps his stuff in top condition and his engine isn’t that old or well used. I reckon it’s something simple like bad fuel or obstructed air/ leak maybe.

The fuel/ pressure is probably just slowly leaking back into the tank.