That was a great read. Caught a few ducks (unintentionally) in my time too and its not a pretty sight! Bad luck with the shark plan, it would have been interesting to see what you might have caught if you fished a few hours into the dark. Well done on ticking off another species off the list.
Very nice jew. Those fish that bit you off were probably something else unless they are actually bust offs from running you on the bottom or structure. Looking forward to your next report.
Nicely done gents. Looks like a very enjoyable morning on the Georges. Hopefully there wasn't much jet ski traffic out there, but it looks like you guys brained the EPs anyway. Btw, nice pose John Dory Dave - the one with the rod in your mouth.
That's a top report Jeff! What a trip you had. Fishing will never be the same after a back-breaking, reel screaming week like that. You caught enough reefies to open up your own aquarium. Congrats on the record breaking spanish mack.
P.s. the photos of you counting the days with your hand over Ray is gold
Well done, doesn't matter what it is if you are having fun and breaking in new PBs while you are at it. Lot's of people get confused between the two fish anyway. Congrats on that stonker of an EP.
Uni knot, very easy and reliable. Around the same strength as the blood knot. Palomar is that little bit stronger though - there's some knot war videos on Youtube where you can see various knots compared.