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mate bonitos are great eating. throw them my way next time lol

yep sorry guys. mate onboard took the cuttle and the beak because he was going to make something out of it. got nfi what but hey.... the cuttle was a bit chewy to eat. but i found if sliced thinly enough like normal size strips it wasnt too bad. we didnt eat that much but alot was stripped into some great baits!

nah didnt really fight hard hey. didnt know what we had. felt like a dead weight. we got a big surprise when we could see what it actually was. hi Roberta, was definetly a cuttlefish when we cleaned it we took out a cuttle the length of my arm. i initially thought squid when i first saw it too with the big tentacles. heres another pic cheers, Col

hi guys it was a cuttle fish heres a photo of myself holding it. took a live yakka down deep it was a beast.

just use your normal game rods mate. thats what deckies are for. just ask reely how much he enjoyed jigging slimeys up in 110 fathoms :)

http://www.japantackle.com/Lures/Top_Vibration.htm

lol like you say that website you linked contradicts what you say about line breakage. probably because they have been testing line using a proper line tester and in proper testing conditions. companies would not be putting out line if it wasnt professionally tested. im sure they would end up with all sorts of legal battles. again if not tested in a proper environment there are a lot of variables. things like line running through guides under pressure, line being exposed to sunlight,Line touching other line, knot strength, water pressure,drag settings, spool inertia,a rough edge on your guide, reel not properly spooled in the first place, line twist, how the angler fights the fish….the list goes on. this all effects the end breaking strain of your line. you said "Its much the same as when setting your drag preset weight". id love to know how you set your drags... you would be amazed at how many people set their drags incorrectly, as again there are a lot of variables than can put your drag out quite easily. there are some very good articles floating around on the net about drag settings. worth a read. 95% of most inshore/bay fisherman will never go close to using there line to even 1/4 of its capacity. this is why we have drag settings. to prevent line breaking. this is why fishing you never use even close to your rated line breakage point, because tehre are so many variables that can make that line finally break. you also said"and mind you i was jerking the line like a king would.....so technically it would probably break alot sooner" thats not an accurate reading as the inertia of movement on the line can cause it to snap with a quick bit of pressure. for an example thats why you have stretch in your line (mono) for certain types of fishing. your rod and line acts as shock absorption for that reason. and i bet braid was busting alot quicker in this testing scenario as theres no stretch in the line. 90% of the time line is broken it is because the line has either worn down or there has been a problem somewhere along the line. you also do get occasional bad batches of line. i remember a bad batch of stren in 15kg came out that was breaking around 8kgs as tested on a proper line testing machine at broken bay gamefishing club. its a good experiment to do but i think a better testing environment would give more accurate results. and if my lines were breaking at those points. id be checking my knots and replacing my line quick smart : ) if we werent confident in todays line, you would all be using 1000pd wire to fish for bream.

id be hittign those temperature breaks. im sure there will be a few fish around

id be interested to hear about the line testing machine you have been using. i know of only 2 accurate line testing machines. one is at broken bay gamefishing club. if you really want to test breaking strains of lines. you should use the right equipment. there are alot of variables when not testing with the correct machine that can stop you from getting it right. and i cant say that ive ever used 22kgs of drag on 50pd line. you're asking for trouble. things like water pressure and a slight rub on the back of a fish or any other object would be you waving goodbye.

stripeys are fine for 15kg. handline the bait until u feel the take. marlin love them. even a 40kg black will eat a 4-5kg tuna without blinking an eye. big bait big fish.

think you will find the best and most accurate way to test drag is walking pace from the rod tip.

for kings locked drag. my mate has a saying on his boat. if the fish is taking line you arent fishing hard enough. and he fishes in 80-100m with 500 gram jigs for the monsters

Hi Guys, well done on teh fish. and red is spot on. that looks like a nice little BLUE fella to me. specially that first pic. good stuff!!

just spoke to jo and he is on the mend. he was in hospital for 3 days but is home and recovering with a few bandages. cant keep the big man down for long! hes already talking about the next fishing trip!

if the water temp is right dollies can congregate under flotsam or fads in a matter of hours.. we have deployed a fad in the morning and hit it around lunchtime and pulled fish off it. its not uncommon when drifting for sharks in summer to have them sit under your boat..

nice fish but definetly a striped marlin.

ive recently purchased an abu 7000 the red one. straight out of the box i found the drag to be sticky. i called jack at jack erskines tackle. and he sent me down some carbon washers. whacked them in the other night and it improved 1000% http://www.jackerskine.com

definetly a wahoo haircut sometimes u dont hear a thing, sometimes the reel will jsut click once and boom one reskirt needed ive had 3 lures trimmed back around bbwide this season.

ah ok cool. i catch a heap of them of late so may as well give one a go!

did u eat the shovel?

gotta love photoshop

thats correct mate. the newer boats come straight out of a single mold, therefore no need for timber struts and ribs etc etc . they are better made that way, but its not a big issue to replace ribs and refibreglass them. it is good to know the floor or transom isnt going to fall off when you're going along though

lol. it fully is george lucas

dont troll as fast and use non offset hooks

i use a 14000 spheros for jigging, jewies etc awesome reel