Kiwi Dan
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Hey Dan,
Yeah mate its good to be out there again.
Only problem some idiot in a CL55 crashed into my car yesterday so wont be towing the boat until fixed now.
Not much damage so shouldnt take long. Dan did i see you fishing seaforth reading the paper on Sunday?
Cheers
yeah mate that was me.
now im trying to remember which one you were.
Was a cracker of a day out there wasnt it. Now you know which boat i am, you'll have to come say gday next time for a yarn.
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well done mate, thats a great feed there.
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nice work zenman, you must be stoked to get back on the water.
Cheers
Dan
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Im betting!!!!!!!!! if manly win sunday night ........
Dan will be a no show monday morn.........(reason self inflicted hangover)
Cheers Warnie.....
Nah Warnie ill be there mate rain hail shine, I just wont be driving the boat, my mate i fish with isnt as big supporter as I am so he'll be driving to mine to chuck the boat on and drive us to the ramp.
Bring on the KINGS!!
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Friday night - couple hours squid session.
Saturday morning - early morning fish trying to scam myself a kingie
Saturday arvo/night - on the cans heavily in the city
Sunday morning - wake up feel like crap try figure out why i spent $400 on alcohol and why my breath stinks like lamb kebab with extra garlic sauce.
Sunday Arvo/night - hit the turps again and cheer on mighty manly hopefully into a GF win!!
Monday morning - team up with a crew of other raiders fish the harbor and recap manlys win the night before!!
cheers Dan
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i got one from the tackle shop
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Mate i regularly go for before and afterwork sessions.
I put a post up a couple months back asking the same thing about cleaning and not smelling like fish as the others in the office didnt appreciate the smell as much as i do!! A lot of the main replies were use a strong scented lemon soap which ive been doing.
Apart from that i cant be much help in regards to the prep because i only live a couple minutes from the ramp and close to work as well I can have the boat hooked up and in the water in about 15 mintues to and from the office.
I normally go after anything i can get, normally see what happening when im out there.
Cheers
Dan
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great stuff mate that is a cracker catch.
Ive gotta ask though, how come you chucked it back? She sure looks legal, could have been some nice fresh kingie cutlets for dinner.
Well done all the same.
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unlucky mate, spoke to Dan this morning he told me you got dusted on something.
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some great looking fish there mate well done.
Its not all that bad that your F.I.L cant swim mate, mine goes for the rabbitohs thats bad enough!!
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manly were unreal last night. I was at the game and scremed my head off with 20 mates. Cant wait for the GF next week.
The 1 thing I was filthy about in the game was that I had 20 on Lyon for last tryscorer at $15's. When he scored with 7 to go I was cheering like never before until bloody Williamson crossed with a couple to go DOH!!
Bring on the Storm hopefully we can topple them up here!!
GO THE EAGLES!!
Cheers
Dan
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well done red any pics?
whats a ''rack raider"?
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well done mate, that would have been awesome seeing both your girls catching fish.
cheers
Dan
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looks like a cracker session there fellas, well done
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Agreed Dan, definitely a must. No backing will give you grief.
and should i use the same knot, the albright?
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not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet...but you'll probably want to put a couple layers of heavy mono line under the braid as well as backing. this gives it something to "bite" into and avoids the whole lot spinning around on the spool when under pressure.
Hello mate
yeah unfortunately i put the braid on before i read the post about putting mono on first. Looks like im gonna have to start again!! DOH!!
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Hi Dan,
As mentioned, all suggestions are fantastic and a great guide.
This is what I do...
I assume you are spooling the braid on an eggbeater, in which case you would probably want to cast the line out from the boat/shore etc. This means that you do not want a knot on your reel, as it will effect the castability of your outfit as the knots get stuck and are a hinderence. So as a rule of thumb, determine the length of your leader by joining it to your braid about 10cm above the bail arm of the reel, then establish your casting position, then cut off your leader where you usually position your line for casting, so at no point will you have the knot on the reel whilst casting. Obviously the legth of your rod will effect this also.
For this reason, I would not be using a double on your braid as this will also be a hinderence for casting.
The Albright knot (Click here) is brilliant for the above application. Dabbed in a bit of super-glue will also round off any jagged edges which may get stuck in your rod. Pull your knot tight when done and cut the tags nice and short.
If you are using an overhead, or an eggbeater which you have no intention of casting, then I would use about 2m double on your braid (via Bimini Twist), then connected again to a leader using an Albright knot. I would increase the legth of my leader in this instance to about 4m (i.e. now it will be winding on to the reel). The size of your leader should be the same or slightly heavier then your mainline by about 25%. So for 30lb braid, I would have a 40lb leader. The reason I do this is so I have a good stretch factor and extra strength at the most pivotal moment- when the fish is next to the boat.
Hope this helps
Anthony
Thanks Anthony
it certainly helps, it all helps.
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what are you a bookie lol.....i might leave that alone and hang my head in shame if it happens
I wish that would be unreal!!
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Im with Nectic, on style A, i dont target them but im 2 from 2 so far on the jews.
I hook mine a little different though. I have a hook tied to the end of my trace and then a running hook above that. The tied hook goes in just before the tail and the running hook through the mouth or top of the head where it is pictured in A.
Should i be using cable ties and rubber bands instead?
Cheers
Dan
Great pics by the way, i rate the fog shot!!
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Ill be fishing tomorrow rain hail or shine, head out with Dan (D&G) for a squid session and hopefully find at least a fish each for dinner.
Heading out around 330am tomorrow morning from Tunks, if anyones out there dont be shy to say gday!! Might even flick you hot sausage sambo if your lucky!!
Cheers
Dan
GO MANLY!!
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Thanks fellas,
this really helps, im going to go with the Albright knot bascially because ive got sausage fingers and those complicated knots will probably do my head in and something will probably end up getting chucked in the drink
Thanks again and everyone should get on this trifecta
Manly - NRL
All Blacks - RWC
Kiwis - one off league game in October!!
Cheers Dan
(ive just left myself wide open for a roasting there)
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Hello all
Can someone answer a couple questions ive got.
I picked up a new rod and reel tonight and decided to load it up with some braid. I havent got any braid on any of my other rods and reels but thought id give it a go for the new outfit. As I told the bloke in the store I want to use this as my 2nd Kingie outfit. I ended up buying some 30pd braid and he told me to put a leader on as well.
So my questions are.
Why do you put the leader on and whats the benifit?
How long should I make the leader?
Should I tie it straight to the braid or put a swivel on?
Basically any help I can get would be great!!
Cheers
Dan
GO MANLY!!
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well done mate that sounds awesome.
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mate,
The Bay of Islands is great for fishing and diving. I come not far from there, pitty you couldnt get your trophy Snapper mate.
For anyone else heading over there you can get into good Snapper all over the country if you know where. Feel free to send me a PM im happy to point you in the direction and if i cant i certainly know the people over the who can.
Cheers
Kiwi Dan
mate,
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was either reading about manly or looking to see how much my horses lost by the day before!!