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The arc isn't far off now, and knowing how very keen Webby is on conserving energy, i have been doing as little as possible over the summer.
BUT, now i am in lanzarote (which is well known game fishing area) I have gone down to the gianty fishing shop where they have reels of Monel fishing wire and 2-foot long lures. Yeehah!!
I reckon we might easily win a fish prize IF we got some decent footage of a giant fish being landed on Mojomo. Because otherwise, if we don't win a prize this year, well, it's getting likely that we'll win a prize for doing the ARC three times without winning a prize, or that's what Zefender seemed to be horridly suggesting.
I got another foot-long fish-shaped lure with 3-inch hook under it for 34 euros, and a gianty 18-inch squid-looking thing with 2mm steel tracer and doubled-up hook for 90.
I am a bit worried about the fish thing - last time i had one of these a blimmin shark got hold of it and altho we reeled the shark up to the stern .... well, the shark was very angry and we were a bit scaredy ooer now what? and in the dithering 30seconds of watching the angriest animal i have ever seen, the shark bit through the tracer - the same sort of 3mm plastic tracer as the new fish lure. Hm.
Instead of having reels and the like, I just hook the line over electric winch and haul the fish straight up the steps. Hopefully next time we won't get scared of the prospect of giant thrashing fish on the stern steps - the crew now have good experience of taking video of actually quite dangerous stuff (man overboard etc) and new crew for 2011 includes a vastly experienced police-trained dog handler, who will hopefully make short work of a big marlin/shark etc - or at least provide some very good footage.
I use the winch cos i have already found that the average 200-euro fishing reel (or even slightly above average reel, although not the gold-coloured metal reels that cost over 600euros..) gets ripped apart by a determined big fish, one of which memorably busted the clutch and much smoking from the reel before the whole 200m of line went over the side, straining at the reel even with engines switched on quick and in reverse to try stop the boat...before i cut the last bit of line to save the pushpit metalwork on which the reel was mounted.
Any experienced advice on this big-game fishing lark very much appreciated. No, I can't use webby as bait - his nice swmbo will be very upset.
BUT, now i am in lanzarote (which is well known game fishing area) I have gone down to the gianty fishing shop where they have reels of Monel fishing wire and 2-foot long lures. Yeehah!!
I reckon we might easily win a fish prize IF we got some decent footage of a giant fish being landed on Mojomo. Because otherwise, if we don't win a prize this year, well, it's getting likely that we'll win a prize for doing the ARC three times without winning a prize, or that's what Zefender seemed to be horridly suggesting.
I got another foot-long fish-shaped lure with 3-inch hook under it for 34 euros, and a gianty 18-inch squid-looking thing with 2mm steel tracer and doubled-up hook for 90.
I am a bit worried about the fish thing - last time i had one of these a blimmin shark got hold of it and altho we reeled the shark up to the stern .... well, the shark was very angry and we were a bit scaredy ooer now what? and in the dithering 30seconds of watching the angriest animal i have ever seen, the shark bit through the tracer - the same sort of 3mm plastic tracer as the new fish lure. Hm.
Instead of having reels and the like, I just hook the line over electric winch and haul the fish straight up the steps. Hopefully next time we won't get scared of the prospect of giant thrashing fish on the stern steps - the crew now have good experience of taking video of actually quite dangerous stuff (man overboard etc) and new crew for 2011 includes a vastly experienced police-trained dog handler, who will hopefully make short work of a big marlin/shark etc - or at least provide some very good footage.
I use the winch cos i have already found that the average 200-euro fishing reel (or even slightly above average reel, although not the gold-coloured metal reels that cost over 600euros..) gets ripped apart by a determined big fish, one of which memorably busted the clutch and much smoking from the reel before the whole 200m of line went over the side, straining at the reel even with engines switched on quick and in reverse to try stop the boat...before i cut the last bit of line to save the pushpit metalwork on which the reel was mounted.
Any experienced advice on this big-game fishing lark very much appreciated. No, I can't use webby as bait - his nice swmbo will be very upset.
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