Just want to share this movie with you, it's featuring my friend and customer lars, who
is doing what he can to smash up his freshly serviced reels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDZCUWNBFyw&noredirect=1
NB, if you want to jump strait to the action, wind forward 08:00
Holy crap, those are some serious strikes.
casting gear and a harness. that spinning gear will kill you. :-\
Great video - thanks Morten.
Brilliant video,great fishing your friends experienced. Looks like you did a good job on those Stellas Morten. ;)
Thanks for sharing. Awesome video. I don't think my back could take GT fishing...
Call me a philistine, but the whole time, I was thinking: if these guys are getting 'em like that on topwaters and spinners, what could you do with a winch and a biiig livebait?
Quote from: Westii on January 24, 2013, 10:22:20 PM
Thanks for sharing. Awesome video. I don't think my back could take GT fishing...
Those guys have a sporting approach to this, they do some weights three month before a trip. I would like to try it too one day, but until I have the money, ill just be sharing their dreams while doing their reels ;)
KillerBug
Next time they send in their reels hold them for Black Mail for a trip.
;D
Killerbug,
Thanx for the video. I noticed your mates wearing the Buff headwear (thing around neck) over their nose and mouth, why? Also noticed their use of gloves, are the fish that rough to handle? I looking into some fishing hand protection, any recommendations?
Leo
The buff headwear are protection from the sun, and the glowes are to protect your fingers from being cut by the line, when casting 10 ounce poppers. I have often suggested that they should try the Shimano Tranx instead of the cofee mills, but no luck ;).
Ow Man..that' awesome... :o
we also have those GT sizes.. but in the oil rig area... :D
i wonder when i can get my first GT ;D
Great video! Wow, I want to go there!
Quote from: Tim McNeely on January 25, 2013, 07:34:11 AM
Call me a philistine, but the whole time, I was thinking: if these guys are getting 'em like that on topwaters and spinners, what could you do with a winch and a biiig livebait?
You sure would be killing those GTs fast! But I get the feeling that this was not these guys' intention on that trip :D
Bloody hell, not just for GT fans... for anyone who loves surface fishing of any kind!
this must be some of the best shot fishing video I've ever seen, and also.. it definitely looks as though your friends working out for 3 months before the trip was well rewarded. Great link.
Thanks for posting the video. It was great..
Nice....
Great video, can you tell me the specific brand of gloves the anglers are using? Specifically the navy blue gloves that at least two anglers are wearing. To futher help identify the gloves, the angler who is doing some of the commentary who is wearing the blue "Garmin" visor is wearing the gloves. If you have experience with these glove I would appreciate any feedback you can give me as to the durability, dexterity and such of the gloves. Would also like to know where I can purchase them.
Thanx,
Leo
Nice video .... thanks Killerbug
After a day like that with only one fish in, you can't brush your teeth the next day. Your arms want to fall off.
I cast over a hundred times a day over here and most of the time nada... You do have to be in shape and do it often.
It gets tiring but the rush of a hit keeps you going. Anticipation
Quote from: LTM on November 06, 2013, 03:23:58 AM
Great video, can you tell me the specific brand of gloves the anglers are using? Specifically the navy blue gloves that at least two anglers are wearing. To futher help identify the gloves, the angler who is doing some of the commentary who is wearing the blue "Garmin" visor is wearing the gloves. If you have experience with these glove I would appreciate any feedback you can give me as to the durability, dexterity and such of the gloves. Would also like to know where I can purchase them.
Thanx,
Leo
Hey Leo,
Without going back to the video there are a number of companies that make gloves for this type of fishing Pelagic, Fisherman etc. None are any better than "Mechanic's" work gloves that can be found at any large hardware store in the States. Synthetic Leather palms and fingers, stretch breathable nylon on the backs.
Casting heavy lures with a spinner eats your trigger finger and I still add layers of duct tape to my rt. index as it cuts through gloves in a day.
best
Quote from: Tim McNeely on January 25, 2013, 07:34:11 AM
Call me a philistine, but the whole time, I was thinking: if these guys are getting 'em like that on topwaters and spinners, what could you do with a winch and a biiig livebait?
The guys with poppers would likely out fish you over the course of the day. :)
Having fished in some remote locations (remote Mexico, Belize, Fiji and Panama) it is often not practical to make bait. Especially in an "undiscovered" fishery like this video too much fishing time gets wasted attempting to catch baits. Add to that it is commonly "run and gun" to the next pass in the reef where the currents are ripping looking for active fish and your bait just got wasted over empty waters. After that none of the boats have live wells etc etc. Your few live baits would not last long and most would get wasted.
There are no bait receivers or pangas with live baits for sale in remote waters :). There also can be so many active fish that precious live baits get eaten by regular models and you just can't get it past them to the bigger ones. It's better to just quickly bring them to the boat with artificials and get casting again or move.
There are a wide variety of large artificials used for this type of surface or deep fishing and on a given day only one style might be the hot ticket. It simply is faster and more productive to be able to fish different artificials in a variety of sizes, colors and presentations until the day's pattern is known.
best regards
On a related note...
Check the pics on this thread out!
http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php/topic,6615.0.html