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    Posted: 05 Dec 2024 at 8:04pm
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Have you!
Do you!
Are you going to?
Or will you wing it!?
Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0!
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About too. just brought some new nylon for top shotting. Go through, re -rig the odd lure and sharpen all hooks.
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Going to wing it. I'm taking along a spin set, may as well make it hard for myself.
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Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Going to wing it. I'm taking along a spin set, may as well make it hard for myself.
Don't be a woos Smudge. Man up - go for a hand line. That will make it difficult to another level.
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You're late, game season has been on for well over a month! 
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Originally posted by Alan L Alan L wrote:

Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Going to wing it. I'm taking along a spin set, may as well make it hard for myself.
Don't be a woos Smudge. Man up - go for a hand line. That will make it difficult to another level.
Alan

I don't want to get blisters Big smile but yeah I'm going to try out a spin rod & reel
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I have had a marlin on a 6-8 kg spinning rod. It wasn't planned, and didn't go too well. I got the fish, but broke the rod.
Stick to a hand line - get some gloves :-)
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Originally posted by MB MB wrote:

You're late, game season has been on for well over a month! 

For some. 
The rest of us still have to wait.... and wait....
Maybe Xmas will arrive early. If you leave some for us. We get last pick.
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Originally posted by Alan L Alan L wrote:

Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Going to wing it. I'm taking along a spin set, may as well make it hard for myself.
Don't be a woos Smudge. Man up - go for a hand line. That will make it difficult to another level.
Alan
C'mon Smudge, handline is the way to go.  The link below is self-explanatory.  What could go wrong.  Smile
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I have a Saltiga 14000, she'll be right!
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My mate trolls with big spinning reels. He hates overhead reels and right hand wind even more so. He's caught a marlin and several YFT. Whatever works. 
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Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

I have a Saltiga 14000, she'll be right!

Nice reel smudge.  As I recall you won that.  Thumbs Up Line capacity would be my only concern. Good luck.  
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Hand line will hold more.
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Originally posted by Fish Addict Fish Addict wrote:

Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

I have a Saltiga 14000, she'll be right!

Nice reel smudge.  As I recall you won that.  Thumbs Up Line capacity would be my only concern. Good luck.  

 Yes I did indeed win it from The Wise Angler from a lucky draw at the Hutchwilco Boat Show. I have it paired to a PE5  Catch jig rod. Got to be easier than the marlin we had on a Penn 330 GTi for 4 hours :). Ohhh surprisingly we lost that one

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