Maybe THAT'S my problem....I've been using the wrong appendage! No wonder it's so NOT fun....
Don't cinch it too tightly if using the wrong appendage! Ask me how I know
Maybe THAT'S my problem....I've been using the wrong appendage! No wonder it's so NOT fun....
All I know is, I will never have a day of fishing like that first Albacore trip with Captain @Nick Clayton, @SilverFly, @Cabezon and Mark in August 2020!
Was absolutely bat shit crazy how fun that day was, 36 fish in the boat by noon!
That weekend has a permanent place in my memory bank. Not sure I'll ever have a more amazing weekend on the water.
I'll never, ever forget stopping on our way out for a pee break that first day and doing a double take when I heard Mark say "more albacore than Ive ever seen in my life" on the radio.
Okay - I need to backup and ask for clarification about attaching line to backing and leader to line. I assumed (right or wrong?) that the bimini twist, nail knot and/or spider hitch was for backing to line but if I read @Matt B' post, he's using a bimini twist loop to conntect the leader to line. Yes: I am a rookie at anything tuna (or big game fish related). Thanks in advance.
Ps. @albula - thanks for suggesting the spider hitch; super simple.
I got my Echo Bravo (10/12) today with the backing strung (30# dacron) and line on the reel. I don't know what knot the seller used on the backing, it looks to me like the backing loop is a spider hitch. The line is a Cortland Billfish 50 Plus and does have a loop. Now I just have to figure out the "leader".I have used the Bimini for line/backing connection, and that's what I was referring to in my earlier post.
For line to leader, I use factory loop if the line has one, and if not I just nail knot an 18" section of like 40 lb mono with a loop on the end of that.
Now I just have to figure out the "leader".
And the loop to use for that fluoro? I use a Bimini. But you don’t have to. I wouldn’t use a perfection loop.4-6' of 25 lb flouro looped directly to the line. Eazy peazy
I wouldn't either....any more...I wouldn’t use a perfection loop.
And the loop to use for that fluoro? I use a Bimini. But you don’t have to. I wouldn’t use a perfection loop.
I wouldn't either....any more...
non-slip loops on both ends for me now.
I wonder how many non slip loop knots variations there are?
Somebody shared a really neat little compact loop knot on a tuna thread either here or the other site. Was it @SurfnFish ? Anyway, it looked promising! But I forgot what it is. Great story, huh?I wouldn't either....any more...
non-slip loops on both ends for me now.
Full moons. No moons. Wind from the east. Big fish early, small fish late. Super aggressive fish. Super finicky fish. Fish that just seem like they are attacking the boat.
That's my birthday and if we come up with some disposable income between now and then, it's been a dream of mine.Also, if anyone wants to chase tuna on 9/11 with @Nick Clayton , we may have an open seat on that trip.
Why not 40# - have you seen them get line shy? BTW, still mad at you for getting COVID last September. I was really looking forward to meeting you.4-6' of 25 lb flouro looped directly to the line. Eazy peazy
No need. Normally I use 25# FC, but carry 20# and have used it. Whether leader size was the issue or not those times, I can't really say.Why not 40# - have you seen them get line shy? BTW, still mad at you for getting COVID last September. I was really looking forward to meeting you.