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nick- drag was set at 2 kg.. i had my thumb jammed on the spool most of the fight trying to get his head comming the right way... was hooked in the bottom of the eye socket with a couple of half hitches around the bill. how the line didnt give way at any stage is beyond me.
Matt its called Gold Coast offshore guide thats what Pete was talkin about published by sun map has all fishin spots on it, well pre GPS days but that basicly shows all the reefs.
It looks maybe like friday at this stage
Nick
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Wessel: It seems like the fish in Oman are a lot bigger than the Little Blacks on the Gold Coast right now. 150 to 200 kg fish are whole different story to 15 to 20 kg fish. But if you using 80 and 130 lb line you should still be good for fish that size. Try the following ..
- If you using a lever drag reel keep the drag at "strike" button to 10kgs for 80 pound line, for 130 pound line make the drag at strike about 15kgs but mark the 10kg mark with a piece of tape and troll at that mark. If the reel is star drag use 80 pound line and keep the drag at 10kgs.
- Once you hook up and you know its a biggiee don't sit dead in the water, get that boat turned around pronto and drive after him to stop him taking too much line. 450 to 500 mts really isn't a lot to play with if you have a big fast fish on the other end. If a human sprinter can do 100m in under 10 sec you just imagine what a 400 pound fish can do. To be honest, most of your rods probably ain't gonna be able to use 130 pound line to its full power so it's probably better to stay with 80 pound line for more line reserve. You got to use the boat to chase these fish, to save being run out of line, and put you in the best position to fight these big fish mate, you simply gotta. Otherwise they will just kick your ass like they have been doing for the last 18 months.
- Even the biggest fish can't keep it up forever though, so when they do start slowing down , you shouldn't have been spooled because you've kept up with him using the boat, so when he slows down that's the time to increase drag. Use as much drag as needed to get line back. You can pull pretty damn hard with 80 pound line! Try and get line back with short rod pumps just 6-10 inches at a time. It just keeps the fish coming better. Just remember, if he starts jumping on the surface or taking line fast, reduce the drag back to the "Strike" position.
- Fish come better if you're leading them so that they're coming to you rather than the boat on their ar*se following them around, so, try and find out what direction he's swimming in and try and get it so that he's coming to you. Remember the boat can move! So move the boat till you find the angle he's coming most easily!
- If the fish is slugging it out deep, don't waste time fighting him with the line going straight down. Drive the boat away from him and try and lead him up with the line at a shallow angle. If you're trying to yank him up straight up and down it's very hard, but if you can open up the angle he will come a lot easier. If he's real squirrelly and keeps going deep, just keep that angle shallow, avoid getting caught in that straight up and down stalemate, and you're going to win. This move works really good on big yellowfin tuna. Just remember mate, if he's screaming line away at warp speed, then you got to stay on strike drag, but once he's going slow or stopped, that's the time to pull hard on him and get some line back. With a heavy 50/80 rod and 80 pound line you should be good to go on 150 to 200kg fish if you fight them the right way. It's gonna be a lot of hard work but it's doable.
- Make sure your knots and connections are perfect, make sure your line is fresh. Remember that good line, good tackle etc may be expensive, but a good fish, is priceless!
good luck if you do mate.
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