I saw the photo Angela. Well done. It was good to hear that it fought well too. Often a blue will do one very long run and then come in quite tamely. I am glad that your's put up such a great scrap. As for the smoothhound, the Veritas, 7 grm to 21 gram, lure rod let the fish really show what it was capable of. The biggest I had - 9 lbs 1 oz - fought even harder. What was interesting was that, with such light braid, I was able to hold bottom with a 5 oz lead while others were using half a pound or more. It made for an exciting fight. Look after yourself. All the best. Martyn
Thank you both. I am much better than I was. Hand mostly healed but very lucky to have lots of bookings coming in. A nice way to have your time off limited! We will get that trip in though Sam. I have had a few thoughts about that though we could do with less spider crabs around!
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I saw the photo Angela. Well done. It was good to hear that it fought well too. Often a blue will do one very long run and then come in quite tamely. I am glad that your's put up such a great scrap. As for the smoothhound, the Veritas, 7 grm to 21 gram, lure rod let the fish really show what it was capable of. The biggest I had - 9 lbs 1 oz - fought even harder.
What was interesting was that, with such light braid, I was able to hold bottom with a 5 oz lead while others were using half a pound or more. It made for an exciting fight.
Look after yourself.
All the best.
Martyn
Well done that man. Hope you are on the mend. Tight lines. Sam and David
Thank you both. I am much better than I was. Hand mostly healed but very lucky to have lots of bookings coming in. A nice way to have your time off limited! We will get that trip in though Sam. I have had a few thoughts about that though we could do with less spider crabs around!
Nice one Martyn ...on such a light rod, cought my first blue shark yesterday sending pics
Well done Angela. Gladto see you looking so well.