subtlefly
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subtlefly got a reaction from Kat in Friday night grunter
Went fishing for around 15 mins late Friday night. Caught these two just before lowest tide on the first two baits I put out.
Went home job done. Fish and chips for lunch today
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subtlefly got a reaction from Gad in Friday night grunter
Went fishing for around 15 mins late Friday night. Caught these two just before lowest tide on the first two baits I put out.
Went home job done. Fish and chips for lunch today
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subtlefly got a reaction from rayke1938 in Friday night grunter
Went fishing for around 15 mins late Friday night. Caught these two just before lowest tide on the first two baits I put out.
Went home job done. Fish and chips for lunch today
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subtlefly got a reaction from longhairedwahoo in Friday night grunter
Went fishing for around 15 mins late Friday night. Caught these two just before lowest tide on the first two baits I put out.
Went home job done. Fish and chips for lunch today
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subtlefly got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Well if it's on my line I am cleaning and innoxing it every session.. but you might be right. I have also bought these lead free alloy sinkers to use from a company called naf, so just experimenting at the moment
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subtlefly got a reaction from Jono4500 in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Yeh all good! That's why I am asking you guys for advice! I fish from a tiny pontoon in a creek ( my old man owns the property) so I fish the same spot every time. There are snags and huge stingrays shovelnose and stuff. Every bit of gear I lose ( and I lose quite a lot) sits right there. I think that lead hurts the microbiology... I guess I am just trying to help minimise my impact on that particular area of creek if I am going to fish it for the next 30 years.
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subtlefly got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Yeh all good! That's why I am asking you guys for advice! I fish from a tiny pontoon in a creek ( my old man owns the property) so I fish the same spot every time. There are snags and huge stingrays shovelnose and stuff. Every bit of gear I lose ( and I lose quite a lot) sits right there. I think that lead hurts the microbiology... I guess I am just trying to help minimise my impact on that particular area of creek if I am going to fish it for the next 30 years.
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subtlefly got a reaction from Angry51 in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Well if it's on my line I am cleaning and innoxing it every session.. but you might be right. I have also bought these lead free alloy sinkers to use from a company called naf, so just experimenting at the moment
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subtlefly got a reaction from Angry51 in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Yeh all good! That's why I am asking you guys for advice! I fish from a tiny pontoon in a creek ( my old man owns the property) so I fish the same spot every time. There are snags and huge stingrays shovelnose and stuff. Every bit of gear I lose ( and I lose quite a lot) sits right there. I think that lead hurts the microbiology... I guess I am just trying to help minimise my impact on that particular area of creek if I am going to fish it for the next 30 years.
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subtlefly got a reaction from Angry51 in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Well.. I picked up some salvage steel a while ago.. been watching too many episodes of forged in fire, anyway this one was a piece of threaded bar, drilled a hole in it and inserted plastic tube and araldited it in sanded but left some thread to hold some scent. I have 3mm pla filament but putting the hole in it (by hand) with a 1.5mm bit is a pita! So there has to be a better way to do that- if I was still doing 3d printing I could just print it. But now that I have decided that it really can't run on the braid I can leave out the plastic insert and just use the steel running on the leader.
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subtlefly got a reaction from Old Scaley in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Well if it's on my line I am cleaning and innoxing it every session.. but you might be right. I have also bought these lead free alloy sinkers to use from a company called naf, so just experimenting at the moment
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subtlefly got a reaction from Old Scaley in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
About the scent- I actually find it a bit hard to get it to stick to the bait - I thought putting it on a hard rough surface might work? I didn't think that anything would take the sinker, just get them sniffing around the area. Sorry for the bogus photo, that's a shovelnose around 6ft long that took a live herring. I fought him for around 20 minutes to get him up close and I was on my own so that's why the photo is so janked. He ended up leaving with just the hook after busting the 12lb end off the leader
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subtlefly got a reaction from Old Scaley in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Yeh all good! That's why I am asking you guys for advice! I fish from a tiny pontoon in a creek ( my old man owns the property) so I fish the same spot every time. There are snags and huge stingrays shovelnose and stuff. Every bit of gear I lose ( and I lose quite a lot) sits right there. I think that lead hurts the microbiology... I guess I am just trying to help minimise my impact on that particular area of creek if I am going to fish it for the next 30 years.
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subtlefly got a reaction from ellicat in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Yeh all good! That's why I am asking you guys for advice! I fish from a tiny pontoon in a creek ( my old man owns the property) so I fish the same spot every time. There are snags and huge stingrays shovelnose and stuff. Every bit of gear I lose ( and I lose quite a lot) sits right there. I think that lead hurts the microbiology... I guess I am just trying to help minimise my impact on that particular area of creek if I am going to fish it for the next 30 years.
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subtlefly got a reaction from Drop Bear in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
OK team so I went and tested the idea - it worked ok. Caught, landed and released a large stingray and caught this 50cm grunter with the rig as advertised. However after this I did notice the braid was rubbed- so I chickened out and reverted to having the sinker run on the long leader as usual.
I am happy with the idea of 100% biodegradable sinkers so will continue to make them to suit.
Thanks
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subtlefly got a reaction from Drop Bear in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Hi team,
I have made a steel sinker with a PLA lining and a spot to hold scent. I am planning on having a circle hook (Black Magic KL 7.0) 12 lb flurocarbon leader (about 30cm) tied with a FC knot to 15 lb daiwa 8x braid. This sinker will sit behind the FC knot (maybe with a bead stopper) and it will be able to run free on the braid. We are using Shimano bait runner reels and I have been containing the sinkers on a long leader so far - this new plan will let the fish take the bait and run without feeling the sinker.... I have made a custom sinker with a pla insert and some holes and texture to hold some scent.
Fishing from a small pontoon in the creek - We are targeting fish like Grunter at the moment - current record is 55 cm
Will this work? Do you have any advice?
Thanks for your thoughts
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subtlefly got a reaction from ellicat in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Well if it's on my line I am cleaning and innoxing it every session.. but you might be right. I have also bought these lead free alloy sinkers to use from a company called naf, so just experimenting at the moment
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subtlefly got a reaction from Brodie_S in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
OK team so I went and tested the idea - it worked ok. Caught, landed and released a large stingray and caught this 50cm grunter with the rig as advertised. However after this I did notice the braid was rubbed- so I chickened out and reverted to having the sinker run on the long leader as usual.
I am happy with the idea of 100% biodegradable sinkers so will continue to make them to suit.
Thanks
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subtlefly got a reaction from Brodie_S in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Hi team,
I have made a steel sinker with a PLA lining and a spot to hold scent. I am planning on having a circle hook (Black Magic KL 7.0) 12 lb flurocarbon leader (about 30cm) tied with a FC knot to 15 lb daiwa 8x braid. This sinker will sit behind the FC knot (maybe with a bead stopper) and it will be able to run free on the braid. We are using Shimano bait runner reels and I have been containing the sinkers on a long leader so far - this new plan will let the fish take the bait and run without feeling the sinker.... I have made a custom sinker with a pla insert and some holes and texture to hold some scent.
Fishing from a small pontoon in the creek - We are targeting fish like Grunter at the moment - current record is 55 cm
Will this work? Do you have any advice?
Thanks for your thoughts
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subtlefly got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
Yeh made from corn starch - although now that I am putting the sinker back on the leader there is no need for the pla sleeve
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subtlefly got a reaction from Miller 197 in custom lead free biodegradable sinker
OK team so I went and tested the idea - it worked ok. Caught, landed and released a large stingray and caught this 50cm grunter with the rig as advertised. However after this I did notice the braid was rubbed- so I chickened out and reverted to having the sinker run on the long leader as usual.
I am happy with the idea of 100% biodegradable sinkers so will continue to make them to suit.
Thanks
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subtlefly got a reaction from AUS-BNE-FISHO in High end Iki jime custom
316 stainless steel handmade.
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