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Thread: Guy sets a Kontiki off a beach - catches Marlin!

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  1. 21-03-2018, 11:52 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    The only thing that boggles my mind is how a pissy little long line hook held on normally pissy trace too
    Might have been using decent gear like commercial hooks and traces....they are pretty tough.
    I run 7 and 8 circles and 80p supple trace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Might have been using decent gear like commercial hooks and traces....they are pretty tough.
    I run 7 and 8 circles and 80p supple trace.

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    Yeah I get that. Even 80lb trace is bloody lucky, them bills aint nice to mono at all, even 400+lb get rarked up like its been pole dancing on a sander. Bloody tin arse is all I can say. What an achievement
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Yeah I get that. Even 80lb trace is bloody lucky, them bills aint nice to mono at all, even 400+lb get rarked up like its been pole dancing on a sander. Bloody tin arse is all I can say. What an achievement
    Quite possible it was bill wrapped around the main line.
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    Quite possible it was bill wrapped around the main line.
    That is the scenario I am going with
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