Comments for Sportfish http://sportfish-blog.co.uk Sportfish Blog Mon, 21 May 2012 07:47:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on We’re gonna need a bigger fly rod!!! UK Shark fly rod action by Allan Shephard http://sportfish-blog.co.uk/2009/09/21/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-fly-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Allan Shephard Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:13:42 +0000 http://sportfish-blog.co.uk/?p=179#comment-141 Hi Nick I use about 3' of 300lb b/s wire with an 8' rubbing leader made from 250lb b/s mono. The skin on a shark is very abrasive so the leader needs to resist this for as long as possible. It is common for blues to wrap themselves in the leader during play so the leader needs to be long enough too. Happy sharking and regards - Allan Hi Nick
I use about 3′ of 300lb b/s wire with an 8′ rubbing leader made from 250lb b/s mono. The skin on a shark is very abrasive so the leader needs to resist this for as long as possible. It is common for blues to wrap themselves in the leader during play so the leader needs to be long enough too. Happy sharking and regards - Allan

]]> Comment on We’re gonna need a bigger fly rod!!! UK Shark fly rod action by Nick Staples http://sportfish-blog.co.uk/2009/09/21/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-fly-rod/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Nick Staples Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:39:40 +0000 http://sportfish-blog.co.uk/?p=179#comment-123 Great fishing, what a buzz! What leader and tippet did you use? I assume there's some wire involved somewhere and a requirement for heavy mono to resist abrading on the shark's skin. Great fishing, what a buzz!

What leader and tippet did you use? I assume there’s some wire involved somewhere and a requirement for heavy mono to resist abrading on the shark’s skin.

]]> Comment on SPORTFISH HOSTED TRIP TO WINSNES FISHING LODGE, RIVER GAULA, NORWAY 2009 - DAY 5 by Derek Bull http://sportfish-blog.co.uk/2009/07/04/sportfish-hosted-trip-to-winsnes-fishing-lodge-river-gaula-norway-2009-day-5/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Derek Bull Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:42:19 +0000 http://sportfish-blog.co.uk/?p=153#comment-104 What a fabulous shot of that trout! I don't think I've ever seen the colours looking like that on the bank. Congrats to the photographer and thanks. What a fabulous shot of that trout! I don’t think I’ve ever seen the colours looking like that on the bank. Congrats to the photographer and thanks.

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