INDIANANGLER

Use a Wire leader, this helps, I have fished for GT in Andamans and in Srilanka with a wire leader never failed.

Hi Derek,

How long a wire leader were you using ?

I am assuming most of the breakoffs happen, when a GT heads for the reef.
Breakoffs could happen anywhere along the line, right ?


thanks

Makarand

Using a wire leader v/s mono is a bit of chicken and egg.

While a long wire leader will help prevent you getting cut off over jagged terrain in will reduce your strike rate at the same time.

It is a matter of personal preference, I have moved from wire to mono and the likes a long time ago.

I know of people using 5' long wire traces and still getting cut while fishing for large GT's.

Experiment a bit buys, perhaps you may like wire, there is not hard and fast rule here.

While I do not credit a fish with much intelligence, I have been trying to catch a couple of fish in my reef tank using a hook, a clown and a damsel they are killing my corals. I cannot catch them with a net because of the live rock and corals in the tank which provides them with far too many places to hide. And I cannot afford to move the rock and corals as it will disrupt the ecology of the tank.

It is unbelievable how suspicious these guys are of a baited hook even though I have baited the hook with the food I feed them daily, so far I have tried for two days, to no avail, hope I am successful today. They seem to be very wary of the metal hook I can see through the tank glass.

It's a small 50 Gallon tank mate..

Will be building a 300 - 400 gal tank shortly just need to think a way to get the exhaust from the chiller out of the house without making it look ugly.

Hey Santosh ... looks like Deano and you had a good time .... the guys a real explorer ... the last time we met in durg he took young Shaun on a trek that was at least 4 kms each way just to fish ... I had to xxl my trip to Durg over the long weekend at the last minute hence did not return your PM .. sorry about that .... work beckoned and i just coudnt get away .. First the CWC and then this Lungi FM and the free falling $ .... may be leaving from 10th to 13th .. last chance before the water turns rough .. ill give you a call .. keep yourself Free

Hi fred, .. No probs dude.. I can understand ur situation with USD coz i m too on the same side of the fence.. did 1 months forwards at 41.64 yesterday.

The guy is gr8. it was nice of Dean.. had good fun..

BTW, I hv seen an old post abt dead groupers, saw a big one near fort Agauda.. must hv been min. 25 to 30 Lbs.

Santosh