Advice and tips on night fishing

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Re: Advice and tips on night fishing

Post by Slammer » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:14 pm

Cheers for all of your help and advice. I'll definitely back the drag off.
I haven't had a problem with my 7ft rods, or taking my 12ft on the smaller rods. I often take 3 rods, but my 12ft gets really unstable on the highway with wind and high speed. I'll look at a telescopic 12fter or a 3 piece though.

Thanks for taking the time with the diagram mishachief, but I've got dual exhausts which stick out at the tale and force the pipe out at an angle. I tried the pipe a while ago but it sticks out too much and I can't get my legs over it. Also a lot of people attach pipes to the pillion foot peg mounts, but mine are angled forwards which makes an eye level joust!

Cheers again everyone
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Re: Advice and tips on night fishing

Post by Mishachief » Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:50 pm

oh well there you go too... ride the bike out on the pier.. park it.. and stuff the rods in them exhuasts... harley bred Rod Holders !!
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Re: Advice and tips on night fishing

Post by Wolly Bugger » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:19 pm

Depending on where you are fishing, Insect repellant is a must.

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Re: Advice and tips on night fishing

Post by mcbain » Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:25 pm

I have a couple of old cord hand lines that i use to when i take a motorbike to less accesible areas.
always good backup on a boat as well. :thumbsup:

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Re: Advice and tips on night fishing

Post by kaotay » Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:59 am

When fishing the dark always take a moment to survey your environment to work out how and where you will land a big fish if you do get one. Especially if it's rocky, slippery, high off the water or hazardous in any way. Better to have a plan worked out (and landing net or gaff at the ready, or net-man worded up) than to bumble around and lose a good fish or hurt yourself in the heat of the moment.

When fishing off rocks I look for a good big flat rock close to the waters edge that I can safely land the fish from.

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Re: Advice and tips on night fishing

Post by kaotay » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:05 am

Oh also have a plan for how you're going to mount that 5kg gummy/snapper on your mororbike! :)

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