Oregon Viking
Gold Member
- Jan 6, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- White's prizm IV
Keene A52 with Gold Hog mats
Gold-N-Sand hand dredge
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
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Start the new year by finishing last year's grub !! Good plan !!Happy New Year everyone! I have over night guests! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I wonder if they’ll be alright with leftovers for breakfast? 🤔😅
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I want to cry when I see that....I miss the treasure coast so much....I graduated vero high !! I was only a few miles south of there at the "Robles Del Mar" condos on A-1-A right in the heart of all the treasure wrecks......I remember those sunrises. We surfed on Christmas morning every year....I miss that ritual. Sitting on our surfboards explaining to each other what Santa brought us.....and most Christmases surfing some good cold waves !!Happy New Year to everyone. Here is the first sunrise of 2024. Indialantic Beach, FL View attachment 2123442View attachment 2123443View attachment 2123444View attachment 2123445
Happy New Year everyone! I have over night guests! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I wonder if they’ll be alright with leftovers for breakfast? 🤔😅
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I laugh , seeing such an arc and contemplating the rods backbone quality when that heavy a fish surges.My kid was trying to break that rod.....Penn battle combo with a 6500 series reel !! Maxed out !!
The art of palming the spool takes time to master. These nurse sharks are not like most fish....they are more of a thrashing dead weight. They give some brief but strong runs. This one was a five footer, maybe 60 pounds at most. We normally try not to catch them, but always a thrill for the boys.I laugh , seeing such an arc and contemplating the rods backbone quality when that heavy a fish surges.
A nervous laugh of course.
Pleased years back though to see spinning reels in your gear. Front drags too. Familiar stuff to me.( I even went high tech and graduated to a newer reel with a line roller on one.)
Usually too light a drag set deliberately due to type drags. The spool can be palmed if desired.
Brought a heavy outfit North one year and didn't use it. then had a run away I couldn't turn from cover of course.
Someone holding the rod and you the line at twenty yards or so can give a better idea of how little force is being applied with lighter gear. Mono stretch too.
When braided came out I was rolling fish over and crossing thier eyes on the hookset if I didn't tear the hook out.
Bent the spool shaft on a spinning reel fairly quick with it too. Reefing on a snag.
Got lucky straightening it enough later by eye ( and rolling it on a flat surface ) after slight adjustments to not notice binding still when reeling.
One less vote for braid.
Art! Ha ha.The art of palming the spool takes time to master. These nurse sharks are not like most fish....they are more of a thrashing dead weight. They give some brief but strong runs. This one was a five footer, maybe 60 pounds at most. We normally try not to catch them, but always a thrill for the boys.