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luckydude posted the thread 228 owners - have any of you moved the aft bilge pump? in General Discussion.I think they have always put the aft pump under the baitwell. That's not ideal because I like to see if the switch works annually... -
Well........I have never tied my own knot till I saw your linked video so I thought .........what the hell that looks easy...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.Excellent job, where did you get it? Also, don't be me, when I first started tieing FG knots, I didn't appreciate how hard you have to...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.We're pretty similar, I skip the melting as well, haven't found a need for it and it makes the knot more complicated. I finish with a...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.If you are having trouble with the FG knot, watch this: It's true that the FG is harder to tie than an RP but it's not that much...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.I just use the FG knot. And I test all my gear to 70 pounds of pressure. The FG knot, when properly cinched down, is a great knot...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.And everyone is correct. There is a popular knot, the RP knot, that is you fold the mono over. go through the mono loop with the...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.Sean, agreed. In general, I keep the boat in gear on pretty much anything bigger than rock fish. Salmon, halibut, tuna, all in gear...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.Indeed. It's weird, this is not my first bluefin, just the first in my boat. I've put around a half dozen on the deck in my friend's...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.My tuna gear is Penn VISX 30s on Seeker 2x4 for fly lining and Penn VISX 50s on Okuma PCH-TRS-something, rated for 80-150, for mad macs...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.I appreciate all of the advice, I'll absorb it and think. All that said, as much as it is a big deal to get a bluefin, what I really...
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Looks like we might have these bad boys here for a while this year. My buddy got 3 at the fingers last week also. Looks like we have to...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.Ok, here come the pics. Sorry for the delay, I'm dealing with my German Shepard having cancer, it's a yoyo, some days I think I need to...
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luckydude replied to the thread Hello Grady, I got a tuna!.I'll get you pictures when I get them off my phone. I am so stoked we got one. And both of us are Grady 228 owners. That boat is the...
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So those of you who know me, know that I replaced the hard top with a custom pilot house because I wanted to be able to see. I did that...
