Fin Nor teething problems
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The more reels there are in the market the quicker youll find out about their problems ...
Im in the market for a new multiplier, but dont know if the Finnor is what I want
Cheap or expensive, they all have their little niggles
My wife had a Proton with everything you would find in a top of the range Golf, but it still wasnt a Golf ...
Im in the market for a new multiplier, but dont know if the Finnor is what I want
Cheap or expensive, they all have their little niggles
My wife had a Proton with everything you would find in a top of the range Golf, but it still wasnt a Golf ...
Spitting Sand Shark
Senior Member
Upcoming Star wrote:
Hiya US,
If you dive into the archives of Sealine you will see that Whaler improted the Finnor LONG long before the Alcocks thought of sponsors. LoL
Hiya US,
If you dive into the archives of Sealine you will see that Whaler improted the Finnor LONG long before the Alcocks thought of sponsors. LoL
Armand steenkamp
Sealiner
My anti revirse now also not working any more!! I am starting to regret that I bought the reel. Any news on the new penn reels??
The ray in the photo was used for bait so it wasn't going back. Hence the fact my son had his finger in the spiracles. Saying that I have seen a ray with a rope through the spiracles for three hours and that was released with a transmitter tag and tracked for three months and survived.
Its better not to handle rays this way but the spiracles above the head are not the gills but holes with a tuff centre of cartilage and over the years have seen loads of anglers using this method to grip fish that have been tagged and recaptured. It is a lot less harmful than a gaff but I agree still not good practice to handle fish this way.
Grabbing the fish in the mouth could land you with a hook in the hand and I am fked if I am going to get another hook in me this month.
I endeavour to handle fish in the best possible way at all times and only use a gaff if we don’t plan to return the fish. Saying this I try my best never to handle rays by inserting my fingers in the spiracles as more damage is done through infections by removing the slimy outer coating on ray’s body.
This ray however was gill hooked and gaffed and then turned into raggie food
Picture of the ray below
Fish are far more valuable to only be caught once unless they are used for bait.
Its better not to handle rays this way but the spiracles above the head are not the gills but holes with a tuff centre of cartilage and over the years have seen loads of anglers using this method to grip fish that have been tagged and recaptured. It is a lot less harmful than a gaff but I agree still not good practice to handle fish this way.
Grabbing the fish in the mouth could land you with a hook in the hand and I am fked if I am going to get another hook in me this month.
I endeavour to handle fish in the best possible way at all times and only use a gaff if we don’t plan to return the fish. Saying this I try my best never to handle rays by inserting my fingers in the spiracles as more damage is done through infections by removing the slimy outer coating on ray’s body.
This ray however was gill hooked and gaffed and then turned into raggie food
Picture of the ray below
Fish are far more valuable to only be caught once unless they are used for bait.
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Thanks for the explanation RASSPL...was not sure how to word it diplomatically enough without sounding antagonistic....I'm sure you will appreciate that a pic like that on Sealine without your explanation as given will garner some response? All good though...I'm sure the young one was chuffed with his catch.
Great action pics ! Proud moment hey ! !
Hope their grinders are better than their multipliers ! I mean not dropping "excess" parts LOL
Had a look at a Finnor multiplier tonight, ripped the owner off about it, had a good laugh at his expense LOL
Handle on its way off, drag sticky when wet, and its only done 10 outings, but he reckons its a GREAT casting reel when the handle doesnt fall off and the drag doesnt stick and it doesnt go tjjjk tjjjk when u turn the handle
I hope he forgives me ...
Hope their grinders are better than their multipliers ! I mean not dropping "excess" parts LOL
Had a look at a Finnor multiplier tonight, ripped the owner off about it, had a good laugh at his expense LOL
Handle on its way off, drag sticky when wet, and its only done 10 outings, but he reckons its a GREAT casting reel when the handle doesnt fall off and the drag doesnt stick and it doesnt go tjjjk tjjjk when u turn the handle
I hope he forgives me ...