Offshore Fishing Episode 21 - TK takes on the Timor Box. Commercial trap fishing

[@scottward2451]

I’m from Nova Scotia and I just love watching you guys fish. Thank you for showing us what you do.

[@Neekamhakane]

Keep sharing your valuable tips, learning a lot from you. Thanks.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

No worries mate

[@edswider9309]

T k your a good skipper you take care of your crew most guys are strict

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@JeffHildebrand-p6u]

Don't know what happened to the long line gig sir. I will say you seem good at it. Change is tough. Go get em

[@kymmarshall1116]

Gday TK and the crew. Good luck boys 👍🏾

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@Jhxx88]

Love it mate. Great work

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mickthommy5797]

Just looking at the boys and not one has a knife on there back first hand experience here I have been hooked up in these pots it’s not fun 50ftm rope coiled and tied off coiling floats pots fallen off bench as boat pitched on swell nobody’s fault just ocean doing her thing but worst time of my life still don’t know how I’m still here and have my leg only 2 things saved me my Blundstone welly and Timmy with a skipper knife that’s not aloud to move (Timmy if ur reading this thanks bro) yellow handle rope knife tell austal to get u a heap put them in spots were u need them trust me they will save ur life stay safe and enjoy what we do 👍🏿🤑

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Totally agree, everyone wears a knife back home in NZ, I will get onto it 👍

[@scottboyd3929]

Great stuff mate 👍

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@Ruddy632]

Hey tk! This is a bit off topic now that you're trap fishing. But I was wondering if over the years you have noticed a statistical difference in catch rates when snelling circle hooks versus using a loop knot /crimp? Perhaps one method is better in your opinion?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

I have been crimping circle tunas since the 90s but hand tied worked fine as long as they were done correctly

[@patrickcarlin3015]

Tide carries the traps a fair way as they drop so its like deflection shooting you need to lead the target. Dont ignore small reefs and rocks in the middle of nowhere. Some of the best Red Emporer catches come off lonely little features like these. Goldband and Saddletail will school up over dropoffs and around larger features. Remember if you smash the red swimmer crab bycatch into the next bait basket it gets Red Emporer. They love it. Best product in the world but I still wanted steak after a stinky day on deck. There is a boat that fishes for Leader prawn works outa the duckpond. Wait till you see how big those prawn are TK! Big as your forearm. He was happy if he got a dozen or more a night. Selling to the prawn farms for hundreds of dollars each.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Awesome mate, appreciate the heads up

[@aaronatkinson4632]

Captain TK Please Save Me Some

[@homey3051]