Alchemy
24-03-2009, 10:19 PM
I'd been watching the forecast all week. It never changed from 20 - 25kn and 25 - 30kn offshore with seas to 3m, but the waverider off TVL was only recording 1.3m average wave height, the weather station had winds at 5 - 10kn and the sun was shining. Sure there were stronger readings up and down the coast from TVL, but it had been two months since Alchemy hit the water. So at midday Saturday the decision was made to return to our nannygai spot X. Anywhere else wasn't in mind as if we were going to chance a rough trip we wanted to go somewhere reliable......
About 4pm Matt and I launched at Ross Ck, cruised across a slightly bumpy Cleveland Bay, then cruised another 60 odd km further out. The bumps got bigger, but weren't too bad and we arrived at X at 6pm. The first thing I found was nothing. Normally this spot is loaded with bait, but there was bugger all on the sounder. None the less the pick went over as the tide was slack, and I hoped things would improve as the run started. Well, not to bore you with words about nothing, we caught nothing and the winds increased and the seas heightened.
We sort shelter from the building conditions, had a feed and slept to sunrise. Sunday morning and we poked out from our shelter to find a solid sea running, but little wind. We tried again, boating a couple of keepers and a nice gold spot cod, but not one nannygai. We lost countless rigs to the thieving schoolie macs, and also to the sharks. Matt was bricked by one really good fish that we suspect to have been a nannygai, but that was it. By 1130 Sunday morning we decided our gamble hadn't paid off and headed for home.
Out of all our great trips to spot X, and not having fished it for four months it finally failed us. Despite the poor result and rough conditions it was still better than sitting at home. Another plus was that there were plenty of parks at the ramp!
Regards,
Dave.
only one pic....
About 4pm Matt and I launched at Ross Ck, cruised across a slightly bumpy Cleveland Bay, then cruised another 60 odd km further out. The bumps got bigger, but weren't too bad and we arrived at X at 6pm. The first thing I found was nothing. Normally this spot is loaded with bait, but there was bugger all on the sounder. None the less the pick went over as the tide was slack, and I hoped things would improve as the run started. Well, not to bore you with words about nothing, we caught nothing and the winds increased and the seas heightened.
We sort shelter from the building conditions, had a feed and slept to sunrise. Sunday morning and we poked out from our shelter to find a solid sea running, but little wind. We tried again, boating a couple of keepers and a nice gold spot cod, but not one nannygai. We lost countless rigs to the thieving schoolie macs, and also to the sharks. Matt was bricked by one really good fish that we suspect to have been a nannygai, but that was it. By 1130 Sunday morning we decided our gamble hadn't paid off and headed for home.
Out of all our great trips to spot X, and not having fished it for four months it finally failed us. Despite the poor result and rough conditions it was still better than sitting at home. Another plus was that there were plenty of parks at the ramp!
Regards,
Dave.
only one pic....