joeT
28-10-2005, 12:43 PM
After the storm last night, almost called off this mornings trip, but then decided that there must be a calm after the storm and after waking up at 3am and checking BOM (which was reading 15knots at banana bank, but 6-8 knots everywhere else) decided to take a punt and head out.
Headed out from Vicky point and BOM turned out to be right and it was about 15 knots out in the middle, and I coped a fair bit of salt water in the face. Eventually pounded our way out to peel just before sunrise and out went the SP's (4" assassins in watermelon and pumpkinseed). #Very quiet at first and after I hooked an ugly little cod, my dad hooked something more substantial and buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz went the drag. After a few minutes fight it came to the surface and it was my dad's first legal squire - 55cm and just a touch under 2kg - bloody good first effort.
It went pretty quiet for about an hour after that and then I decided to change to something smaller, a 2in smelt grub on a size 2 hook. Second cast and buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz went the drag. I had this rigged up on my smaller SP outfit with 6lb line, and the fish stripped about 60-70m in about 10 sec. A bit concerned when I was at the shiny bottom half of the spool I thought I better put in more effort and managed use the rod to turn the fish around. After a few more runs he gave up and was safely in the net. It wasn't hooked very well as the size 2 hook barely fit in its mouth. After a quick measure and weigh it turned out to be exactly the same size and my dad's fish, 55cm and just under 2kg. My PB squire to date.
After a few more undersize and one 42cm squire, the wind died and it just got too hot to be out there. Headed back in glassy conditions.
PS - tip for those out there after squire, the undersize ones crap themselves when bought aboard a boat and excrete their green shit everywhere :o
Headed out from Vicky point and BOM turned out to be right and it was about 15 knots out in the middle, and I coped a fair bit of salt water in the face. Eventually pounded our way out to peel just before sunrise and out went the SP's (4" assassins in watermelon and pumpkinseed). #Very quiet at first and after I hooked an ugly little cod, my dad hooked something more substantial and buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz went the drag. After a few minutes fight it came to the surface and it was my dad's first legal squire - 55cm and just a touch under 2kg - bloody good first effort.
It went pretty quiet for about an hour after that and then I decided to change to something smaller, a 2in smelt grub on a size 2 hook. Second cast and buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz went the drag. I had this rigged up on my smaller SP outfit with 6lb line, and the fish stripped about 60-70m in about 10 sec. A bit concerned when I was at the shiny bottom half of the spool I thought I better put in more effort and managed use the rod to turn the fish around. After a few more runs he gave up and was safely in the net. It wasn't hooked very well as the size 2 hook barely fit in its mouth. After a quick measure and weigh it turned out to be exactly the same size and my dad's fish, 55cm and just under 2kg. My PB squire to date.
After a few more undersize and one 42cm squire, the wind died and it just got too hot to be out there. Headed back in glassy conditions.
PS - tip for those out there after squire, the undersize ones crap themselves when bought aboard a boat and excrete their green shit everywhere :o