It was time to take the little ones out again and continue their training in the ways of the fish. We fished four spots around Paradise Point and Runaway Bay and each produced a few fish. No hot bites but we finished with 18 fish, mostly whiting.

Eva really wanted a pink fishing rod for her birthday which was a few weeks ago and had her heart set on a lovely pink rod and reel combo for the princely sum of $30. Now I generally avoid rod and reel combos like the plague, but I thought she’s four, she’s been playing with fishing gear before she could walk, and has a solid two years fishing experience now, so she knows what she wants. The combo worked a treat for her and she got some fish including a nice whiting of 32 cm which was just lipped hook and she swung it around and nearly lost it. Just goes to show, you don’t need to spend up big on fishing tackle for the kids to catch a feed of fish off the bank. Catching fish really is child's play........