14-01-2004, 03:39 PM
Well, I'm jealous!
Tried Flinders out from the reef as the tide slowed and turned.
Fished in 50 ft of water using a 3 gang hook rigged with a pilchard and we got ...... a whiting (good size).
A calamari followed it up to the surface and we invited it on board, compliments to a multicoloured jig. Two more suicide dives brought two more quality calamari.
Back in shallow water (12 feet) I fished for whiting using a tiny piece of squid and ...... a massive run on 20lb braided line for about 150 yards at super high speed. The drag on the spool was on maximum and the run lasted about 10 seconds. The smell coming from the drag was just like my clutch during a burnout. I tried stopping the spool using my thumb and burnt the skin. The fish eventually bit me off. I suspect we hooked a kingfish.
More calamari, leatherjackets and wrasse made the day a delight.
Looks like I'll be going back.
Regards
Wes
Tried Flinders out from the reef as the tide slowed and turned.
Fished in 50 ft of water using a 3 gang hook rigged with a pilchard and we got ...... a whiting (good size).
A calamari followed it up to the surface and we invited it on board, compliments to a multicoloured jig. Two more suicide dives brought two more quality calamari.
Back in shallow water (12 feet) I fished for whiting using a tiny piece of squid and ...... a massive run on 20lb braided line for about 150 yards at super high speed. The drag on the spool was on maximum and the run lasted about 10 seconds. The smell coming from the drag was just like my clutch during a burnout. I tried stopping the spool using my thumb and burnt the skin. The fish eventually bit me off. I suspect we hooked a kingfish.
More calamari, leatherjackets and wrasse made the day a delight.
Looks like I'll be going back.
Regards
Wes