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netmaker
14-07-2013, 03:12 PM
hi all.

finished work at lunchtime yesterday and was hanging for a fish. seemed a bit breezier than forecast but decided to go anyways. headed to mud and did a couple of plastics drifts for nought before heading for the western side and setting up camp. kicked back with a couple of cuttlefish baits out back with pea size sinkers. about 7pm and a little ratchet noise disturbed my scrabble game. wasn't the screaming alarm I usually associate with a snapper so I readied myself for a vermin battle::). wasn't much of a battle at all really until it got close and I figured it was a shark. when I had it boatside I saw it was a big catty and was about to cut it off when I had a good look and realised it was a jew;D. don't know how many times I have had a catty look like a jew in the dark but this was the first time it was the other way round. quite chuffed and almost turned around to go home for a comfy sleep but decided to do the night. probably should have gone home as the cuttle I rebaited was still on the hook in the morning. I did get a good nights sleep anyways despite the wind kicking in and the showers around. I was glad I set up the tent. only managed a grinner on plastics for the mornings effort and packed it in early.
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burleygu
14-07-2013, 04:28 PM
geeze daveo you might have to change your address to mud island!

Horse
14-07-2013, 05:11 PM
Aren't you supposed to be working or something

Jarrah Jack
14-07-2013, 05:23 PM
Good onya netty, how am I ever going to catch up to ya !

netmaker
14-07-2013, 05:43 PM
tim: if you left a message in a bottle out there any other time of year there would be a fair to middling chance i'd get it;D. this time of year would be total fluke:(.

neil: maaate, working my butt off atm. 1st booking yesterday was 7.15am. tomorrow I have 32 appointments booked from 8.30 till 5.00 and I will be lucky if I have time to scratch myself. the following 3 days will be 40 per day as I am working till 7pm. I will NOT be an early arrival for sth straddie m&g either::).

jj: sorry mate, didn't realise there was a race on... maybe you will catch up with a truckload at 1770;).

Mossy247
14-07-2013, 05:58 PM
Nice work Dave, better to see that than a catty. Good stuff mate, will send through my group certs soon. cheers - tight lines.

Does that make you back in the weekend warrior status now the returns are coming in?

alleycat
14-07-2013, 06:18 PM
So dave it was how big?, you forgot to say, and well done..

netmaker
14-07-2013, 07:21 PM
So dave it was how big?, you forgot to say, and well done..

sorry, went 83. pic i took on brag mat didn't work and i didn't feel like more cleaning...

mossy - you know i am now a weekend warrior shit stirrer. keep it up and you'll get a tax bill this year:P

Goodoo haven
15-07-2013, 12:34 PM
Nice Jew Dave. Well done mate.

Jarrah Jack
15-07-2013, 01:32 PM
jj: sorry mate, didn't realise there was a race on... maybe you will catch up with a truckload at 1770;).


Not a chance Netty unless you give me a few dozen marks. I'm only going for the fun of it.

fisho8
15-07-2013, 02:03 PM
Nice work Dave must be good to get something different every now and then. Well done mate.