stonecold
22-11-2006, 02:03 PM
Jeez I'm sick to death of howling north westerlies.....screaming sou easters and then on the days its not blowing much the gentle 25 knot nor easters. I went all the way to Hamilton Island in October and caught 1 queenie about 60cm a few piddly coral trout and a tea leaf trevally of a kilo. I paid $220 for my son and I to take part in a 4 hour trolling seassion aboard a fishing charter with 5 other hopefull anglers. Trolling because our annual holiday so happened to coincide with the coral reef closure in October for spawning. All in all for our 4 hours trolling I got to watch some half cut yobbo skull drag a small spottie over the side....not happy.
I thought when I get home it'll be all better.......I'll have my boat, my tinnie and should be able to catch a few!
Well after 3 weeks of blowing like the proverbial the only trip I have managed was to flat rock last Wednesday. That trip resulted in a 44cm chopper, not a huge fish but its was enough to dull the pain and on 3kg bream gear good fun all the same.
A week has since passed and the itch in my feet had return, it climaxed this moring with some frustration over house contract settlements being delayed a fortnight longer and I though bugger this I'm going fishin!
As it was already blowing 30 knots frm the North North West I was stumped for viable options....I drove around and had a look at Ballina Fishing Park. I was met at the gate by the owner who had just finished feeding some bream. The sight of bream and other large silvery fish chopping the surface was just tooooo much...the sign said $20 for 2hrs (I rekon I wasnt gunna need 2 hrs).... I shoved the 20 in his pocket as I ran passed with rod, camera and trusty box of softies.
I parked myself out of the wind...1...2...4...6..10 cast later and nothing, this might be harder than I had anticipated. The owenr wandered on over and started chatting. Rekons I should kill the jew with the softies...right.
A change of plastics is in order. I sliped on a 120mm squidgee bloodworm 3 cast later I definate hit that failed to connect and left my plakky pantsed. A dozen more cast and on goes a gulp 3"grub, fourth cast and bang I'm on. Definite headshakes of a jew you beauty! a couple of minutes later and 3 kg of schoolie lay on the bank. A quick pic and away he went.
I stayed for a further hour and had 3 more short strikes that failed to connect but I was happy.....first jew on a SP I'm going to claim it even if it was in a fishing park.
The owner met me again on the way out and offered e some chips he'd just cooked for his lunch. We had a quick chat and he was disapointed that I had only caught the one. I said mate its OK I'll be back next week...next time a little later in the day..see you then ;)
I thought when I get home it'll be all better.......I'll have my boat, my tinnie and should be able to catch a few!
Well after 3 weeks of blowing like the proverbial the only trip I have managed was to flat rock last Wednesday. That trip resulted in a 44cm chopper, not a huge fish but its was enough to dull the pain and on 3kg bream gear good fun all the same.
A week has since passed and the itch in my feet had return, it climaxed this moring with some frustration over house contract settlements being delayed a fortnight longer and I though bugger this I'm going fishin!
As it was already blowing 30 knots frm the North North West I was stumped for viable options....I drove around and had a look at Ballina Fishing Park. I was met at the gate by the owner who had just finished feeding some bream. The sight of bream and other large silvery fish chopping the surface was just tooooo much...the sign said $20 for 2hrs (I rekon I wasnt gunna need 2 hrs).... I shoved the 20 in his pocket as I ran passed with rod, camera and trusty box of softies.
I parked myself out of the wind...1...2...4...6..10 cast later and nothing, this might be harder than I had anticipated. The owenr wandered on over and started chatting. Rekons I should kill the jew with the softies...right.
A change of plastics is in order. I sliped on a 120mm squidgee bloodworm 3 cast later I definate hit that failed to connect and left my plakky pantsed. A dozen more cast and on goes a gulp 3"grub, fourth cast and bang I'm on. Definite headshakes of a jew you beauty! a couple of minutes later and 3 kg of schoolie lay on the bank. A quick pic and away he went.
I stayed for a further hour and had 3 more short strikes that failed to connect but I was happy.....first jew on a SP I'm going to claim it even if it was in a fishing park.
The owner met me again on the way out and offered e some chips he'd just cooked for his lunch. We had a quick chat and he was disapointed that I had only caught the one. I said mate its OK I'll be back next week...next time a little later in the day..see you then ;)