First fish on plastis, If it counts??

[Thorbsy]

G Day all, Headed up to bribie on the weekend super keen to catch first fish on plastics. Loaded with new spin rod and a heap of new plastics, we headed for the bridge for a flick around. I was using a 3" squidjy fish and the missus a 3" pink lemonade jerk shad. First drift i thought all my luck had changed, i got smashed by something and it was heading for cover at a rate of knots, then SNAP, iwas spewing. But now fuelled with enthusiam to hook up again. A few drifts later i thought i had hooked plug until it started fight a little I was on again to what i thought felt like a nice cod. After a few nervous minutes i pulled up a b*#%*dy big stonefish, what a dissapointment!!. After that nothing else for an hour or so, so pulled the pin and went home. So after all i did catch first fish on sp's, but wont be happy until its keeper. BRING IT ON, Im not giving in.

[Bronson]

hey THorbsy

Good on ya for catching your first ever fish on a softy even though it was a stonefish but at least you know they work hay keep on flicking the softies mate you'll be hooked

bron

[beefaman]

Congrats....I think!!

[Lapras]

Thorbsy,

Stick with it! You're not the only one struggling to get a keeper on SP's.

[Flattie Assassin]

Congrats thorbsy. Lapras, try working your plastic slower on the retrieve. It will all come together.

[Gamble]

hahah it's alright...my first was a pike and he managed to bite my new soft plastic in half (even though u get more the one in a bag)

[chief]

Every time your throwing plastics and landing fish your learning and the more you do it ,all of a sudden it just clicks. I'm really concentrating on bream at the moment and on a big learning curve. Keep going and best of luck

[Little grey men]

At least it's an interesting first fish on plastics for you. Scary, but interesting.
Keep at it, and don't take no for an answer.

[finga]

Your better then me mate.
I've never had a hit on the new fangled gismos

[bluefin59]

Congrats mate at least you can take that of your list or add to it ,you will be surprised what you will get if you persist i know it still freaks me out the variety you catch on those dam things me and my wife have now caught a heap of different fish thats why we are hooked .Some days you can cast for hours then all of a sudden it goes of but if i can suggest one thing ,slowly slowly with the retrieve as flattie said .Keep persisting you will love it when you have a good day you wont go back....matt

[masterdusky]

stcik with it mate, after a cpl of fish u will wonder what the worry wa s

as long as its not from ur own fishtank its all good

[Mike Delisser]

While you're up Bribie way, try the plastics at low tide between some of the sandbanks north of Donybrooke, can't really miss out on a few flatties this time of the year.
Good luck
Mike

[Thorbsy]

Thanks for all the tips fellas, Much appreciated!!