Hi All!
Well it's been a while since i've posted but not having a computer (with the correct photo software) for over 6 weeks didn't help. I also thought i'd save it all for one post...
This year with the bay being very ordinary to date, i decided that i would spend some time in the estuaries learning the finer art of whiting fishing. Now, ok, some will say that it's not as much fun as hauling in a pinkie on light line, but they taste so bloody good that, well i just couldn't get enough of them! My appetite for them has driven me to want to learn as much about them as i could possibly fit in to date! Before i go on, i must sincerely thank 3 fellow AF'ers who can only be considered guru's at this art - their imparting of advice, knowledge & tips has been bloody sensational and i can't thank them enough! For various reasons, they shall remain anonymous, but you gentlemen know who you are and i sincerley thank you
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The area's i fished were the Pin, Nerang (1st time) & Tweed rivers (1st time). Regardless of how much info you receive, you still have to put it into practice - and this is where i had mixed success! Nonetheless, i didn't return home from a single trip without a feed at least - and obviously, some trips were more productive than others. I certainly have plenty of base now to hit the ground running at the end of the bay pinkie season and further the knowledge and practice. The biggest whiting caught was 36cm (yet to crack my PB of 39cm from a few years back that in hindsight was pure fluke) but the potential is there for next summer hopefully. Nonetheless, below are a few highlights of some the trips and some selected pic's (didn't take pic's of every catch).
Highlights:
TINN breaking his toe on the boat ramp before he'd even stepped into the boat to begin an overnighter at the Pin. I offered medical assistance but he was reluctant to swim back to Jacobs Well from the Pin Bar.
TINN (again) - his secret spots at the Tweed were a gem! They were so secret that even the fish didn't know where these spots were... I believe you mate, i really do (NOT)!
Your truly not practicing what i was preaching! Here i am telling Chris (BAYFISHER) to call for the net with the larger whiting. What do i do, go the lift on a fairly decent one and plonk! Straight back in! It was 4.30am though...
Overnighter at the Pin - 5.45pm start fishing - 8.00pm run out of pillies with 16 Tailor in the bucket - 8.15pm begin fishing for whiting - 6.30am leave for home with 16 tailor & 4 whiting! Yay! Could have gone home at 8pm and had a decent nights sleep!
Sal getting the sh%ts with me catching a whiting on the 1st cast at the start of every drift (in a hot session). Finally, he hooks one up before me and winds like mad to get it in - while in the meantime i've hooked too. He goes to lift it in and plonk, off it goes! Being the considerate person that i am, i gave him a close look at my whiting so he could see what the one he dropped looked like...
Smerdo netting a top muddie - well attempting to anyway! I swear he knocked it on the head so hard with net that by the time it got back to the bottom, it would have been unconscious! Tried to console me by telling me it was probably a Jennie!
Ultimately, all trips were very enjoyable, even the solo ones!!! Now for that bay pinkie (with a big knob hopefully)... Nearly forgot what a SP looks like!
Take Care
T
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