and now for something completely different...
Needed to expand my fishing horizons from the same old same old at the beacons. (You lot are probably sick of reading about it too)
Up at 3:45am and straight down to the front of the power boat club. I was going to try for a Jewie or Trev or something other than flathead. Headed straight down under the bridge on the yak and threw out the brick to hold me in the current between the pylons. It was top of the tide and had just turned to start to run out. Started throwing a hard body but not much interested in that though I could hear fishing working in the dark. I changed over to a Gulp Minnow 4inch in smelt colour. There was a light from the bridge shining straight down into the water wich had attracted small bait fish and prawns. There was bustups really starting to pick up in intensity. Threw the gulp out and first cast WHUMPA.... on to what for me is a decent fish. Definately not a flatty, peeled off a little line from the 6lb Nanofil and then turned its head reeled in a 45 - 50cm Jewy!!! Excellent fun and so chuffed with targetting a new species for me. Released it and started working the SP again. About 10 mins later I got seriously hit. Never felt weight and pull like it before. It was peeling off line like there was no tomorrow and it was dragging me up stream towards a pylon so I had to try and manouvre the yak with the paddle in one hand and the rod in the other but a little slack line and it was off!! Bugger. I learnt a bit with that one. I adjusted my drag a bit tighter so I could put a little more hurt on another one if I was lucky enough to hookup to another one. Not much happened for about 30mins but bustups continued in around the pylons on a regular basis. Then I was hit again, this was bigger than the last as the line was screaming off the reel at a faster rate than before yet I had tightened the drag!!! . Anyway, this thing finally started to tire and the dragged stopped screaming for mercy. Now it had gone a fair way up the canal and I was worried it would turn and get on the other side of a pylon so I decided to get stuck into it and get some line back. Right here is the hightlight of my fishing life thus far.... I started to pump and wind a fish. I know, sounds dicky but I had never had to do that before and it was unreal!!! So I get this thing back closer to me and work it towards the yak. The fight had lasted about 5 mins by now. Got it along side and saw it was a beautiful Jewwy about 80 - 90 cms. Well the heart rate was up so I tried to stay calm. Right about here my newbiness showed..... No net and I had left the lipgrips on the pation table to dry out!!! Bugger
. Well I thought I would lift it into the yak on the 9lb leader, it's only about 10cms from the water to the yak. Grab the leader.... gently lift....PING..... FAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!! Sorry to the people who live close to the bridge!!
She was gone but I had the most fun fishing in years!!!
I will try again another time with a bit heavier gear, lipgrips, laning net and some pics
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Originally Posted by tunaticer
