A friend through work emailed me on Monday and asked “when are you going boating next” and because we had been taking about a trip for Months, a very quick decision was made to take Peter for a spin through the south passage bar today. This was a first for Peter in so many respects. 1st trip in my boat, 1st time he has ever fished deeper than 20 meters,1st time through south passage ( he lives in Caloundra, and hatesbars mostly because Caloundra is not his favourite stretch of waterway) and 1st time using soft plastics.. What was that? Soft plastics? Another newbie for me to coach? Noop! I said he can fish any way he wanted, and told him there’s this bloke on a fishing forum named Rosco who loves fishing floating pillies with glow sinkers. That sounds novel! Glow sinkers you say?So I supplied the sinkers and pillies, the rest was up to him. I must admit after being whipped at the bait vs arti meet and greet, getting pilly juice spilled all over the floor, on my strides, adding flavour to my vegemite and cheese sandwiches was an appealing form of fishing... if I could only remember how to tie a paternoster rig! I was shaking my head in disbelief – my 1st attempt failed, the knots slipped and I was left with a bunch of grapes that couldn’t possibly catch a thing! But I was under a lot of pressure, the N/W wind and current turned offshore Moreton into a “washing machine” and it was difficult trying to remember, two hooks flying around, past my nose once, but finally got the TLD 20 deployed, dropper sinker finding bottom eventually.
Out comes the 2nd rod, a spinner with glow sinker, half a pillie.. There is a nibble, lean back and I am on! Not a big fish I am guessing and finally up comes.. a grinner! I panned the horizon, looking for someone who must be nearby surely?? No, I don’t think this is Netmakers’ grinner honey hole, so back he went, and told the fish to go back to the bay, where he belonged. Put on another bait, bang! I am on again! Another grinner! I was shaking my head in disbelief, and to add insult to injury Pete had his 1st fish at almost the same time,a nice parrot, followed by two squire in quick succession.
Three keeper fish to my two grinners! I was starting to think I was cursed. We tried to deal with the wind, putting out the parachute anchor. We tried several spots, moved up to square patch, got a wave from Mad Mackeral as he wizzed past in a mates boat. This is garbage here too, let’s get back to the 33’s.
When we got back there, it was like a different part of the world. No current, around 5 knots, getting bites.... So in the end we bagged out on Snapper and kept one nice parrot. I joked earlier that although Pete got a head start on me, I usually bring home the trophy and catch up once I get into the zone.... which is exactly what happened. Biggest snap measured 59cm. We got our bag of 8, fishing pillies brought back memories, but there you go Rosco, anyone can catch snapper on pillies,even me!!
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Originally Posted by cobiaman
and try some bait, bloody paternosters tangling up all the time, bloody heavy outfits, stink, scales & guts all over the show...having to relearn everything again
