sails Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hi guys , had a flexi day today so after a visit to the dentist, and a bit of work on the boat that I am repainting, I headed out to find some fish. Visited Turrametta early this afternoon, and watched as the lone senior fisherman in the main gutter pulled in a 40+ blackie on a rising tide, so decided to join him. After the formalities of an introduction and "hi, mind if I join you here", I settled in and attempted to emulate his efforts. He pulled in another big fish and lost another as I was settling in, and all the time the tide was coming in and the water over the rocks was getting stronger. After a couple of strong waves swept the ledge and I had to work to stay in one place I commented " while you are staying I'll hang around". A little while later another strong wave swept the rocks and I said " just what does it take before you give it up", to which he replied "that was it" , so we beat a retreat to the safety of the beach. While he cleaned his catch I had a look at the wreck of a jet ski that was washed up on the rocks, probably from a tow in surfer that had gone wrong in the big swells of early winter. Decided to head to Narrabeen lake, near the caravan park where it was a lot safer, and joined a couple of others practising "the dark art" Had the pleasure of pulling in 5 fish, (no monsters) and I released three of legal size, which were small compared to their mates I kept. No pics to share , but a good afternoon in the water. tight lines Sails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Well done, Cam Both on leaving the ledge before it got any more dangerous - & for staying till the other bloke left as well! Ain't no fish worth dying for! Deep down, you know when you are not comfortable with the swell/wash! Glad you got into some at the lake - great fun, isn't it? Incredible how 'small' some legals look, compared to others that may only be 3-5cm bigger! Amazing about the Jet Ski! Is it half submerged in the sand? Surprised it hasn't been removed - oil/petrol threat? When will you get the girls into blackie fishing? I reckon Claire would love it! Cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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