southerly Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Decided to try and get a fish in before the predicted southerly. Myself, Matt his son Clancy and my daughters Tayler (11) and Siena (10) headed out early for a fish in Matt's boat. A qick troll from Grotto to Dobroyd resulted in 2 pike so we headed over to Quatantine to try for trevally. Siena caught a nice Blue Spot Flathead but it was otherwise very quite. Matt spotted a school of fish just showing round the Monkey so we decided to go and have a look. Rounding the headland into Old Mans Hat we were greeted by a massive school of Salmon smashing (rather than slurping) the surface and only one other boat out. We rigged up the 6lb casting gear and I got the girls onto a double hook up. These were the biggest fish they have caught and the excitement in their voices as the fish jumped and pulled drag was wonderful. Both were boated going 56 and 59cm. Complaints of sore arms and comments of being 'the best fun ever' put a smile on my dial (I was a very proud dad). Setting up again it was not long before we got another double hookup for the girls using a Halco Twister Gold 10gm and a 2in Gulp Minnow Grub in Pumpkin Seed on a 1/8 berkley jig head. Siena busted up after a few minutes fight and Tayler landed the 3rd Salmon for the day at around 50cm. We then put Clancy on strike, unfortunately the salmon started to go down and we failed to get a hookup for him. Then the rain and wind hit so we high tailed into Balmoral for a fish, picked up a legal chopper on the troll just out of Balmoral but nothing else so we headed home. Kept 2 Salmon released the other. Southerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landbased Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well done to the girls. Looks like it was a fun day tho:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Excellent post Southerly nice size salmon the girls must have really enjoyed the fight they put up by your description I was wondering how the girls and your yak fitted together before I read the report Looks like the girls out fished the boys again wait till Mrs Swordie sees this I think Donna has a secret list going for girls V boys and we'll hear all about it at the Xmas party Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Hook Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well done to the girls...I recognise one of them...I'm sure that's St Johns blazer they're both wearing... Cassie also goes to their school and will be showing off her fishing club trophies this Tuesday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well done to the girls...I recognise one of them...I'm sure that's St Johns blazer they're both wearing... Cassie also goes to their school and will be showing off her fishing club trophies this Tuesday... Hi Capt Hook, You got the school right. Yrs 4 & 5. And Chris, Siena joins me in the yak sometimes as it is a double, however I would not take her offshore in it. Southerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 The training is sure working mate must make you a very proud dad good to see all the daughters that are enjoying fishing with their Dad's when mine were young they had the attention span of a bug, but it was good they wanted to go with me Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 well done mate, that would have been awesome seeing both your girls catching fish. cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark84 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 nice pic sounds like a top day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 great report there mate, well done for the girls on boating the sambos looks like mad fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damariboyz Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Now they are hooked for life and you gotta get a bigger Yak. Good on ya girls well done Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Hook Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Capt Hook, You got the school right. Yrs 4 & 5. And Chris, Siena joins me in the yak sometimes as it is a double, however I would not take her offshore in it. Southerly I showed Cassie the photo and the year 5 girl is in her class...although Cassie's in year 6...they have that composite class thing going there for the last couple of years...they'll be swapping fishing stories today no doubt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 What a great report! CONGRATULATIONS to the young ladies on two very nice fish The future of our sport looks certain to be in good hands! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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