Friday At The Banks...briefly...

[michaelrdoyle@gmail.com]

I'll just do a quick report for friday....

headed out 5am, weather was great - 5-10k predicted, 1m sea - but 2m swell.

And somehow we realised the night before that the sea-sickness tablets had gone missing! Took a stemital (stops spewing) and headed out anyway - time to suck it in and be a man.

Weather was great. 'cept for the swell, things were perfect. Headed out to the banks, first to the NE peak where there was a little action on the sounder - but not much, then to the NW peak, where a few boats were, and there was heaps of action.

Started jigging, and fresh squid.

Started sucking it in big time.

Started staring hard at Beecroft Peninsular on the horizon.

Started dry retching over the side.

Decided it was time to start trolling - yeah - that would work better - yeah.

My mate picked up 2 kingies about the 60cm mark - OK last year, too small this year. Both fought like there was no tomorrow (and if 5cm bigger - it would have been no tomorrow!). Huge schools of kingies - but all rats.

But eventually - I understood the saying "the bad news about sea sickness is it won't kill you". I grew some man cans - and headed back in (listening to an exciting rescue by VMR shoalhaven on the radio).

I can't believe it - beautiful day, and screwed it up because of lack of seasickness tablets. I'm still kicking myself.

that's life.

Next time out will be Christmas/New Years - have a good one everyone!

Mike

[Flightmanager]

Great news on the fishing , not so good about the mal de mer !! Always have a spare pack on the boat !!

Ross

[Steve07]

In all my time fishin on boats ive only been sea sick once but it was my worst day ever out there,so i no

how you feel & it does ruin your day,but there is always next time & january is a great time to fish for kings

at the banks.

cheers mate

steve