Out Fished!

[Catchin Jack]

Morning Raiders,

Well ventured out to The Entrance late last night for a quick flick, got there and walked past a father and son fishing and asked the usual "caught anything" to which they replied "nope nothin".

So I send out a plastic and start my retrieve when my plastic gets slammed and my drag screams, after a little fight, in comes a healthy flattie.

The father and son come over and ask what i'm using and I show them, the son mentions he's never used a plastic and what they're like etc, so I offer him a plastic to try to which he nervously says yes to. So off to the car I go and grab a plastic and hook and rig up his rod so he can give it a go, so after a quick lesson in how to use them he casts out.

Give it a couple of casts later and a little more instruction and he's onto his first flattie, he felt good catchin it and I felt good converting him away from baits. Only a few casts more and he's onto another good sized flattie, here I was with only one fish and this kid is fishin like a pro and kickin my butt.

Well it was a little late so I packed up my gear and wished them a good night. Was great to see this kid give plastics a go and was even better seeing how happy he was hooking up on these flatties, still trying to get the right word for how I felt being out fished by a kid that had never used plastics before in his life but great feeling seeing the look on his face and his fathers and knowing they'll be at the shop buying their own sometime today.

Sorry no pics as it was to dark.

Cheers,

Leo

Edited December 21, 2009 by Fezza

[Hodgey]

That's a great story, Leo. Good on you for taking the time to show the young bloke the basics and supplying him with his first plastic. I hope karma rewards you with something special in the future!

Cheers

Hodgey

[arpie]

.....here I was with only one fish and this kid is fishin like a pro and kickin my butt.......

hehehe Doesn't that always happen? Then they say something like - Gee, that was easy!!! I'd love to watch his 2nd outing!

Good on you Leo for showing the lad the ropes! He will probably go on to fish in the ABT Tournaments!!!

Cheerio

Roberta

[cut_loose]

well done thats a great report mate

what plastics where you using ?

cheers

[coastspinna]

good to see some young fella's getting the plastics bug, another converted to the fine art of flicking and yet another person to cull the flathead population of the entrance.. fortunatly ive given the flatties a miss early this season and have been cleaning up on the perch... but thats another story all together! remember, in heavily fished areas like the entrance PLEASE catch and release

[Catchin Jack]

I was using the Gulp Power Minnow (nuclear chicken) in 3 inch with a 1/16oz Nitro jig head.

Method was just a nice slow retreive.

Cheers,

Leo

[Basil D]

great storie leo, Good on you for giving up some of your time, there should be more of the same from everyone.

[Ray R]

Good onya Leo, a nice festive story, a true Raider lending a helping hand.

Champion..

[Dusky]

I agree a great story - too bad you got shown up good to hear that the father & son had a story to tell when they got home