Pat Clarkson Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Hi all Finally my first post. Whilst I have been visiting the Fishraider for an awful long time, opportunities to contribute have not been plentiful. In the past my beach fishing has been limited to the lovely seven mile beach at Gerroa on the South Coast. I would pump my nippers then stroll down at sunset and fish for whiting & bream. Unfortunately the house down there was sold and it has taken me a couple of years to get back into fishing. This summer I was up at Lake Macquarie and frequented the beach at Budgewoi early mornings with my stepdad. Hours go by very slowly when you do not get a bite or at least a nibble however finally the moment came and the lovely sound you hear on those tv shows of the line being stripped from your reel, then the panic of realising you have something bigger than a whiting or bream and have no idea what to really do whilst then realising you are still using the little light whiting rig. Well the years of watching Rex & IFish must of kicked in I slowly and patiently brought the fish in to the beach and realised in the rough surf I had no idea how to get it up from the slope of the sand into the safe ground. Seeing the size of the fish I did what any amatuer non successful fisherperson would do. Drop the rod and dive on the fish. Probably not recommended as a method but with a light line and a large wave approaching it actually worked. So finally a decent size fish and a post on this excellent site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Goodonya mate - nice fish and to Fishraider Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 to FR buddy, nice salmon and I'm sure we will see more of your exploits of the finned kind come on to the site. Congrats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat-as-trophy Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 to Fishraider tryinghard, and what a way to open your account. Me being an amateur beach fishingperson, I would probably have done the same thing as you, hey, but the result was an excellent salmon, a terrific report and the chance for you to get out there again and catch some more. Look forward to the next few thousand reports from you. Cheers Mrs Flightmanager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Good first post mate. I would have loved to be there & see you dive on him. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbler Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 well done mate. that's one good looking sammy. a BIG thumbs up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winfield Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) nice one mate,i like the drop and dive trick,it seems to work.i still do it lol Edited January 31, 2010 by winfield252001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Welcome to Fishraider, Nice Salmon and keep the posts coming, Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 great post you pulled a steve erwin on the fish congrats on the the salmon and your first post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Well done on your first post. Good looking salmon Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 to the site mate, and congrats on your capture. I have seen some funny antics on the beach, and the famous 'drop-rod-and-swandive-onto-fish' has been executed many times Keep the reports coming Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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