Nice Harbour King Sunday 21St

[kingiemaster]

Howdy

Have been out a few times over the last 6 weeks only to either pull hooks or catch a handfull of rats.

But that changed yesterday when my mate boated this 90 cm model.

Got it right beside and under the wave buoy at quarantine. Was about to give up on this spot as I have never caught anything here. Live calamari did the trick whilst it was landed thanks to game outfit filled with 50 lb mono and my boat handling and gaffing skills. I might not have caught it but it felt good to get this fish in the boat as we have been working hard for this fish.

How is it that as the skipper we tow the boat, fill it up with fuel, catch at least some of the squid, drive the boat and find the fish, only to watch mates catch all the fish. Then we go home and spend the afternoon packing up and cleaning the boat by ourselves! Nevermind its still fun watching and helping friends get onto fish.

KM

PS sorry about the photo. Was taken on my iPHone in a hurry. That black bar on left is my finger not editing as Quuarantine is hardly a spot X.

Edited February 22, 2010 by kingiemaster

[Penguin]

Great Syd Harb King there congrats 2 u and ur crew

My crew dont get to go home or keep any fish, until they

finish helping clean and stow the boat.

cheers

[framedtrash]

nice work

thats pretty poor of your crew to ditch you to do all the work and to take all the fish

you need to put a lock on your esky so they cant take the fish untill they help clean the gear

[jim77]

Good on ya Dave.

Glad you got on to a decent fish. I feel your frustration on the pulled hooks (or for me bust offs) and i know the excitement when you finally get a decent one to stick. BIG baits have worked well me for at Quarantine...

Will keep an eye out for you on the water - although i was in a mates boat yesterday. I will probably be out in mine next Saturday.

cheers

Jim

[dobson_c]

Mate, great fish and well done to you for making it all happen.

I always have the people in my car or I get them to meet me at the storage / cleaning spot so that they can't get out of helping!

[davegroves68]

Nice King there.

I know what you mean about the skipper doing all the work . Now I get my mates washing down on the way in. And they pay for petrol, or they don't come out next time

Lately we've been catching, so they are always keen.

Dave

[nosliw]

Congratz on the fish! Gotta be stoked with a 90cm specimen!

I know what you mean about having to do all the work. It's not that they won't help, the problem is they don't do things right!

[Piss'n'Broke]

Nicccce fish mate

I think everybody has there own ways of doing things. Take ourselves, I(Dan) and Greg have lived together and fished together on Sydney harbour for over 7yrs, not including the time on the water in our Dads tinny as teens. YET when it comes to clean up, Greg does most of it, its his boat, his rules, and his way of doing things. Which is fair enough, we all have our habits, all he asks is to clean the esky, stow and stack any fish brought home, and bring a cold beer to him when Im done if he is still putting the boat away into the garage.

Dan

[jahajo]

Nice kingie,

Shame about being left to clean the boat but atleast you got some of your mates into some fish.