Persistence Pays Off!

LGF · April 11, 2011

Hi Fellow Raiders,

Headed out to North Head on Sun to chase those pretty Yellowtailed beauties. After seeing my brother (Aka Harbour Hoodlum) and Mate (S.F.M) both pulling in there first Kingie this Season i didn't want to be left on the outta... (plus i didn't want to be mocked for the entire year whilst we waited for them to come back... hehehe )

We started at a leisurely 5am and gun-ho'ed our way thru middle harbour off to get some Livies at our normal haunt... (our usual routine)

Arrived at prob 6am and out went the burley and down when the Livies rigs... waiting waiting waiting! NOTHING

(Ohhh nooo i though my 1hr extra sleep and ruined my chances.... )

BUGGAR BUGGAR BUGGAR i was thinking, but as we were determined to get some livies we headed to another spot we tried in the past woohoo success!

Headed out to North head, dropped anchor and out the livies and waited.... and waited.

Finally after weeks and weeks of trying.... my Setup start going nuts and is peeling line like no tomorrow i reach over grab the rod and strike... WOOHOO im ON!!!

After fighing with it for 5-10min with some cracking runs and headshakes we net it and into the boat, I think to myself WOOHOO i have now joined the Kingie Clan and experience first hand how these beautys fight!

After some Hi-Fives and Hell-Yahhhh's all round, a quick measurement (Damm only 63cm) and a photo opp the RAT is released to fight another day!

A little later my little setup goes nuts again, but this time its a salmon, reel it in close to the boat were it jumps out and does a little dance... Buggar it spits the hook as it gets closer to the boat... Booo But At this point i don't care as i finally can say i caught a Kingiee.