Ballina 02/08

[martoiscool]

Hey guys went out wit a mate on the ballina river yesterday about 2pm. Weather was perfect with the big high tide near 1030pm. Flicked plastics around inside the porpuse wall for a few decent flatty.. All released... Found a nice little bay and caught some poddy mullet for the Jews later on. The tide was racing in to quick so we tied up to the wharf out the front off the old ramada and went and got a feed of chicken mania.... Their chips and gravy are to die for!!!!! Anyway back in the boat and drifted the bream hole up river past the cop shop and the RSL....nothin not even a hit... Anchored up in a good spot near the RSL and sent out some weighted liveys waiting for the tide to slow down. Eventually high tide came. Plenty of surface activity.. Herring etc.. But no Jews.. Not even a decent bream on blue pillie cubes.. A couple of dolphins did turn up and I have always believed that they scare away all the fish!!! Anyway tide started to rip back out and getting ready to leave when one of the liveys in hd holder went off... Picked upthe rod and set the hooks... Nice

[martoiscool]

Whoops hit send..... Nice big head shakes and a good solid run... I'm thinking nice Jew while me mate is blowing up that it wasn't his rod.. After a short fight it comes to the surface quite easily. Now I'm not sure. Then in my headlamp I see a dirty shark roughly 3ft long!! Couldn't believe it. Nearly got it in the boat for a photo but chewed through the leader..

Anyway sums up a slow night so headed back to the ramp at west ballina near the ferry to find that some lowlife had smashed my passenger window and gone through my car......they took all of about 3dollars in silver coins out of a little storage spot, an old wallet with a few credit cards and my Medicare card.. The idiots didn't even take my Penn live liner matched to my uglystick platinum and a video camera on the back seat....

Had a look around and found some of my paper work scattered in a nearby park... There was an old ute in the same parking area and I ha a look to see of it had been done.. He had left his glove box open for all to see wit nothing in it... Smart move...

Just a heads up to other ballina fisherman. It's been happenin a bit over the west ballina side. The only safe spot would be near the old sand ramp at the back of the slides.... At least the cop shop is next door there....

I hate thieves...