hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Went fishing with my 12 year old son, he's not really into fishing, he likes exploring the bays, for wildlife ( reptiles generally). He told me that he has never seen a soldier crab, so we launched at Berowra Waters and headed to Refuge bay. While waiting for the tide to drop, we picked a mooring and soaked some baits and got a berley trail going. I flicked some plastics around with no luck other than a missed hit. Put a sabaki on for the young bloke, and the bait fish were everywhere! Including garfish, Very encouraging. My son caught a herring and a yakka, then his first snapper. He was so excited that he caught his first snapper, even though it was the size of his palm. We ended up with a yellow fin bream and a tailor, both a little too small. We moved back near Bar island, and had a quick drift, I caught a 43 cm dusky. That was just landed, & out of the corner of my eye, I saw the other rod twitch. I said" it's yours" My son said "nothing there dad, WOAH , and he winds in a very cranky 43cm dusky! So I called my wife and asked if she felt like fresh fish for dinner. She said she had a roast cooking, so I let them fight another day. I was a bit annoyed that people were fishing on the pontoon when we got back, (they even had chairs out) and bearly moved so people could launch and retrieve without being impeded. Other than that small issue, we didn't let it ruin an awesome day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bet his face was something when he wound in the flattie! Did you get any pics at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Great first report and it sounds like a nice day on the water. The important thing with taking children is that they catch fish. No matter what size and you succeeded. Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Sounds like a relaxing enjoyable fishing day. BUT YOU should of told the wife to have fillets of fresh flattie as your entrée Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Great job mate Nice fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bet his face was something when he wound in the flattie! Did you get any pics at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Great first report and it sounds like a nice day on the water. The important thing with taking children is that they catch fish. No matter what size and you succeeded. Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 You're right scratchie, that's half the battle/fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchie_junior619 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Great first report mate ! Great read it was and nice to get the flatty! Cheers scratchie_junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Here's a couple of pics. Thanks for reading Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Bet his face was something when he wound in the flattie! Did you get any pics at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellcorner Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 It was priceless adamski! You could see the adrenaline kick in! He has caught one that size before, but this one gave him a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 He looks proper proud of himself! And he should be, lovely fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I was a bit annoyed that people were fishing on the pontoon when we got back, (they even had chairs out) and bearly moved so people could launch and retrieve without being impeded. Other than that small issue, we didn't let it ruin an awesome day out. Don't you just love people who are so helpful. Maybe casually tying a rope around their chair would wake them up. Oops, sorry, I though that was for tying our boats up. Love the pics of your lad, the smile says it all. Another keen angler! Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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