KayakPat Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) I had a friend up from Canberra that last time I was down there I got her into spinning for Redfin in the lakes. So naturally she wanted to give spinning the rocks a go. We rock up (South East rocks) and I give her my rod fitted with the trusty green raider fitted with a single hook, I burly up with some salmon chunks and go to set up my gear. I'm 1/2 way through my leader knot when I hear some shouting and look over. She's holding the rod quite low and there it a slight bend in it, I watch for a second and see some shakes so she's on. It looks pretty tame so probably a bonnie. I put together my long handled net and trot over to see how she's going... I arrive and still only a 1/3 full bend in the rod so figure she'll be right. Then I look a little closer and she's struggeling to lift the rod and the reel is running.... So I tell her to put more of a bend in the rod and she's if she can bring it up abit and it runs again... This might not be a bonnie, more big salmon really. So after that run I stick my hand in a give the drag a tighten and she starts to make a little more head way. 2 min later up comes a king, with a few more runs, some into the rocks below, we get it into the net. Looks close to legal (a legal king still eludes me) and this is her first fish off the rocks and it came in the first 10 min!!! It came up at 63cm and she said "aww yeah dinner tonight" I broke the bad news and back he went. We only stayed for 30 min more with a few chases but no more fish, but I think she has the bug now... It took me 3 months for my first king with plenty of salmon coming first so she's chuffed haha But good to see they're there and are taking lures. Edited January 26, 2015 by KayakPat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 What better ay to introduce your friend to rock fishing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 That's a great first effort. She must be a natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynabolt Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Classic! Immediate success when rock fishing. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 That's a great fish for a first-timer off the rocks! Good job for being on hand to tighten the drag and with the net, wish it had been a couple of cm longer for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now