Ryder Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Hi Raiders, It's been a while since Ive had a crack at the blackfish, but with Big Neil's visit coming up I thought I should have a look. Very difficult conditions with wind up to 30 knots, that put any exposed spots out, severely limiting options. I chose a sheltered little corner but it was still a bit windy. Not much happened for the first hour, fiddling with the depth to find the fish. My first touch came at the same time I was chucking berley, typical, I missed it. That was followed by a good take and a pulled hook. The touches kept coming, but the solid downs didn't. It was really hit and miss. A passerby took an interest, he didn't speak any English but he could see what was going on. Finally I hooked up to a decent fish, my new friend manned the net, we had the first in the bag. Over the next hour the fish kept coming without solid downs. The float would just dip and come back up or start moving sideways. Strike and hope for the best. The more fish I caught the more excited my mate got, he was just nodding his head laughing. I called time with 8 in the bag, could have easily bagged out, and gave the guy 3 to take home, the rest were released. Some good fish amongst them, a few over 40cm. Looking forward to next weekend.w 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Have you got any spare floats to lend Neil ?. I can supply him with rod and reel but don't have any suitable floats. Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Sure Frank, No problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Look after the big fella boys hes a gem...rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 7 hours ago, frankS said: Have you got any spare floats to lend Neil ?. I can supply him with rod and reel but don't have any suitable floats. Frank I've got Blackfish gear for Neil also- rod reel floats etc. See you at chin wag. Waza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Good grief guys. Now I know how Megan Markle must feel. So my wife and I are sitting in the lounge room at 3.15 am local time, eating some fresh date and walnut bread, which she made, with a cuppa.Well done dear! She even gave me the crust. Does life get any better? Well yes it does. Later this week I'll get to meet up with some real fishing legends and I am so looking forward to it. Been quite some time since I wet a line in the salt with Rick and ages before that. You're never too old to learn and I know I will learn heaps from these very generous Raiders. Whether I can remember it...now that's another story. Hope you left a few Andrew (lol). Cheers from an excited bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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