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Well, after not being able to get out last weekend because of my burnt hand I was keen to drop bubs off to daycare and get on the water this morning.
Launched into the Logan about 9:15 this morning and paddled around to where I got my first fish last time I was out there. I trolled my brand new sx-40 but didn't get a single touch on it all day. After anchoring up the tide had just started to turn and run in. So I cast towards a bank which drops from 1mtr to 1.9mtr and let my 3" pumpkinseed powerbait minnow do it's job. After about 15 mins first little flattie (20cms) comes to the side of the yak. Not a bad start methinks, better than nothing. Released the little fella to fight another day. A few casts later and I am on again, bit more weight in this one but still only smallish, may have just been legal. Also released to fight another day. Up anchor and move up bank a bit to a deeper channel water drops to 2.2 mtrs.
Cast out, let it sink, go to lift my rod and damn, snag! Zzzzzzzzzzzz, wow, maybe not. Could feel fish fighting a bit but was coming in pretty easily. Then it must have spotted the yak. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, wind wind, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Holy crap what have I got here. About five minutes later, only using 6lb fireline with a 10 lb leader, finally got my first look at her. Holy crap :shock: thats a monster. Panic sets in, geeze I hope that leader is going to hold and how the bloody hell am I going to get that in the yak?
Got a closer look at her. Oh no the leader is wrapped around her gills, bugger I hope it holds checked for where the hook was. It was right in the corner of her mouth thats good she won't be biting through my leader.
At this stage I thought I had better get the camera out and take some photos of her in case the line breaks. Took a few snaps and then had to work out how to land her. Put on my glove and tried to grab her by the mouth, zzzzzzzzzzzzz, didn't like that very much. On the third attempt I managed to get her in the yak. She was in the footwells and I breathed a sigh of relief. Then she flicked and shoved both my size 9's on her to pin her down. Geeze she's big Wayne I thought to myself. Now what do I do?
The bank I was casting at was muddy and didn't want to land there. So I paddled with my knees up and my feet on her about 50mtrs to the sand bar that is in the middle of the creek. Got out, took a few photos of her and then released her to fight another day. Did a happy dance. Sat on sand a happy man.
I then spotted someone in a hobie and he came over to have a chat and whilst chatting to him I managed to land another small flattieabout 30 cms.
My big girl measured just on 80cms and made me a very happy man.
Launched into the Logan about 9:15 this morning and paddled around to where I got my first fish last time I was out there. I trolled my brand new sx-40 but didn't get a single touch on it all day. After anchoring up the tide had just started to turn and run in. So I cast towards a bank which drops from 1mtr to 1.9mtr and let my 3" pumpkinseed powerbait minnow do it's job. After about 15 mins first little flattie (20cms) comes to the side of the yak. Not a bad start methinks, better than nothing. Released the little fella to fight another day. A few casts later and I am on again, bit more weight in this one but still only smallish, may have just been legal. Also released to fight another day. Up anchor and move up bank a bit to a deeper channel water drops to 2.2 mtrs.
Cast out, let it sink, go to lift my rod and damn, snag! Zzzzzzzzzzzz, wow, maybe not. Could feel fish fighting a bit but was coming in pretty easily. Then it must have spotted the yak. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, wind wind, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Holy crap what have I got here. About five minutes later, only using 6lb fireline with a 10 lb leader, finally got my first look at her. Holy crap :shock: thats a monster. Panic sets in, geeze I hope that leader is going to hold and how the bloody hell am I going to get that in the yak?
Got a closer look at her. Oh no the leader is wrapped around her gills, bugger I hope it holds checked for where the hook was. It was right in the corner of her mouth thats good she won't be biting through my leader.
At this stage I thought I had better get the camera out and take some photos of her in case the line breaks. Took a few snaps and then had to work out how to land her. Put on my glove and tried to grab her by the mouth, zzzzzzzzzzzzz, didn't like that very much. On the third attempt I managed to get her in the yak. She was in the footwells and I breathed a sigh of relief. Then she flicked and shoved both my size 9's on her to pin her down. Geeze she's big Wayne I thought to myself. Now what do I do?
The bank I was casting at was muddy and didn't want to land there. So I paddled with my knees up and my feet on her about 50mtrs to the sand bar that is in the middle of the creek. Got out, took a few photos of her and then released her to fight another day. Did a happy dance. Sat on sand a happy man.
I then spotted someone in a hobie and he came over to have a chat and whilst chatting to him I managed to land another small flattieabout 30 cms.
My big girl measured just on 80cms and made me a very happy man.
