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I thought I had better get a practice in before the comp started.
It was overcast today, unlike yesterday which was absolutely perfect (weather wise,) but the breeze was offshore and the surf small.
I could see birds working offshore but because I only had my light outfit, 4.5 inch alvey 9lb with 10lb leader, on a 6 foot rod, I decided to stay inshore.
I hadnt been scoring very well on the sx ,s last couple of trys so i dragged around a Scorpion 35 Std for a fair while with no hookups. It was just around high so I figured maybe the lures werent getting down far enough so i put on a deeper diver, a Rapala GSR4 Glass perch. About 10 paddles later the rod started bending, I could feel savage headshakes and when he realized he was hooked some savage runs that I could really feel some weight on.
On about the third run the line went slack, it was busted above the lure, I reckon a big flathead just scored himself some expensive ($11.95) dental wear. I wasnt really putting that much pressure, must have bitten through the leader.
Now I was frustrated, 1 good lure lost and 1 good fish lost.
A Strike pro Galaxia in a brown toad went on next. Not long after a nice flatty gulped it down. This time I was extra carefull, but couldnt feel the weight like the last one, and got him in the bag.
Another one followed soon after, a bit smaller, but still a keeper, and he made such a mess of my net, tangling with the trebles, I called it a day.
I was happy again and felt suitable vengence for losing my lovely Rapala.
It was overcast today, unlike yesterday which was absolutely perfect (weather wise,) but the breeze was offshore and the surf small.
I could see birds working offshore but because I only had my light outfit, 4.5 inch alvey 9lb with 10lb leader, on a 6 foot rod, I decided to stay inshore.
I hadnt been scoring very well on the sx ,s last couple of trys so i dragged around a Scorpion 35 Std for a fair while with no hookups. It was just around high so I figured maybe the lures werent getting down far enough so i put on a deeper diver, a Rapala GSR4 Glass perch. About 10 paddles later the rod started bending, I could feel savage headshakes and when he realized he was hooked some savage runs that I could really feel some weight on.
On about the third run the line went slack, it was busted above the lure, I reckon a big flathead just scored himself some expensive ($11.95) dental wear. I wasnt really putting that much pressure, must have bitten through the leader.
Now I was frustrated, 1 good lure lost and 1 good fish lost.
A Strike pro Galaxia in a brown toad went on next. Not long after a nice flatty gulped it down. This time I was extra carefull, but couldnt feel the weight like the last one, and got him in the bag.
Another one followed soon after, a bit smaller, but still a keeper, and he made such a mess of my net, tangling with the trebles, I called it a day.
I was happy again and felt suitable vengence for losing my lovely Rapala.
