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Well blow me down!
I just wrote up a post about my fishing trip to Scarborough this morning. I had just about finished it, but for the sign off, and POP! all my text had vanished. Oh well, must have been meant to be a practice run.
Whatever. Awoke far later than planned, it was light already, (first proper nights sleep for ages) Got to Scarborough must have been about 0800, forgot my watch, and left most of my fishing gear behind.
My yak cart held up this time, for the trip both ways, so something good happened. (my cart design is not recommended by me, except as an object of mirth and scorn) The cost to build it, compared to its effectiveness. just a bit of crap.
The water was pretty clear, and almost calm... set off with my sx 60 in a couple of metres of water in no time. Caught some rocks, and expertly paddled this way and that, pulling, twitching, releasing. swearing, and finally.. yes it broke off :evil:
I did not bring spare lures, but did pack three rods, so selected the rod with the big Manns deep diving green orange silver, that has served me well before. After an hour or so, got a pretty big hit, not much of a fight after about five seconds though, and landed my first significant tailor. Not sure of the legal size, referred to the Alvey measuring stick, measured at about 32cm, but could not see it listed, so tossed said fish back in, and it bolted away. Then turned over the rule and found Qld Tailor 30cm
Mum is not amused
Made for shore a bit later, had a good day so far, but when loading the yak on the trailer, forgot that the drawbar was there, so I stumbled/danced/danced and stumbled some more. And I think I got away without serious injury.
Well thats about it. Hope my text does not vanish this time, and sorry about the poor quality picture of the fish,
Cheers all Andybear :lol:
I just wrote up a post about my fishing trip to Scarborough this morning. I had just about finished it, but for the sign off, and POP! all my text had vanished. Oh well, must have been meant to be a practice run.
Whatever. Awoke far later than planned, it was light already, (first proper nights sleep for ages) Got to Scarborough must have been about 0800, forgot my watch, and left most of my fishing gear behind.
My yak cart held up this time, for the trip both ways, so something good happened. (my cart design is not recommended by me, except as an object of mirth and scorn) The cost to build it, compared to its effectiveness. just a bit of crap.
The water was pretty clear, and almost calm... set off with my sx 60 in a couple of metres of water in no time. Caught some rocks, and expertly paddled this way and that, pulling, twitching, releasing. swearing, and finally.. yes it broke off :evil:
I did not bring spare lures, but did pack three rods, so selected the rod with the big Manns deep diving green orange silver, that has served me well before. After an hour or so, got a pretty big hit, not much of a fight after about five seconds though, and landed my first significant tailor. Not sure of the legal size, referred to the Alvey measuring stick, measured at about 32cm, but could not see it listed, so tossed said fish back in, and it bolted away. Then turned over the rule and found Qld Tailor 30cm
Mum is not amused
Made for shore a bit later, had a good day so far, but when loading the yak on the trailer, forgot that the drawbar was there, so I stumbled/danced/danced and stumbled some more. And I think I got away without serious injury.
Well thats about it. Hope my text does not vanish this time, and sorry about the poor quality picture of the fish,
Cheers all Andybear :lol:
