13-9-2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:50 pm
Now before anyone starts giving advice blah blah yardah yardah. I know that this is a pathetic conversion rate but it was a good first hit out for the year and we learnt from our mistakes.
My son and I headed out this morning for a day trip to Long Lost. Dropped the first three fish before 8am. I had connected the rig to the hook a bit too tight which didnt allow the circle hook to pivot and hook up in the corner of the jaw. Instead the bait and hooks pulled straight out of the sails mouth. A quick amendment to the rig and we were back in action.
The next two sails were landed with one each to myself and my son. The rest of the sails for the day were dropped purely because the bait was too big for the small fish to swallow. We were using garfish about 10 - 12 inches long but the sails were only around the 8 - 10 Kg mark and couldn't stuff the bait down their gob. They verociously attacked the baits and kept on coming back for more but you could see them hanging onto the bait in their mouths. I tried to cut down and shorten a gar but then nothing would touch it. I tried skipping a couple of scads that were a lot smaller than the gar but they just spun like a wheel. I even tried towing a small tarpon but nothing was interested. I reckon the guys using smaller gar would have cleaned up this weekend.
It was good to catch up with NoGood at the ramp and get the low down on what had been happening. Also good to have a chat with "Fishful Thinking" on the water (not sure if he is a FFF Member).
So as it stands.....We saw a cr.p load of fish, raised a fair few, hooked a reasonable amount and ended up catching bugger all. But still, two sails is better than none....and we ended up learning a hell of a lot.
Cheers
My son and I headed out this morning for a day trip to Long Lost. Dropped the first three fish before 8am. I had connected the rig to the hook a bit too tight which didnt allow the circle hook to pivot and hook up in the corner of the jaw. Instead the bait and hooks pulled straight out of the sails mouth. A quick amendment to the rig and we were back in action.
The next two sails were landed with one each to myself and my son. The rest of the sails for the day were dropped purely because the bait was too big for the small fish to swallow. We were using garfish about 10 - 12 inches long but the sails were only around the 8 - 10 Kg mark and couldn't stuff the bait down their gob. They verociously attacked the baits and kept on coming back for more but you could see them hanging onto the bait in their mouths. I tried to cut down and shorten a gar but then nothing would touch it. I tried skipping a couple of scads that were a lot smaller than the gar but they just spun like a wheel. I even tried towing a small tarpon but nothing was interested. I reckon the guys using smaller gar would have cleaned up this weekend.
It was good to catch up with NoGood at the ramp and get the low down on what had been happening. Also good to have a chat with "Fishful Thinking" on the water (not sure if he is a FFF Member).
So as it stands.....We saw a cr.p load of fish, raised a fair few, hooked a reasonable amount and ended up catching bugger all. But still, two sails is better than none....and we ended up learning a hell of a lot.
Cheers