queensland KFT round 1, Caloundra

[Keen-as-fisho]

Friday arvo knocked off early and made my way up to Caloundra to have a 'rest' before the first of the KFT rounds up the coast. I stayed at the Vardon resort next to the Pelican Waters golf coarse, bloody nice spot but the perminent residents in the resort had there heads jammed tightly. I couldn't beleive and still don't, that by parking my ute in the visitors parking with the kayak on the roof could upset people, even though I had permission to park there, tools.

Anyway I had a prefish on friday arvo till sunset for a donut, I got off the water after getting bumbed three times by the resident bullies :ohmy: Met up with my mate and hit the golf coarse for a feed and a few to many jd's and coke. Saturday morning saw a late rise and a saw head so off to mackas for a feed and a drive up to kings beach. After olmate took off I hit the pub for a few rounds and a small win on the pok's, enough for a new daiwa caldia 2000 :woohoo: A good meal and an early night and I was ready for sunday morning.

6am signed in and ready to start and after a debrief and the annoucment of whitting as the random fish we where off.

The plan was to hit a couple of spots I found in the canals for a few hours then hit the flats for the remainder of the comp. The plan was good but the bream where scarse I dropped a rather large bream first up and only got a few small hits after that. So I started to make my way out toward the flats whilst hitting some of the pontoons on the way out. Success finally after 3 hours of nothing, an elbow slapper of a whitting at 38.5cm to the fork, 42cm tip :woohoo: needless to say the yahhoos ecoed The whitting won the random fish price and the reward was a 100 gift voucher at BCF It was caught on a three inch Damiki armour shad in moibi colour and a size 2 hws jighead.

At the flats I got no love from the bream again My first kayak bream comp and I did not catch any bream, hopefully the next event will be a little more fruitful on the bream front. Next one is at Mooloolaba. Congrats to Bigtez who came fifth and also picked up biggest bream.

[ryanyoung]

Nice work on the whiting mate, great size!!!

Ryan.

[51MPL]

nice work den!

[tomca]

can I come to BCF with you, just to see you hand that giant gift card over the counter :laugh:

[kreel]

Nice work Den, you'll get your eye in, in no time and you won't even talk to us non-comp fisher-people.

Well done on the whiting.

[Keen-as-fisho]

tomca wrote:

can I come to BCF with you, just to see you hand that giant gift card over the counter :laugh:

They wouldn't let me keep it

[qbkami]

nice work KAF

i was going to go to that comp but i missed out it was full, are you going to the second round? i might see you then... hope its not full

[Keen-as-fisho]

Yes I will be at the second round. Heading up on the friday arv again :cheer:

[dassa]

Well done Dennis good to see your first round payed of and just remember the little guys from afo when you hit the big time hahahahaha

[kriso]

that purple and white kayak with the big trolling motor looks like the most comfortable yak to fish from that i have seen bet it was a bit dearer then a hobie! lol horse whiting dennis nice one!

[bigtez]

Could of fed the family with that fish. Well done Den. Was a great day on the water, and taking home a few lures was a good bonus. Can't wait til the next round.

[Scope]

Congrats Dennis, great whiting there mate! Good to see the Damikis doing the damage too!

Good luck next round ! Jono

[Angus]

Awesome work gents!

[Mr FeLiX]

Sounds like a good day on the water mate, pity about the bream but a cracker of a whiting to say the least :woohoo:

I've hooked a few good bream near the entrance to Pelican Waters canals landbased, lost most of them though :blush: , They sure know how to shred 5Pnd V-Hard Fluro.

Did you end up getting a 2000 Sized Caldia? If so, what's it like? I've got a 2506 and was curious how the smaller models fish.

Cheers

Felix

[Keen-as-fisho]

Mr FeLiX wrote:

Sounds like a good day on the water mate, pity about the bream but a cracker of a whiting to say the least :woohoo:

I've hooked a few good bream near the entrance to Pelican Waters canals landbased, lost most of them though :blush: , They sure know how to shred 5Pnd V-Hard Fluro.

Did you end up getting a 2000 Sized Caldia? If so, what's it like? I've got a 2506 and was curious how the smaller models fish.

Cheers

Felix

Yep, I went for the 2000. It arrived this morning :woohoo: Tomorrow night will be its maiden cast.