queensland New Trend Of Aqua-planking Begins With A Flop

[ellicat]

Headed out with Ted for a Peel session on Monday. Checked Willy Weather before we left and relied on the forecast of 10knots at 7am dropping sharply to 5 for the rest of the day. Someone slept in and it wasn't me this time but we were in position for the expected peak bite period.

The wind was heading in the wrong direction speed-wise and after deploying the baits in the chop Ted landed our target species - a fish

Picture of grinner planking

Then it was my turn with what I believe was a very old snapper. I say this as it had signs of advanced shrinking. Oh, we had decided to start a new trend - Aqua Planking. Whenever we caught a fish it was to be photographed with the catcher Aqua Planking ... and so it was -

Me with the first AP of the day.

Next up Ted caught a fish and headed to the pre-determined planking facility and began his planking. I arose from my seat and changed sides to get a better pic. There was a bit of swell and chop and the balance of the boat shifted.....and guess what ? - So did Ted !!!! ahahahahahahaha :woohoo: :woohoo: :silly: :side: :woohoo:

I am seeking the services of a kind seamstress as my sides have not only split but there is tearing in the corners.

I looked up and there he was asking if I was going to help him back in, just bobbing around behind the stern of the boat. After I composed myself just a little I replied "Hang on I have to get some footage of this" First things first, right ? Unfortunately I made a mistake due to the glare and polaroids combining to make the LCD screen nearly impossible to see and discovered when we returned home that I indeed missed the in-water footage. :pinch: :evil:

However there was still a lot of fun to be had.

The rest of the day is somewhat of a blur as that was all I could think about and my eyes had tears after almost 15 minutes of hysterical laughter.

I do recall meeting up with Nitris at one point and he was right into the idea as well

Picture of Nitris Aqua Planking

Ted was on fire (although somewhat chilled) and managed to land the catch of the day

Picture of Ted planking with an EP

I then shared some good moments with a Winner called Charlie Grinner

Picture of smoking grinner

Ted with another of the target species

The fishing was basically rubbish. We moved to a few spots like Dunwich and Lazo's Gutter where there was plenty of bait in the water but seemingly only being predated on by more winner grinner. :S

We headed down to the McLeay end of the paddock where this bloke landed the only 'eskiable' fish to that time. It looks a fair bit smaller in the pic than the 34cm it measured on the mat but he was a pretty big bloke :dry: He was also right into the new trend.

Picture of fuzzy man aqua planking

It was at this spot that a massive jew was landed but when we cut it open to see why it was so fat we discovered, as Ted pulled one of the babies out, that it was pregnant. So we hurriedly threw them both back in so they wouldn't suffer. Naturally there was no time for pictures of this unbelievable event. In fact my recollection is a little cloudy but I definitely remember Ted releasing a very small jew :dry:

After that we decided to head back to the original spot near Peel to see out the session until around 10pm. With the wind howling and the swell and chop getting worse and worse the clever call was eventually made that it was 6th last cast plus one more and we were back at the ramp after a slow journey by about 7.30 - 8 o'clock.

The tally for the day was

Me and Ted

Heaps and heaps of small squire, winner grinner, grassies, grubfish, tusk fish, EP's (yes Ted Got 2), Tarwhine, and 1 Jew which was good to see (after I put the magnifying specs on).

Thanks for reading.

Oh, Ted got a catshark too of course

Great day again Ted but the fishing sucked really :pinch:

Would I do it again soon ? - You bet. Especially if your aqua planking starts the same way :silly: :woohoo:

For those that don't read, here is a quick summary of how I saw the day.

and no doubt this is how Ted saw the day

[Eug]

bauhaha... fishing always funnier with you two.

[crazywalrus]

love it Brian - sort of glad you missed the video of me in the water

[Jords]

love it Brian - sort of glad you missed the video of me in the water

We arent!!!

Another great report brian, looks like a great day out even if the fish didnt come to play! Glad you had the entertaining company to see you through the day

[Nitris]

I always love to read ur posts Ellicat. And I'm glad i ran into u guys out there for my first aqua plank :woohoo:

Great times !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :whistle:

[tomca]

Ted Young?

Must be related to that mango that always gets wet

[planetfonz]

nitris told me he was washing his hair this night

[Keen-as-fisho]

Bloody hilarious

[wesfish]

hahahahahahaha i so gotta get out with you fellas for a fish!!

[Manni79]

Thanks for a good laugh Fellas, the Nitris shot... well i'm pissing myself laughing, oh yeah and the grinner too !!!

Sooooo, some pack bait, rods, reels etc.... and then there's Brian, wigs and other props hahaha next time will see you in drag dancing at the back of the boat catching fish hahaha

[Nitris]

nitris told me he was washing his hair this night

I'm sorry Ben u were not meant to find out

[rosstralia46]

soon u guys will be forgetting about the fishing gear i reckon, but ted will probably still manage a cat shark

[daveylad]

The Grinner looks like its smoking a "REEFER"

[shortie]

the grinner with the smoke. lol, maybe you should have it taxidermied. rofl

for those of you that this comment doesnt make sense to. Those in the know will know

[eg_vtec]

haha another great report. well done

[jnewy]

i think the grinner is grinning because its stoned thanks guys great post

[hulk]

Ted Crazywalrus = Clark Griswald.

Once again great read on an eventful day

[madmullet]

hahahaha, love it

[dassa]

Ted i thought you would know better then tho follow in the footsteps of that ellocat it was always going to end in tears hahahaha never a dull moment with you to in the same boat that's for sure let see if we can get aqua-planking to go virial

[Zim man]

love it, winners are grinners

[Genesis]

Great and funny read Pretty sure this new Aqua-Planking trend will catch on quick

[Do$tylz]

HAhaha.. chaos ensues with Ted and Ellicat... you could almost start a TV series with you clowns Thanks for giving me 10minutes of entertainment \

[ellicat]

I always love to read ur posts Ellicat. And I'm glad i ran into u guys out there for my first aqua plank :woohoo:

Great times !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :whistle:

Indeed ! lol

I admit I had had a feeling before leaving home we would find you out there on Monday :whistle:

I reckon you should try Aqua planking a tuna next time. Footage of it quiver-shaking you into the ocean would be priceless ! :woohoo:

[ellicat]

hahahahahahaha i so gotta get out with you fellas for a fish!!

Are you kidding ?!?! With you onboard there would be no time for frivolity; we'd be too busy doing what you're supposed to do when going fishing . i.e. catching fish

[kmcrosby78]

Funny stuff guys - I don't know how you pair concentrate long enough to actually land a fish (or cat shark). Good to see you have the same target species as me ....... a fish!!!!

Absolutely entertaining read. Halfway through I was thinking to myself "this could be a contender for ROTM" then I remembered one of the judging criteria .................... perhaps not then!!!

Keep enjoying yourselves. BTW - after next week I'm on holidays for two weeks so let me know if you're heading out midweek (or if you want to be a deckie Brian - I'm somehow still game!!!!).

[ryanyoung]

Great report Brian! Love hearing about the antics!

Cheers,

Ryan.

[ellicat]

Funny stuff guys - I don't know how you pair concentrate long enough to actually land a fish (or cat shark). Good to see you have the same target species as me ....... a fish!!!!

Absolutely entertaining read. Halfway through I was thinking to myself "this could be a contender for ROTM" then I remembered one of the judging criteria .................... perhaps not then!!!

Keep enjoying yourselves. BTW - after next week I'm on holidays for two weeks so let me know if you're heading out midweek (or if you want to be a deckie Brian - I'm somehow still game!!!!).

Should be good for a session at some stage over the break. I'd be keen to scare you have a session with you. Could be disastrous a lot of fun :woohoo:

[ellicat]

Cheers for the comments guys. Glad you enjoyed it. ....but really, you shoulda been there