The Patience Game

[ellicat]

Headed out with @Kat this morning. On the water before first light and rounded up some bait in quick time. Off to a mark I've played at before and got owned a couple of times at. We anchored, but by the time we'd settled we were off the mark a bit. Boy that electric will make things that much easier when I get it installed.

Deployed the baits and waited for a couple of hours without much happening except some pickers on the play rods. About 5 minutes after the tide changed I had a good run and pulled up this tacker, going 53 on the lie detector. It didn't look like it would release well, so into the esky it went. I was happy. Kat was unimpressed.

 

 

Deployed the next bait and 5 minutes later it was off again. This time it was a beast rivaling, if not bettering, the big one @Allnighter put me onto a couple of weeks back. It went on a long impressive run. Eventually I was gaining line back after about 5 minutes when all of a sudden - nothing ! It spat the hook. I was a little disappointed but I'm sure Kat was happy somewhere down deep. I need to work on it, thinking maybe I went a wee bit too hard maybe.

We were patient all day, but had no more joy. We wrapped up the day's proceedings with a couple of wobbygongs disappointing us.

Next time it will be Kat's turn.

[Another Wazza]

Did you catch that fish with a hook & line?, or did you corner it in a dark alley and stab it to death?, Hahahaha 

Nice fish though Brian

[Allnighter]

Hmmmmmmmm nice Brian and Kat !

And i hope we have written down in your NEW FISHING LOG BOOK at which time, the date, the tide, the moon phase and the location of where you caught { or beat up as Wazza said lol} the 53 and the lost trophy fish havn't we? 

i am enjoying your persistence grasshopper 

 

[ellicat]

Looks like a dark alley job, I admit.

[Kat]

Brian's dinner:

 

[Kat]

Kat's dinner:

[GregOug]

When I saw the start of your post I immediately thought I would see a picture of some pike getting fried up.

[ellicat]

20 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

Hmmmmmmmm nice Brian and Kat !

And i hope we have written down in your NEW FISHING LOG BOOK at which time, the date, the tide, the moon phase and the location of where you caught { or beat up as Wazza said lol} the 53 and the lost trophy fish havn't we? 

i am enjoying your persistence grasshopper 

 

Started today, now with its first entry.

[GregOug]

8 minutes ago, Kat said:

Kat's dinner:

Look on the bright side Kat. He has to wash it (given the blood bath it went through), scale and fillet it, prepare it and then cook it. All you’ve really got to do is check the use by date on the pack.

[Kat]

Use by date is all good

[Junky]

Awesome job. Well sort of. 

 

I hate that pop feeling. Nevermind. You'll hook up again soon. Least you have the time to put in, not like us slaves. 

 

That mouth of theirs is super tough, so unless it head shook to get off and the line didn't go slack then I'd say you had a foul hook up similar to this, but I got mine.

 

[ellicat]

Yeah @Junky, I had a suspicion that he may have just had a hold of the bait but not the hook at first but probably I wasn't as lucky as you were. haha

I definitely kept the tension on.

[Old Scaley]

You have to happy with a day like that, @ellicat and @Kat.  The photo is probably a collector’s item - very rare to see a photo of Brian with no durrie hanging out the mouth. 

[Junky]

Just now, ellicat said:

Yeah @Junky, I had a suspicion that he may have just had a hold of the bait but not the hook at first but probably I wasn't as lucky as you were. haha

I definitely kept the tension on.

They do that as well. 

Looking forward to opening this site soon and seeing you holding one of the biggest Bay snappers around. 

Soon my friend. 

[Junky]

39 minutes ago, Kat said:

Kat's dinner:

Same goes for you Kat. 

Can't wait to see you holding up a massive snapps. 

[ellicat]

Thanks Junky. The pleasure will be all mine/ours.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Nice work @ellicat! That’s a good snap.

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Kat said:

Use by date is all good

There you go then. You win.

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Old Scaley said:

You have to happy with a day like that, @ellicat and @Kat.  The photo is probably a collector’s item - very rare to see a photo of Brian with no durrie hanging out the mouth. 

If you look closely at all his photos you’ll notice his cigs aren’t lit. Brian actually gave up years ago but he knew the new badge’s system was coming, and wanted to stay the butt (pun intended) of all your jokes to climb up the badges ranking quicker. It’s obviously working because he passed my green fig leaf stage ages ago.

[GregOug]

32 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Nice work @ellicat! That’s a good snap.

The photo or the fish?

[Hweebe]

@Kat your time will come and even if it takes you another year it will still be quicker then how long it took Brian to land his first big bay snap

[Kat]

19 hours ago, GregOug said:

The photo or the fish?

pretty sure it was the only photo - from many - that Brian didn't have a ciggie in his mouth :-0