Sometimes dad knows what he's doing XD
Hey Group,
Haven't posted in a while so figured I should put something up to keep active.
Headed out a fornight ago for an afternoon fish with my 8yo, weather wasn't great but was meant to drop off in the arvo for a short window (it did not).
Launched an mangles at about 2pm in some pretty heavy rail, assuring my daughter "dont worry the fish like it when it's raining!".
Headed out to go past point peron and it wasn't very nice, going slow I decided I'd sound while running past the close reef, turn the display to map and depth sound, no depth... very odd.
Played around with some settings, on and off again, couldnt get depth, decided I'd turn around and head back in, plan was to sound for a spot to anchor and burley for snapper so the sounder kind of played an important part in that.
As I've turned around and started heading back in, turned to give the 8yo the run down and spot something off the back of the boat.... was the transducer being trawled by the cable! Damn it! Quick stop and pulled it in to sit inside the boat.
Had a feel around the back of the boat and as suspected, the plastic bracket had snapped.
Feeling defeated, not wanting to make dad look like a total pleb, thought I'd try one more thing.
I had previously driven over and marked very accurately the D9 wreck in cockburn, not that I'd ever fished it before but had thought about diving it in the past. Well why not.
So in the not so great weather, motored slowly to the mark, went up wind about 50m and anchored and chucked the burley pot out.
Was actually pretty red hot, school of skippy came to the boat very quickly, followed by some 20-30cm pinkies which kept the kid entertained.
Floating half a whiting into the burley trail on the bigger rod it suddenly took off.
I grabbed it and set the drag and passed it over, gave her a good fight, dad was on the net and managed to land her first legal pink at 65cm. She was Stoked! Shaking with excitement for hours afterword, the two of us singing "Pink Snapper Club.." (our own version of the popular Pink Pony Club song all over the radio at the moment) all the way home.
Only managed the one, but it was more than enough! Made it look like atleast sometimes Dad does know what he's doing! haha
Cheers for reading.
Reefsta
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Fabulous
So good to see that look on her face. She'll never forget that snapper!
Faulkner Family
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Well done. She looks stoked
Well done. She looks stoked with that one. Then again who wouldn't.
Things don't always go as planned but sometimes work out
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uncle
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Great job dad
Girl will remember that forever
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davewillo
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That would have been awesome
That would have been awesome mate! Great stuff.
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Swompa
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Awesome story. Well done!
Awesome story. Well done!
rob90
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Well done! Good result after
Well done! Good result after the odd were against you. They grow up fast so you gotta enjoy singing pink snapper club while you can.
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