both. It was pissing down and I was using the camera function of my iPad at about seventy metres
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Sadly I can't make Saturday night, my Apologies to Maca, Rushy, Scribe and Happy. Sorry to all. Family function on the Saturday night. Will be there for the Saturday thou.
Never mind GA might see you Saturday.
Damned fool I am, I got seduced by the weather and the placid lake like sea last night just before dark and stuck the net out.
I figured the SW gale predicted wouldn't come away before daylight this morning.
Wrong, now we have a full gale and my net is on the move down the Firth toward Te Puru. If I do ever get it back it will be a mess.
Buggar and hell
yeah I got up at 4am to go for a hunt, bed was drier and more appealing, should of gone yesterday evening instead of Trout fishing. I saw that the Coromandel got a hiding last night.
Been there done that one Scribe.
Was a few days before it calmed enough to recover it too:(
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Well I got the net back just after low tide around lunch time. My neighbour from up the back came down this morning and offered to go out and get it for me. He's much younger and madder than me.
By this time it had travelled about two kilometres down the coast. I wouldn't have even have considered setting foot in a boat under these conditions but he launched his little row boat and after it he went. He travelled downwind at a fair rate of knots and picked up one of the buoys after about three goes at it and tumbled the net on board fish and all. Then he had to run downwind to the next bay where I picked him up with the vehicle and trailer.
It was obvious the flounder were not very active during the storm as they are our main catch at the moment, but there were a few snapper hunting in the dirty water. A Eagle ray, several small sharks, and a gurnard were the by catch for the day.Attachment 29389
great end result
That's a good catch
Same again Thursday or Friday am will be spot on Scribe!
Sorry we won't be seeing you at the BBQ GA. Will hope to see you at the show. Maca do you have a firm idea how many need catering for? I don't care what the numbers is, I just want to know.
Don't worry Rushy, I've a big freezer! Max 10 me thinks, I have no idea really can think of 6 without GA and mate.
We can troll if we have to Rushy!