Top of the south forum fishing trip.

[gadgetman]

Big thanks to @stingray for organising this event and @veitnamcam for getting us onto some fish. An absolutely epic weekend. I must say that stingray must have some friends in very high places to have such amazing weather, sea, fishing and people organised for this event. Having taken note of these connections I was on my very best most polite behaviour.

While we were driving up from Chch on Friday Stingray was on mine sweeping duties ridding the place of sharks and any rubbish fish. He did a fantastic job because the following day when we were soaking sinkers we didn't pull up one rubbish fish.

We followed VC and gadgette#3 out in the morning.



Stingray got right into the fishing with a couple of nice snappers and a rare for this area trev.



VC got gadgette#3 onto her first snapper, along with other species. I'm not sure if VC's ears have recovered yet, but we were buggering off in the other direction and could still hear the excitement over the hum of Mr Yamaha from 200m away, so buzzed on over for a looksie.




I would have taken more photos but we were too busy hauling fish on board until the cooler was full.

Massive thanks to everyone. Good to meet new faces like @Shearer, and his good lady and @madjon_, and catch up with @Munsey again.