Well it was arranged that I get to my step sons place at 5am and go down to meet the boat.
Last night a mate rocked up to my place, and do you think I could get rid of him, finally at 12.30
he left and I went to bed, next thing I wake up and it is 5.10 am , sprang out of bed got dressed threw the esky
in the car and away by 5.20, a short drive around 15 min and picked my step son and another guy up, ( Val had rang mark to let him know i was running late ).
Got to the boat around 6.15 and the rest of the guys were waiting ready to go.
The skipper said " it's predicted 17 knotts and 1 1/2 metre swell, there were already white caps forming as we left the hacking
heading toward the peak. Bit of a bumpy ride out and managed to pick up 2 bonito on the troll before we left bate bay.
Bashed our way out to the peak ( there was 2 other boats we seen all day, a flybridge cruiser about 42 feet and a plate alloy about 7.0.
I looked at the water and it was that horrible grey colour and I said to the skipper and others that it's a waste of time and nothing is
going to happen. ( all the time getting bashed from one side of the boat to the other (( at one stage I thought the boat was going to tip over ))
Must tell you, even though it's 36 feet long, it is no fishing boat. It had 2 rod holders on the whole boat and they were 5 feet up from the transom.
Very uncomfortable boat and not at all stable as I would imagine.
Anyway the other guys ( most of them first time fishing outside ) wanted to try their luck, so we driffed over a likely looking spot.
The skipper at one stage said the sounder came right up to 36 metres, think he was seeing things.
Anyway I dropped a patenoster over the side with 1/2 kilo lead and it plummeted to the bottom the wind and drag on the line was rediculaus
and I soon pulled it back up, felt my sinker and it was cold so I knew it was hopeless trying to fish. So I put my rod down and consentrated on holding my balance, meanwhile most of the other blokes were sitting on the floor with rods over the side and preying something/anything would connect itself to their hook. It never happened, done 2 long drifts for didley squat.
By this time the others were getting sick of being thrown around so the skipper decided to head back into Botany bay.
We got the bommie and stopped the engine and drifted for about 20 minutes and picking up 3 undersized flatties and 1/2 dozen cockney bream
we decided to go back to the hacking for a BBQ. Had lunch and the back to the whalf to drop everyone off.
3.30pm at this time and everyone was feeling a little stiff and sorry for themselves.
It was a very sloppy and confused sea more like 4 metre rather then their predicted 1.5 m.
Would love to fish from this boat again in good conditions, but never again like it was today.

bugger don't you just hate it when peeps won't go home, any way sounds like you enjoyed the day.

Paul

bad day fishing beats a good day at work,

Was talking to a mate on the Dog & Bone this morn he was having probs getting squiddy's

Told him California is the place he ought to be
So they loaded up the goat and moved to Beverly.

Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.


Whoops wrong thread

Na told him to head south & he told me I was nuts cause it twas choppy outside, naturally I called him a Woosepusser

They did get Kungs today 75 cm's & the kungs have been in the bay all week


& my mate said I was nuts

Very rare I make plans in advance these days Frank cause every time ewe do the wind comes up did have a look on seabreeze yesterday & it seems they got it arse about cause this arvo it was a bit like a lake.

We'll see wot it'll like 2morro wouldn't mind getting out for a fush

Is that why you pushed me out the front door last time I paid you a visit? Told me to come out to the kitchen to have a look at something and when I walked through the 'kitchen' door, it slammed shut behind me and I was standing on the front porch. Lights went out inside, so I left. I can take a hint Pol.

No I thought you were in a hurry to get that good looking girl home, or I had said some thing wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Paul

Jumpy. It was not good conditions out there yesterday, would have been bearable if the boat was set up as a fishing boat but it has been converted as a luxury cruiser and the hull design, like a bobby cork, must have very shallow keel.
Once we got back into bate bay we looked back out to sea and it appeared it was settling down.
I've been on plenty of big boats and I have been in some herendous seas but yesterday was the most uncomfortable day I can remember at sea.
When guys have to sit on the floor to keep their balance, it's not nice. And even under way people sitting inside the cabin at the table been thrown onto the floor.
With the combination of big sloppy seas, a boat obviously designed not for stability, and a skipper that plugs his coarse into the auto pilot and sets the revs at 1800 . all adds up to COP THIS. and we did.

Wot can I say exept

It was like a Lake out there today

Took the wittle wittler goaty out for the last time ever

At least you got out there and had a go frank. Fishing is fishing
Thats one thing i cant stand.. Going out with a boat that isnt set up for fishing very well. My boats not set up the best but its got enough rod holders.
My next boats gonna be set up good tho

How did it go, ok? Did you have a fish too?