I haven't been fishing for a few weeks now, due to wet weather and big swells. Decided to wet a line near Bass and Flinders Point this morning, and found the swell to be non existent and the water to be gin clear. Actually spotted a couple of reef areas out further than I normally allow the float to drift, and they held the fish today.
My mate John has been involved in a mentoring programme for kids with problems of one sort or another. He had asked if we could take his 14 yr old along and show him how to fish. Explained and showed him how to bait up and cast with the centrepin. He got lots of overruns, so I ended up baiting and casting for him. He would pull the line off the reel to feed it out in the drift and forget to hold a finger against the drum. It kept spinning, spewing line onto the rocks etc. I told John - "your turn". The kid hooked a good fish and on the strike, didn't have any pressure against the spool. Overrun!!!. Dropped fish. I hooked one and told him to hold my rod and slowly reel the fish in while I untangled his line. Turned around and saw my rod tip almost on the rocks and then flick up. Pulled hooks I thought, but then I saw my float heading east and disappearing under the water. He had nicked the line on ther barnacles and pinged the fish, float and leader off. Didn't mind losing the float, but the flouro red tubing which fixes the depth also went off into the blue depths. It is impossible to find these days and I have very little left. Oh well. I give him back his rod, cast out and baited, while I went to re-rig. Next thing I look up and he is onto another one. He landed it and was high fiving John. Sorted him out for another drift and saw his float disappear. Strike, I say. Overrun on the reel, line wrapped around the handles, ping!!! Another float, red tubing and fish disappearing into the depths. Had to chuckle though.
It was an absolutely glorious morning and the fish were solid. My best went 42cm but I thought it was much bigger. It was fat and solid. I ended up with 6 fish in 2 hours, John got two and Blake got one. I am really pleased to have helped in a small way with Johns programme and better yet, helped Blake in landing a good sized blackie. He wasn't impressed with the bleeding and cleaning part of the session though.

Nice one KK, you are the Blackfish expert mate.

Wow kk are they Wi Tings

Very good of you to help out a learner KK, you should ask Jumpy if he wants to go with you.

I asked him but he wants Toovlo to teach him.

if and when I get the time kk can you teach me how to get these niggers, great post mate thanks a lot.

Paul

When ever you like Pol. You don't have to ask.