After 10 days of frustration, we finally got to go out to our favorite 3 Mile pink spot tonight.  Left work early as the wind was easterly and fairly low to hit the water when the sun was still in the sky.  After an interlude at the ramp where a photographer wanted to use the Hornet as a prop for a promotional shoot about a local children’s drama presentation (how could you reasonably refuse), we got out there about 5.30pm.  Young Pinky Master (http://fishwrecked.com/forum/young-pinky-master) had decided that staying at a mates place and going to a party with lots of young pinketts was a better proposition, so I managed to con my eldest boy into being the deckie – a big win as it is quite hard to get him to come out and without a deckie it is very difficult to net the big pinks – and I got stood up by a work mate.  My latest batch of homemade burley is a good brew, with steady release into a not so strong current, and we set up eagerly awaiting the sun going down.

On cue,  the pinks came on at sunset.  The first run was dropped but next cast with the floating pillie hooked up.  After a solid tussle, a 77cm pink was netted skillfully by the “ring in” deckie.  Following that, it was a bit depressing as for the next 20 minutes we lost 3-4 good pinks being “rocked” or dropped due to operator error – fairly amateur effort when I look back on it really.  As there was only one licence on board it would have been good to land a second one, but by the time we had re-rigged they were gone, as was the burley.  We followed up with snook, rays and sharks but when the cold wind picked up it was time to come in.

Another 3 Mile experience where you get a quality fish in a short period of time.   How good is near shore pink fishing in WA – and my east coast mates still hate the photos I regularly send them.

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