Dingy Fishing at its Best
Putting young kids onto fish is always worth the effort. Going back to your own childhood with a bit of dingy fishing works too.
When weather allows, I take out kids from the MAAC Juniors for an inshore hunt. Could avoid the Hillarys ramp at 8am this morning by being able to launch at Hillarys Yacht Club dingy/tender launching facility (no cars allowed on the ramp, 750kg mass limit, and you do it all with a winch). Was by myself for the whole time in boat launching bliss!
Picked the kids up from the beach at the MAAC for a couple of hours on the water. Callum kindly makes me a burley combo for these trips and his mix today was awesome. We had schools of fish around the dingy the whole time and the kids were getting a fish a cast – lots and lots of different species. One young fella got his first ever size eating fish and couldn’t stop talking about how he was going to have it for dinner, as his family had planned to buy fish for the purpose. We kept the bigger herring and the skippy so they could all have a good feed.
We were called in for the sausage sizzle with the fish still biting, and it was a pleasure to watch the kids walk proudly up the beach into the crowd of the Children’s Christmas Party with their catch. A great hour or two with fine young men.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it - LH.
quest
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How good is that!!Awesome
How good is that!!
Awesome job getting the kids involved mate. It’s the small things they remember.
meglodon
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What a great way of spending time on the water
The smiles, the sparkling eyes, these are the times and lessons that will last a life time.
These kids are our fishing future and we (us oldies) have the responsibility now, of ensuring they inherit a health fishing environment and a form of fishing that is sustainable for them, and then they have that responsibility when we are gone.
avatinni
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Smiles all round Great. to
Smiles all round Great. to see and well done on wearing the life jackets as well .
opsrey
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Nice going to all involved.
Great to see smiles and life jackets.
Willlo
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Lol good stuff love the boga
Lol good stuff love the boga grips and herring shot.
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rob90
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Well done mick! Shows kids
Well done mick! Shows kids can have a good time without an ipad. But talking about launching at hillaries alone is not fair.Haha
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Mick C
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Ramp
Wouldn't have gone if I had to deal with the ramp. Been "caught out" before on a Sunday morning, launching and retrieving my boat for the Juniors.
The MAAC Juniors dingy is stored in the boat yard. A bit of work to pick it up and launch, but better than the ramp at this time of year. The HYC/MAAC relationship is good.
At least the kids got a chance to fish, and did well. Impressed by their skills.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it - LH.
Jackfrost80
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Well done Mick, you're a
Well done Mick, you're a bloody legend
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Jadeo
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Big grins all round. Good to
Big grins all round. Good to see kids off the couch. Don't think that roung fella liked his blowie and wrasse double header too much ha
Deckie
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Well done.
Well done to the young fellas. day looks great for chasing the fish & having some fun.
Cant beat a dinghy for shallows fishing & family fun.
Cheers & Stay safe