Took the boat out yesterday withe my elsest boy and his mate for the first run of the year.

Ran up to Ocean Reef and launched and went out to a couple of spots that I had marked years ago. It was quite bumpy on the way out with a steady seabreeze and swell so it was a slow trip out into the 40's. Arrived to find that over the years several other boats had located the lumps that I used to fish and there were about 4 others all over it. Moved away to another close spot and picked up a few fish on the new Furuno and took a couple of drifts. Ended up with a nice KG, a 54cm Dhu and a solid Gummy Shark. Picked up the inevitable crap fish, Wirrahs, Scorpion Cod and Sgt Bakers.

My son got to try out his new outfit and although it was not overly taxed he was very happy, especially with the new Talica.

Pleased with the way the boat went after the layup through the ban. The conditions were not all that pleaseant with a short sharp seas but we travelled OK with it on teh way home.