Fridays
Was debating going out on friday weather looked good, but tired from work and I had to work friday afternoon and saturday... so I half heartedly got up at 5am packed the boat 6am and topped up fuel 7am and got to mindari 730am drove to the spot n got there at 810am first trial drift to get direction 820am hooked up 830am second drift 55cm duhi on board, crap bagged out.
Now what ? ;) messed around wiht plastics but got nothing I think bait is the best still, occy is dam tough for bait but so hard to skin ? any tips ?
1030am saw a big trophy being towed by a little yellow boat wanteed to help but did not know if I could and they did not answer on CH96 back in the marina 11am stinking hot on land, beer'd & filleted and washed the boat by 1330 on my new idea filleting bench ;) worked a treat comfi height no missus winging about smelly messy kitchen :)
Was tired as bugger friday and the job went from 4 to 4am and back on site at 8am not a good time but ahh friday worth the pain everytime ;)
Tony Halliday
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Date Joined: 14/06/07
mate, nice fish and dam good
mate, nice fish and dam good idea for a cleaning bench,
I have one of those ladders as well, and must get me slab of granite.
Maybe a wash up tub could fit between the rungs on onside and a rubbish bag on the other...
now we thinking....
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Juneka
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Date Joined: 14/12/09
Skinning Occy
Hi Synthos,
I have a ripper little bait knife - only short, with a wide blade, rather like a sushi prep knife - I keep it really sharp - makes skinning occy easy peasy. It is much easier than using a regular bait knife as you have more control with the short blade.
Hope this helps.
Congratulations on your dhuie... I got one on Saturday too, but it only made 49 cm... :( But it was successfully released, so he'll be good for another day.
My deckie scored himself a 72cm pinkie though - that was good!
Save the Whales! May as well - they won't fit in my catch bag!!!