Squid

Took matt ( hlok)out yesterday for a few hours to bang a few squid and managed 7 good sized ones and a cuttlefish , keeps the mrs happy with calamari and the heads are in the freezer getting ready to have a 14/0 threaded through them and sent down to the fish gods .We tried for some snapper on the outside but as we came in we saw two boats with flashing blue lights headed out towards where we were fishing , got back into the marina at woodies and another boat pulled up and asked us , " didn't You see the boat out there sinking " . So it proves at night that flares are your friend , stayed around till they brought the boat in and ended up being someone i knew. On asking him why he didn't let a flare go and alert us , he replied " Didn't think it was serious till the water started to come over the motor ", Once on the trailer  you could see the split straight up the keel of the boat ( Savage ) . And he didn't have insurance so yep - SPEECHLESS


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Shite!!! what did he

Thu, 2008-10-23 21:06

Shite!!! what did he hit?

Glad he's ok though and nobody was hurt?

 

Al.

 

 

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Na thats the thing didnt hit

Thu, 2008-10-23 21:07

Na thats the thing didnt hit anything , just looked like a stress crack but it opened up about 8 inches

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Bilge pump, dont leave home

Thu, 2008-10-23 22:12

Bilge pump, dont leave home without one!!!! Very lucky..

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at least

Thu, 2008-10-23 22:32

he had a radio unlike some that get out there or he could have had a long swim

RUSS & SANDY

 

"A family that fishes together stays together"

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He had a bilge pump but with

Fri, 2008-10-24 07:41

He had a bilge pump but with the volume of water coming in it had no chance , cockburn sea rescue dropped a high volume pump into his boat before they towed him

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Yes feral

Fri, 2008-10-24 07:52

 thank god for sea rescue, Mike Graham the skipper always has the high volume pump on board VailIII, he is a very dedicated volunteer, as the rest of the mob.  He's looking for sponsors for a bigger boat as with the new public ramps and planning going on for the area, boat stakers etc, feels the area needs a bigger sea rescue boat.

 

 

SPEWIE LEWIE

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