Thought i would share this. ( the wish list)

 Have not been around for a while but thought i would share this one cheers
Weather looked OK Decided to ask my daughter if she really wanted to go to school.
She thought about it and in about for1.2 seconds decided that Fridays she didn't really learn much!
Knocked off at lunch time and headed out to a local creek about 15 mile down the coast.
Weather wasn't quite as good as we thought and the chop slowed us to a 15 knot trip
which threw our timing out as only two hours before the low. We trolled a bit, to no avail
so casting from the bank on the last of the run was the option. As we walked and cast my
daughter told me about her wishing jar that she keeps in her room. Which is only legend
as i'm to scared to go any where near it as things live in there that still have-not been named.
I told her not tell any one or they might not come true. "She said yeah i still don't have an X-BOX"
We laughed and fished on as the tide slowed Sarah hooked up and the battle commenced.
She struggled as the fish took her up and down the river for a good 10 to 15 min it was great
Jumping head shaking the works till it finally surrendered and came to shore for a photo session.
She went 105cm not sure of the weight but Sarah says it was close to a tonne. We had a few more
strikes and runs then headed home very very happy. When we arrived home, as i unpacked Sarah
disappeared then returned with a small scrap of paper from the jar. (Nearly brought a tear to my eye, NEARLY)

OH Yeah swam off strong after 5min revival session.

Cheers
Whoops stuffed the photo up will try and fix it sorry


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you sir

Thu, 2010-04-01 11:21

are an awesome dad. nice fish too. good to hear that u released it :D

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sensational mate.....even

Thu, 2010-04-01 11:59

sensational mate.....even more so she is doing a bloody great job even holding the fish let alone catching it!!

Well done!

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good story and a nice barra

Thu, 2010-04-01 12:04

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Priceless!!

Thu, 2010-04-01 12:04

Days like that are what its all about mate! Good on ya

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jeez

Thu, 2010-04-01 12:12

great capture.. Youll be telling that story for years to come.. Well Done.. Can i ask what area?

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wow thats insane, people

Thu, 2010-04-01 12:54

wow thats insane, people fish there whole lives and dont crack the meter, well done and it sounds much better than a day at school.

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Yeah mate

Thu, 2010-04-01 13:05

We are in the karratha area.

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Fantastic capture

Thu, 2010-04-01 13:11

I reckon you should start your own wishing jar up if that's what comes of it.

 

Good on you Sarah.

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hey mate, didn't realise you

Thu, 2010-04-01 15:11

hey mate, didn't realise you were a fishwrecked poster. thats an awsome story bud. mate your daughter has caught more good fish than most people can dream of. top work.

P.S. I know that spot, its between onslow and headland yeah?? haha

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Yeah webby

Thu, 2010-04-01 15:19

She goes all right.

                          Will have to catch up mate for a fish and a beer.

 

Cheers

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yeah mate love to. just not

Thu, 2010-04-01 15:28

yeah mate love to. just not able to fish till after the exy comp in may. Missus is busy with uni.

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GREAT

Thu, 2010-04-01 15:13

great fish great story might get me one of those jars Tongue out

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champion effort

Thu, 2010-04-01 15:27

great catch and great to see young kids invloved in fishing and spending time outdoors.

what you got planned for monday's..ha ha

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Great story

Thu, 2010-04-01 16:44

Great story and a sensational fish for a young tacker!! you don't see those nearly " tonner's" all that often!!

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Great post mate, wishe my

Thu, 2010-04-01 17:15

Great post mate, wishe my daughter was as keen.

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seems like it has all been

Thu, 2010-04-01 17:23

seems like it has all been said in the comments above .Top stuff and a very lucky girl to have a dad that takes her fishing .well done.Look farward to future posts and pics.

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thats awesome!!!

Thu, 2010-04-01 19:39

thats great to see girls into their fishing. my 2 yr old girl is sitting here looking at the picture going WOW!!!!!

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awesome

Fri, 2010-04-02 08:42

Thats a friggin awesome capture, could imagine how stoked both of you would have been.

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Yes Mate

Fri, 2010-04-02 08:58

I'm suprised you could not hear  her from your place, after she settled and the fish was released she cried for about 5 minutes. ssshhhhhhhhhh.

 

I reckon you might have fished very close to this spot mate.....Cheers POC

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i didnt realise you had put

Fri, 2010-04-02 13:45

i didnt realise you had put this up here mate, nice work. The girls cut the picture out of the echo and have put it in their photo album. Then they ask me, daddy have you caught a barramundi that big before, sarah has..............classic..

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Who wants an X Box when ya

Fri, 2010-04-02 17:13

Who wants an X Box when ya got metery's to catch

 

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Fantastic fish

Fri, 2010-04-02 22:28

 

well done on giving your daughter a memory she will carry for life....

 

bet she has some interesting news to tell the kids at school after......she has a very cool dad

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thats one great fish for a

Fri, 2010-04-02 23:01

thats one great fish for a young girl. a barra to remember for sure

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