fragmeister Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Hi Raiders, Headed out this morning into the harbour and went straight over to Camp Cove to look for a few squid for fresh kingie bait. This spot usually produces reasonably well but I struck out and gave up after an hour or so and went out to chase the salmon of north head. As usual there were massive boils of salmon but this time I had packed the fly rod and a selection of likely flies. I was ready except for one important factor, the reel, which is normally left attached to the rod and fits in the custom rod case was not there. It was in my bag along with my phone , gopro and my lunch. Hang on I thought, I know I put that bag on the back of the boat before I took the boat cover off early this morning. Hmm... I didn't put it in the boat after I took the cover off... I left it on the transom. Bugger... Its fallen off the back on the way to the ramp! Ouch! I'm up for a new phone , GoPro, fly reel and I am going to have to go hungry! So what else do you do in this situation but continue to fish. I threw all sorts of lures at the salmon and after about 20 lure changes and 20 gazillion casts I jagged on one a metal slug and had a bit fun for the next 10 minutes until in an desperate last bid aerial he threw the hooks. I took a run out to the artificial reef and was surprised to see a commercial fishing vessel netting right next to the reef. I couldn't remember the rules for how far away from commercial fishing vessels you were supposed to be when they had nets out so I just bottom bounced for a while. For some reason I thought this was a recreational fishing resource...not sure why I thought that. After a while I wend back into the harbour and checked out all the markers but none appeared to holding any kings so I stopped near Neilsen Park and drifted back towards Rose bay on the tide and picked up a flathead of about 60 cm and a few keeper Trevs( no pics sorry for reasons already explained). Water temp was 19.8 and there was not a lot of bait around. The tide was not ideal. Should be better next week. Went home early and just as I put the boat back in driveway I noticed bag was tucked away behind the lattice on the verandah... some honest and considerate person had found it and noticed the address on a tag I attached and the phone, Gopro, my fly reel and my lunch were all still there. I wish I knew who it was so I could thank them..... restores your faith in human nature it does. Thats it for this week. I'm off to eat that flathead in adamchef's special batter recipe, which incidentally is a cracker. Cheers Jim Edited October 31, 2014 by fragmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4z Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Unreal mate. That must of been such a relief to find the bag and all your gear waiting for you at home. Sounds like a pretty nice day on the water too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 You lucky bugger getting your stuff back , Good to see people have the decency to return things. Thanks for the report , I going out next week lets see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Sounds like a bummer of a day Jim, BUT, your gear was returned and you caught something to eat. Like you, I am happy to catch something to eat, rather than having to buy fish and chips (though some places offer good food) Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Great post FM. It had it all except for the king that you desired. You are so lucky that there are some honest people out there. Hope the flatty tasted good! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneyfisher12 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Not bad mate should of tried the float and fly on the salmon. I really hope these kings move in soon I need to hear some drags scream. Your lucky you got your bag back. Cheers sydneyfisher12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneyfisher12 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Also just read that the boat was a long liner collecting live slimy mackerel for tuna Was it this one Cheers sydneyfisher12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Also just read that the boat was a long liner collecting live slimy mackerel for tuna Was it this one image.jpg Cheers sydneyfisher12 Yes, that was the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefish Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Good report mate, I have found squid difficult over the last few weeks, although I started catching squid last year when they were everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Not the best session In between that hot trevally run to the kingy run coming up, it hasn't been very good At least you landed a fish Cheers thefisherman6784 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Jim Good report & glad to hear you got your gear back - certainly does restore your faith when stuff turns out right now and again. Cheers Blood Knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stephanb79 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 very lucky you got your stuff back if it was in my area i bet ya it would have been gone !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Jim, Your great reports for all of us have been rewarded with good Karma. Hope it continues for your Kingy search! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Well hows this for luck... tuns out it was a guy from down the road who was coming back from night shift. He waved apparently as I exited my driveway and as he did so he saw the bag fall off in the driveway. He gave me a yell but I didn't hear him and went on my merry way. So he picked the bag up and put in on the verandah in case I came back for it. I didn't see my wife until later yesterday evening when she finished work and I am always a little paranoid about waking her up when I go for an early fish as she is a lousy sleeper and works odd hours. "As a matter of fact DARLING" she said , slightly annoyed, "I slept fine until I heard someone yelling your name at the top of their voice at 3am..." "Oi Jim... JIM! ....JIMMY! JIMMMMMMMMMM!" she demonstrated. "Yeah" says the kids what was all that about... it woke us up too! Anyway, it all turned out ok as it usually does for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbh00d Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Very inspiring report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Good to hear Jim, amazing how when bad things happen we can still focus on the fishing and just make it happen! Glad you didn't lose your stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks buddy, Immerse yourself in the fishing or immerse yourself in the material loss.... no brainer really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Better luck next time Jim and at least u scored that flatty that's perfect eating size not too big and not too small. Glad u got your stuff back too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now