Great post Crusher!
For me.
When I was 6 we took a family trip camping from Sydney to Cape York with my family and my aunty and uncle. My uncle was a mad fisho. He met us up the coast somewhere after getting off a trawler. He fished every chance he got and I followed along every chance I got. Catching tiny fish (we called them trumpet fish) off the wharf at Cook Town while no one else caught anything except a bike wheel and a boot.
Apparently even caught a small barra along the way but unfortunately can't remember that one.
Cheers
Rah
Good luck in the comp mate. Sounds like your doing everything right already!!
If you haven't already, use the search function at the top to see if there are some different techniques you can try to get you onto those bigger models.
Cheers
Rah