Wind: Calm at 4.30am turning light S
Swell: Small from the NE
Launch point: Sunshine Doggie Beach
Participants: Sunshiner and Turtleboy
It was 4am and still dark. I was brushing my teeth whilst peering out of the bathroom window when I saw the 2 small lights of a Suzuki with a big stealth kayak on top slowly crawl past my home on Seaview Tce. As usual, Sunshiner was on, or ahead of, time and headed for Sunshine Dog Beach car park.
We met in the car park at 4.15am and were on the beach ready to launch at around 4.30am. The photo below shows the beautiful first light on Dog Beach this morning.
Woohoo, Dry bum launches X 2, rigged up, a quick radio check and we were on our way with Sunshiner in the lead to a favourite waypoint.
The conditions were perfect. Flat water, calm winds, comfortable temperature and bait fish rippling all over the place. We set up a drift, with a calculated speed of approximately 1.5 kilometers per hour towards the SSE. Sunshiner was also providing updates on the depth and density of the bait masses by reference to his sounder. The bait was everywhere.
Despite the almost perfect conditions and an abundance of bait fish, we had very little action. We witnessed a few Tuna breaking the surface and a lone Turtle pop his head up and that was about it.
At 6.20am I had a decent hit whilst bouncing along the bottom. Kerrie will be happy I immediately thought.
Note to Self - Lose the Sunnies or buy a Bi-Plane and a leather helmet. I already have the dog.
A little later, Sunshiner radioed that he caught and released a small Snapper.
With the wind starting to pick up a little from the South, we decided to head in at our agreed time of 7am. On the beach, drama free at 7.30am. Both had small waves right up onto the hard sand. DaveyG would be proud of us, although the conditions were very, very forgiving.
On the mat at 47 cms.
Hmmm, I wonder if Pat R is watching from his bathroom window wishing he was a Noosa Yakker !
All photos courtesy of Sunshiner.
Turtleboy
Don't forget the scarf Steve. :D
ReplyDeleteHumorous and well structured. Nice. Lots of terns out there, lots and turtles. One of them belched just as I went past downwind of him. A not-unpleasant fishy smell! Also, turtleboy is starting to hear things. I caught nothing, not even a touch!
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