First Fish in my Wadefish
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:34 am
I beat my mate to the ramp this morning & set up the Wadefish & went for a little peddle up towards the Spirit of Tasmania Terminal. I flicked out a soft plastic & trolled it behind. I saw my mate turn up so i turned round went back to the ramp. As I got into shouting distance the rod gave a little ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz & I had the first fish hooked out of my new boat. 
I wound in a nice little cocky salmon & not thinking about it being the first fish & only after a few min in the water I let him go without actually getting it in the boat. My mate did see me get it so it still counts.
Back to the ramp & the mate gets set up. We head out to the mouth of the river. I throw out the SP again & with in a few metres I get another bite. I started to wind him in with one big leap he threw the hook. . . . Starting to think this is gunna be a good day.
We get out to the mouth & give way to this big red thing.
We headed to the eastern side of the mouth & through the 3 foot breaking wave of the wake. The Wadefish just punched straight through with water all over the front deck & even though there isnt any seal around the front hatch I didnt get any water in. . .
We set up & started bottom bashing for Flathead. The mate got a couple of small ones on blue bait & I was using SP Jigs. We shifted spots a couple of times & then I got the first one.
This is the first fish boated in the Wadefish a just over size Flathead.
I ended up getting 3 more with the last being under size.
We headed back in & I set up trolling. I went back up where I got the first Cocky Salmon & as I got almost back to the ramp I got another. . . . So I kept him to go with the 3 size flathead. . .
Back at the we packed up & I had to answer some questions from some interested tourists who saw the Wadefish in action . . . . . . .
All in all not bad day even if the fish were a bit slow . . . . . . . . . but the new boat can CATCH FISH
I wound in a nice little cocky salmon & not thinking about it being the first fish & only after a few min in the water I let him go without actually getting it in the boat. My mate did see me get it so it still counts.
Back to the ramp & the mate gets set up. We head out to the mouth of the river. I throw out the SP again & with in a few metres I get another bite.
I started to wind him in with one big leap he threw the hook. . . . Starting to think this is gunna be a good day.We get out to the mouth & give way to this big red thing.
We headed to the eastern side of the mouth & through the 3 foot breaking wave of the wake. The Wadefish just punched straight through with water all over the front deck & even though there isnt any seal around the front hatch I didnt get any water in. . .
We set up & started bottom bashing for Flathead. The mate got a couple of small ones on blue bait & I was using SP Jigs. We shifted spots a couple of times & then I got the first one.
This is the first fish boated in the Wadefish
a just over size Flathead.I ended up getting 3 more with the last being under size.
We headed back in & I set up trolling. I went back up where I got the first Cocky Salmon & as I got almost back to the ramp I got another. . . . So I kept him to go with the 3 size flathead. . .
Back at the we packed up & I had to answer some questions from some interested tourists who saw the Wadefish in action . . . . . . .
All in all not bad day even if the fish were a bit slow . . . . . . . . . but the new boat can CATCH FISH
...................but your boat looks great I particularly like the way you've set up your rudder control between your legs............... seems more natural to where Hobie place them on the side.
