A Day in Funchy's Passage

A couple of weeks ago, Pedro rang and wanted to test out Funchy's passage. We picked today for the early morning high tide so we could get deep into his territory. Headed up the highway at 4.30am, running into rain about Roys rd, all the way to Caloundra.

Rain had stopped by the time I met Pete at the ramp and we set sail about 5.45am. Wind was about 10/15 from the SW. Headed into the inner sanctum of Funchy's secret passage and set up for our first drift. About 4 casts in and I nailed a mid 40's flatone for Pete's dinner tonight.

Over the next 3 hours the wind picked up to around 30/35 from the SE. I got 1 more flatone which was about 15cm and Pete dropped one mid fight. We headed back up to where I caught the first one and pete nails another mid 40's flatty, mission accomplished, a feed for Pete and his better half. With the tide dropping, it was time to head out back into the main chanel. Talk about the wind blowin' a dog off the chain. We persisted till around 11am and headed back in.

Thanks again Pedro, another great day on the water, albeit a tad breezy. Fishin' with mates and fish are a bonus. Happy days.

Well done boys

Tough fishing. Funchies passage was very fresh and discoloured from the recent rain. Enjoyable morning nevertheless. Lizard fillets are floured and ready to cook.

nice, glad I had chores that I didn't get done from yesterday with that wind. was thinking of heading out for a flick but struck a small hitch so it will be early Thursday morning.

top effort men in those conditions

As the Funch one would say”Top Darts”

my passage will never be the same

Well done fellas!

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Originally Posted by Funchy

my passage will never be the same

Well done fellas!

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Funchy back passage tours has a ring to it

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Originally Posted by robersl

Funchy back passage tours has a ring to it

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Maybe not the best marketing slogan though......

How good is fishing in 20 knots :)

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Originally Posted by ActiveAngler

How good is fishing in 20 knots :)

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Better than not fishing

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Originally Posted by ActiveAngler

How good is fishing in 20 knots :)

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It's just been relentless, if you don't fish in the wind, then you just don't fish at the moment. Next Tue looks good, though I got golf on Wed. Body just doesn't do two in a row these days. Wrong tides anyway.

Golf? What the hell is that? They show it on thr news occasionally but i still can't understand why you have to go out onto a lawn and take out your frustration pretending the ball is the source of it.
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Originally Posted by Dignity

Golf? What the hell is that? They show it on thr news occasionally but i still can't understand why you have to go out onto a lawn and take out your frustration pretending the ball is the source of it.
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It is so you can become more frustrated and then have an excuse to drink Rum

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Originally Posted by robersl

It is so you can become more frustrated and then have an excuse to drink Rum

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Since when do you need an excuse to drink rum Shane, I understood it was a given if you fished in winter, thats what my old man taught me and I believed him:32_002:

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Originally Posted by tackle_buster

It's just been relentless, if you don't fish in the wind, then you just don't fish at the moment. Next Tue looks good, though I got golf on Wed. Body just doesn't do two in a row these days. Wrong tides anyway.

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How are you Garry, mate I used to be a real keen golfer when I had good knees and shoulders, when I was in business I used to play a monthly 18 hole round with a few of my mates, rules where strictly adhered to, one can of rum per player per hole, if you didn't finish your can before the tee shots on the next hole you had to knock back a shot of tequila or take the soft cocks option and donate $100 to the winning pairs charity, could be a very expensive day if you didn't finish your rum can each hole, just in case you were wondering, if you were caught emptying your can instead of drinking it you had to pay for the other players round, :61:and to allay any concerns you may have had for the publics safety, no golfer drove home after these events we all got picked up and driven to whose ever place the bbq was at.

Geez my preferred charity did pretty well over the years :moneygrubber: