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[Funchy]

My missus heads out tomorrow for the USA and she wanted me home in time to help get things ready. Still, I started a little later than usual, hitting the water at 5am. Today I wanted to check my little bream channel out. As I paddled out I had a fairly stiff westerly at my back so I let it blow me across the passage and over to my spot. On the way over I flicked a 3inch gulp minnow around and hooked up to a 30ish cm flatty. Back he goes but donut averted thanks!! The moon setting in the west and the sun rising in the east made for a pretty morning sky. The tide was running in but it was still fairly low. Just right for my little spot.

I got up in there and started to flick around and then I felt that subtle little tap.... I paused .....then raised my rod tip and felt some good weight. This thing took off out of the deeper (2Mtrs) into the shallows (40cms). I had a horrible feeling it was a ray at 1st but then it started chucking a wobbly, tear arsing around and not liking the look of me or the Yak I rode in on. I was using my favourite combo,6lb Nano and 8lb flouro leader. It was holding up well. Finally after a great little tango I yakked him. 65cms of prime fathers day flatty fillets sorted!! I mucked around in there a little more but as the sun rose so did the wind speed so I decided to troll down the passage.

I paddled a couple of klms and then set up for a drift in about 4mtrs of water. As I got into shallower waters I was struck again by a 47cm flatty. It was only just hooked. His unlucky day cos I needed just 1 more fish for fathers day feed I reckoned so he went into keeper net too. I then paddled about a klm back towards Bells trolling for nothing again then set of on another drift. I was back onto a 3 inch gulp minnow (in smelt) when I was absolutely smashed by something a bit bigger than a 47cm flatty This thing started peeling line off my little Pflueger like there was no tomorrow. About this time old mate in his ski boat towing a wake boarder decides it's time to come blasting past the only other watercraft within 2klms!! The fish had a fair bit of line on me and I was really worried this bloke was gonna ruin my day. He seemed to veer away from me but was still within about 50 meters. I turned my attention back to the fish. It had slowed a little and then he chucked a righty, he was pulling the nose of the yak around and working against the current. I had faith my drag was right cos I had the big flatty in no probs, I knew my knots were cool too cos I re tie them every time before I got out. It became a game of patience, slowly but surely I made ground on it, I saw colour and it was my biggest Trev yet!!! I buggered around and netted it. My measure only goes to 40cms and I reckon this went 46cms to the tip of it's tail. A heap of fun!!! Well I had to get home to the missus so trolled back and headed home. One of the happier mornings on the water I have had in a while.