First kingie!! 27.1.06

went out on to boat today at 8am fished the wedding cakes. burleyed down and then was using floated prawns down into the middle column and then Sean's rod had a massive bend on his rod. It was my first time to hear the drag go like that ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz on 20lb fireline 15lb mono trace. We noticed that the line wasnt on the reel's guides properly so instead the line was heating up and it was literally cutting through the plastic part of the reel. It almost cut the metal arm bail off. >_< he was using Brian's new shakespeare reel LOL.

Anywayz we headed off to clifton gardens at 11 after hear alot of reports that kingies were lurking by. So we burleyed and floated whole pilchards out. However i was using a bit of lead so it sunk to the bottom, whereas Brian was using unweight pillie on a 2 hook rig. And then the rod had a little bend. Wen he set the hook the rod just full bent and he was on. This time the line is on the reel properly and was using 20lb fireline 20lb trace this time just to be sure. Landed a 62cm Kingie very nice! we were yelling soo loud that the guys on the near by wharf was all looking at us while they had zero action LOL. Then the 30+ knot wind came and we headed by to Rosebay all drenched in sea water.