The morning started with us pulling out of the driveway at 5 am with a quick stop at the petrol station and of course McDonalds (only way to get a 8 year old out of bed at that time)
We arrived at the boat ramp to find the largest queue I had seen. We didn’t hit the water till after 7am which was the longest I’ve ever had to wait!! Everyone had the same idea to get out on Nelson Bay.
We had the burley in and the lines down by 8am, not a boat to be seen in our area, I’m wondering if the intel my old workmate Erwin had gave me is correct.
We caught a couple of spikey dogs before Eva caught the first snapper, it was around 45cm and in great shape, another couple of sharks and then Eva’s pink shimano kidstix she got for xmas bent over; she was yelling for help as I sat back laughing. Next minute her line was wrapped around mine, once that was untangled I began encouraging Eva to keep going as the line peeled out. I realised this could be a great fish, ten minutes flew by and the line was then wrapped around the burley pot. Somehow we managed to untangle the line yet again.
Once the fish was in sight I grabbed the net as instructed by Eva (repeated about ten times lol). I went to net the fish and the net snapped in half; the snapper was huge! I reached down and picked it up from the gills; the fish was exhausted, as was Eva. We couldn’t believe our eyes. The snapper wouldn’t fit into our 70L chilly bin, so I “folded it” in half.
What a great day and forever moment for my daughter Eve and i to have together.
Many thanks to my brother / Eva’s uncle for letting us borrow his boat.
What a special day for me to spend with my oldest daughter.
