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The time had come for Funda to pick up his new 2007 Hobie Outback and with his friend Wes ( Blacktruck ) in town and new member Caught2 ( Kim ) recently securing a 2006 Hobie Sport we all decided to meet at Black Mountain Peninsula for a late afternoon trip, arriving around 6pm at the ramp I was pleasantly suprised Allan, Wes and Kim were already rigging up with lots of attention being paid to detail on Fundas fishfinder setup ( Which im hoping he posts in the 'Do it yourself' section ).
Wind was blowing hard from the east with white caps prevailing towards the infamous snags and Redfin Land, I had some big transducer issues ( Not sure what, depth was fluctuating hardcore ) so I lagged behind while the others sped off with Wes in tow on the old school Bass SIK, I could hear Allan on the phone enjoying his conversation while drinking Turkey, having a smoke and trolling lures all at the same time ( Talk about multi-tasking, not available on the Bass kayak ), spoke to Kim briefly as she was on her way out of the wind and then I pressed on for a troll slow rolling a Smak Brolga deep diver while juggling steering duties.
The Outback cut through the water like a demon quite easily out performing the other yaks ( The Sport held its own though in windy conditions ) but the wind was getting heavier and my solo Outfitter was copping a flogging all while Wes paddled through it successfully, we all headed over to calmer water sheltered by the point around the spot were Victor - Victor had pulled a Golden Perch the previous weekend ( Along with some bank anglers landing a few Golden Perch on Saturday last week ).
Spinnerbaits were thrown all over the shop with a few hits and misses while I tied on a TN60 Jackal, a few small taps later and my 12lb braid and heavy baitcaster were almost pulled into the water which I ofcourse called for a Yellowbelly but instead found a ruckus 36cm Redfin trying to avoid being brought on board, meanwhile unknown to me the boys had already pulled out there own Jackals ( In various colours and sizes ) for some instant results Including Wes managing a double hookup before Funda replicated the result in a slightly bigger format... Wasn't long after that the BIG Redfin came out to play with Funda christening the Outback hard with 2 massive specimens, I didn't have much luck after that but Wes kept on the school managing plenty of small Redfin ( Which he released to my amazement! ).
Something happened that I couldn't explain, fish went quiet but Allan was on to something playing a slightly different game pulling drag on the Dropshot setup with 30lb braid, a BIG Golden Perch measured at 60cm was handled correctly and brought aboard ( My request was finally granted ) which rounded off the trip quite well, Funda seemed pleased but kept flogging the water in search of more native friends for a few strong hits but no takers...
Kim was holding her own with a few small Redfin a little further down the bank but it was getting dark and we were all due home, I knew this trip would be good ( Apart from Kims pedal coming off the mirage drive ) but never expected a Yellowbelly that big especially on the Outbacks maiden voyage.
Thanks for the great company and well done Allan and Kim ( Nice to chat to you too Wes ), glad you both enjoy your new Hobie's and welcome to the real darkside of kayak fishing, don't let anyone tell you ( Especially Occy and friends ) that fishing from a kayak with pedals isn't the real deal, perhaps we can rub it in down at Barlings Beach and teach the others the advantages of mirage drives, hope to be out on the water soon on my new Quest and look forward to securing my first native of the year.
Wind was blowing hard from the east with white caps prevailing towards the infamous snags and Redfin Land, I had some big transducer issues ( Not sure what, depth was fluctuating hardcore ) so I lagged behind while the others sped off with Wes in tow on the old school Bass SIK, I could hear Allan on the phone enjoying his conversation while drinking Turkey, having a smoke and trolling lures all at the same time ( Talk about multi-tasking, not available on the Bass kayak ), spoke to Kim briefly as she was on her way out of the wind and then I pressed on for a troll slow rolling a Smak Brolga deep diver while juggling steering duties.
The Outback cut through the water like a demon quite easily out performing the other yaks ( The Sport held its own though in windy conditions ) but the wind was getting heavier and my solo Outfitter was copping a flogging all while Wes paddled through it successfully, we all headed over to calmer water sheltered by the point around the spot were Victor - Victor had pulled a Golden Perch the previous weekend ( Along with some bank anglers landing a few Golden Perch on Saturday last week ).
Spinnerbaits were thrown all over the shop with a few hits and misses while I tied on a TN60 Jackal, a few small taps later and my 12lb braid and heavy baitcaster were almost pulled into the water which I ofcourse called for a Yellowbelly but instead found a ruckus 36cm Redfin trying to avoid being brought on board, meanwhile unknown to me the boys had already pulled out there own Jackals ( In various colours and sizes ) for some instant results Including Wes managing a double hookup before Funda replicated the result in a slightly bigger format... Wasn't long after that the BIG Redfin came out to play with Funda christening the Outback hard with 2 massive specimens, I didn't have much luck after that but Wes kept on the school managing plenty of small Redfin ( Which he released to my amazement! ).
Something happened that I couldn't explain, fish went quiet but Allan was on to something playing a slightly different game pulling drag on the Dropshot setup with 30lb braid, a BIG Golden Perch measured at 60cm was handled correctly and brought aboard ( My request was finally granted ) which rounded off the trip quite well, Funda seemed pleased but kept flogging the water in search of more native friends for a few strong hits but no takers...
Kim was holding her own with a few small Redfin a little further down the bank but it was getting dark and we were all due home, I knew this trip would be good ( Apart from Kims pedal coming off the mirage drive ) but never expected a Yellowbelly that big especially on the Outbacks maiden voyage.
Thanks for the great company and well done Allan and Kim ( Nice to chat to you too Wes ), glad you both enjoy your new Hobie's and welcome to the real darkside of kayak fishing, don't let anyone tell you ( Especially Occy and friends ) that fishing from a kayak with pedals isn't the real deal, perhaps we can rub it in down at Barlings Beach and teach the others the advantages of mirage drives, hope to be out on the water soon on my new Quest and look forward to securing my first native of the year.
