I
don’t have much to report in regard to fishing last month as we didn’t get many
chances to try with the way the weather was. A few of us took Migaloo along
Patch’s Beach one day but the wind would blow a dog off a chain and the current
was travelling faster than Migaloo along the beach.
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| David Franklin - Our Champion |
Nevertheless
our new recruit David Franklin in his first attempt at fishing the beach with
his brand new rod was the only one to catch a fish. We decided we would need an
awful lot of chips to go with his small whiting so we practised “catch and
release” and let the blighter go. Despite this Dave was very proud and happy
with his catch.
Man of the Month
Our “man of the month” for February must
be John “Anchors Away“ Cross for his performance with the crabs we caught. We
had eight good-sized muddies to cook up for a feast at the Oasis and John kept
them comatosed by keeping them in the crisper trays his beer fridge in the
garage. His big mistake was
to take them out and try to weigh them as we were all very proud of our
success.
Johnnie
tipped them onto the kitchen bench only to find out that they wake up quickly
from hibernation once out of the fridge. They started running all over the kitchen!
Anne arrived when she heard the commotion and I won’t tell you of her response
to the calamity. Needless to say, she was not impressed and left “Anchors Away”
to sort it out on his own.
Anyway, once
he finally caught them all and put them back in the fridge everything was
forgiven and we all had a magnificent seafood feast one afternoon at the Oasis.
WANTED: Temporary Fishing Club Rescue Vehicle and Crew
Unfortunately,
our Fishing Club Rescue Vessel with Captain Barry at the helm and First Mate
Pam will be out of action for about 3 months while the courageous crew take a
holiday elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, we need somebody to step into the
breach and take on the onerous and dangerous duty of rescuing our members
should they get into trouble on the water.
Applicants should have a seaworthy
craft (no leaks) and preferably with a motor of at least 15 horsepower. You
will need to be available on call (not like one of our other members who has
been known to put his bowls in front of a major emergency) and brave enough to
take on extremely dangerous rescues.
Please
contact me to apply – This is a totally voluntary position and your application
will be treated in strict confidence.
Till next month,
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