June
2020 – Fish are out there but the weather has been against us.
There have been a few fish caught this month but
the weather hasn’t been too good to us. Some of us are getting on a bit and
standing around in freezing conditions with the wind howling around us isn’t
our idea of fun.
Nevertheless the younger brigade headed by the
Patch’s Pair are still managing to keep residents of Runway Drive in fish. Once
the Council re-opened Patch’s Beach some of us decided to join them on a
freezing cold day along the beach.
A new Fishing Club member Peter (Jaffa) Kafka was
quick to show how it’s done with a nice whiting soon after we arrived. As a new
Fisho it looks like we can expect big results from Jaffa in future jaunts.
Michael Sherlock showed his skill when he hauled in
a tent big enough to sleep two adults. Sorry Michael “tents” don’t count.
Anyway we went home with a few bream and Jaffa’s mammoth whiting despite the
nasty weather.
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Michael catches a tent
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Speaking of new members we should
welcome Stephen Jack from Villa 320. Stephen is very keen to become involved
and Hammerhead and I took him along to BCF to get him set up. We look forward
to having him join us on the beach or river when we get some fine weather.
Unfortunately our Sunday Outing and Barbecue
set down for the 27th June had to be cancelled due to some really
ordinary weather. We will try again when the weather gets a bit warmer.
Our
Man of the Month for June is Ian (Hammerhead) Hannaby
Ian has had an outstanding Month in keeping us
amused with his antics.
Scenario
1
Every time he passes BCF he calls in and buys
something. He is undoubtedly their best customer. Hammerhead decided he wanted
to get into luderick fishing so he asked what sort of rod he needed. I pointed
out that one he had purchased previously for river fishing would be ideal, but
he was determined to get a rod specifically designed for the purpose. He went
along to his mates at BCF and they showed him the ideal rod, but this was their
demo and they had to get one in for him.
“That’s fine” says Ian “he’ll wait for it to come
in”. So when it arrives he brings it home to put in his rack and he notices it
looks familiar to him. On closer inspection it turns out to be exactly the same
as the one I suggested previously which he already had in his garage.
Scenario
2
We went down to the RSL Wharf to fish for blackfish
when an old seadog comes on to the wharf to tie up his fairly large sailing
boat. Ever ready to help out Hammerhead suggests the sailor throw him the rope
so he can tie him up to the bollard on the wharf. Our sailor mate gratefully
accepts the kind offer and Ian catches the rope and ties it to the bollard.
Unfortunately, Ian’s skill with sailing knots isn’t too good and pretty soon
the rope comes undone and the boat drifts off down the river in the current.
Scenario
3
Now Patches is pretty particular about keeping
Migaloo in top condition, so he wasn’t real impressed when Hammerhead left the
rear window down one night and following a huge storm poor old Migaloo filled
up with water. Never mind we are getting a replacement for Migaloo anyway.
Nugget
- The New Fishing Wagon.
Patches has proved that you can take the man out of
the car salesman, but you can’t take the car salesman out of the man. He has
come up with a ripper replacement for Migaloo which will not need the significant
maintenance work in Migaloo’s near future. Missus Patch’s was sold on the
replacement immediately and christened it “Nugget” due to its bronze colour. It
must be a good buy because we took it around to the wives/partners of all the
syndicate members to get the tick of approval before we agreed to chip in some
more hard earned to get it. Car salesman Col is confident we will do well out
of the sale of Migaloo so the changeover cost shouldn’t be too challenging.
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Nugget: our new wagon
Any Fishing Club members interested in joining our little syndicate should contact Col at Villa 202. It gives you the opportunity of taking it to the beach/river with all your smelly fishing gear or towing your boat down to the ramps, thus saving wear and tear on your own vehicle. For the small amount to join it is a very worthwhile investment and the more members we have the less it will cost all of us. |
Cheers till next
Month
Tight Lines Douggie
