We started off ok when Gary landed our first bream after 20 minutes. Further exploring in Exile Bay proved fruitless (or fishless), so we moved up towards Putney and fished some rockwalls. I'd hardly had a touch all morning while flicking about a Gulp 2" Shrimp (banana colour) so I changed to the old faithful Camo sandworm. As my cast landed 6 feet from shore, Gary said "You'll probably hook up first cast." No sooner had the words left his mouth when I noticed my line zipping sideways. I struck and immediately thought 'Holy Moly, what's this?' The fish made a strong surge for deeper water and peeled line off my reel. "Trevally?" says Gary. Nope I say, no tail thumps. I'm guessing it's the bream from hell and back the drag off now that we're in safer water. I gain some line, it takes some line. With heart pumping and sweaty hands, I'm envisioning a great kicker fish - 1.5 kgs perhaps...or more! Yeah, baby!
As Gary and I peer over the side into the depths we both let out a "Get $%#*ed" when we see the culprit. What the bloody hell is a Yellowtail Kingfish doing way up here, and what the hell is he doing taking a measley little sandworm? We laugh and curse, get a photo and put the undersize fella (he was only 60 cms) back into the drink.
No more joy up here so we head off to some flats. Gary again comes up with the goods and adds number two to the well. I get an undersize one and that's it. Next spot is Westport Marina and first cast I get one that's a keeper. Yahoo!
All our usual spots are very quiet and as time wore on we decide to give Exile Bay one last 
chance for redemption over the last half hour of the comp. I change to a shallow diving Jackal Chubby as we're fishing water only 2 feet deep and on the second cast it's hammered big time. I see a quick flash of silver. Finally, a good bream. But no-way, Jose. This time it's a nice trevally that goes 55cms. Another great fish but useless to us today. Gary asks if I know how to hook a bream when his TT Switchblade is snaffled on the drop.
chance for redemption over the last half hour of the comp. I change to a shallow diving Jackal Chubby as we're fishing water only 2 feet deep and on the second cast it's hammered big time. I see a quick flash of silver. Finally, a good bream. But no-way, Jose. This time it's a nice trevally that goes 55cms. Another great fish but useless to us today. Gary asks if I know how to hook a bream when his TT Switchblade is snaffled on the drop."Good fish," he says, and his line zips this way and that. True to our form, it's not a bream at all 
but a bloody big whiting of 42 cms. We're p!ssing ourselves laughing by now and at the end of the day, if you're having fun that's all that really matters. Next year we'll get 'em.
but a bloody big whiting of 42 cms. We're p!ssing ourselves laughing by now and at the end of the day, if you're having fun that's all that really matters. Next year we'll get 'em.On a good note, Gary competed as a non-boater in the ABT Pflueger Lake Macquarie round last weekend and took out top spot which sees him qualify for the Grand Final in October. It was a fantastic effort against a large, highly competitive field and was well and truly overdue for Gary. Well done partner, great to see.
Word is out that Hobie and ABT are about to announce the dates and venues for the next lot of Kayak Bream Tournaments for 2009/2010 and it's going to be bigger and better than the last season. I can't wait for it to kick off again and I'm looking forward to getting to as many as possible. Keeping checking the usual sites (http://www.hobiefishing.com.au/ and http://www.bream.com.au/) for updates. Happy yakkin', everyone!
cheers,
Cid
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