3 Mile Still Pink
After 10 days of frustration, we finally got to go out to our favorite 3 Mile pink spot tonight. Left work early as the wind was easterly and fairly low to hit the water when the sun was still in the sky. After an interlude at the ramp where a photographer wanted to use the Hornet as a prop for a promotional shoot about a local children’s drama presentation (how could you reasonably refuse), we got out there about 5.30pm. Young Pinky Master (http://fishwrecked.com/forum/young-pinky-master) had decided that staying at a mates place and going to a party with lots of young pinketts was a better proposition, so I managed to con my eldest boy into being the deckie – a big win as it is quite hard to get him to come out and without a deckie it is very difficult to net the big pinks – and I got stood up by a work mate. My latest batch of homemade burley is a good brew, with steady release into a not so strong current, and we set up eagerly awaiting the sun going down.
On cue, the pinks came on at sunset. The first run was dropped but next cast with the floating pillie hooked up. After a solid tussle, a 77cm pink was netted skillfully by the “ring in” deckie. Following that, it was a bit depressing as for the next 20 minutes we lost 3-4 good pinks being “rocked” or dropped due to operator error – fairly amateur effort when I look back on it really. As there was only one licence on board it would have been good to land a second one, but by the time we had re-rigged they were gone, as was the burley. We followed up with snook, rays and sharks but when the cold wind picked up it was time to come in.
Another 3 Mile experience where you get a quality fish in a short period of time. How good is near shore pink fishing in WA – and my east coast mates still hate the photos I regularly send them.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it - LH.
beau
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How amazing are those
How amazing are those lightning quick pink sessions! We landed 12 in under half an hour between 2 of us once. Fish were up in the burley trail just a couple metres under the surface and we didnt even have time to get fish off the deck and into the eski before hooking another one.
Browndog
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Pinkies
I hate you both lol!
Nice consistent efforts on the three mile, well done. I'm looking forward to busting by cherry on a Cockburn sound pinky (sized, caught heaps of the little buggers!) onj Sunday evening, wish me luck!
Cheers,
BD
Browndog
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Date Joined: 10/04/12
Pinkies
Sorry for the thread hijack.
Tried again Sunday evening, got the usual barrage of 35-40 cmPinkies on sunset, but still missed out on that elusivesized Pinky :(
Had a good run on on a whole herring that was unstoppable, ended up busting off just after the hooks. Could have been a ray, but just didn't feel that way. At this stage I'm guessing a larger shark that didn't even know it was hooked. No headshakes, just a steady pull (not surging like a ray does), and when I tightened the drag and tried to get some line back there was one quick surge and ping! Thoughts anyone?
Anyway, still trying for a keeper pinky. Got a dozen or so good size herring, and had a few good runs on the old twisty that could have been tailor or salmon? Enjoyable time on the water, andodged some pretty mean looking showers.
How did everyone else go?
BD
Matt Hughes
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Was coming in on boat and saw
Was coming in on boat and saw you guys launching along with the photographer and the people 'fishing' off the launch ramp
Dazza1611
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Date Joined: 19/03/14
Pinks
Well done again.
i know what you mean by deckie failing. I lost one yesterday would have been 70 cm, but as the net was grabbed, it was gone. Need to sack my deckie.. Oh hang that was me!
I am sick of going fishing. I want to go catching....