Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

VC called dive time and tonight looked ideal , rising tide bringing in the clean water and clam seas …out to the ramp ..geared up in a down pour , the set out in a nasty but slight westerly punching rain into our faces! Sought shelter in a boulder strewn bay..dropped the pick and chucked the dive team over the side !

The free divers headed for the weed line and I headed for the bottom on a tank, as I approached the bottom the Tasman bay murk took over taking epic vis 5/6 meters down to the grovel about mode…but we had marked up a few rocks here before so the turf was broken and full of places to hunt a cray!

Not more than three cracks / holes explored and I’m on to one , no feelers and flighty as taking its cave mates back with it …

Next overhanging crack ..a keeper is tucked up in a blind crack with no escape …enjoy the easy one’s…I’m on the board.

Round and round a few more smalls and keepers all back in their cracks caves and holes ! Bunched up which was great to see but nothing fishable.

Surfaced , blew the snot out of my mask / …surface swam over in the direction VC had recommended dropped down the face of the rock ears clearing so much better…hung just above the bottom as a car bonnet sized ray drifted under me ..then into the reef / structure, hole cracks and dirty caves perfect…

Crays crays crays , but all keepers were tucked in behind the smalls , over up down checking every angle to try to find a cray to grab …got one , then by chance it’s panicking mate did some dumb shit and now I’ve two ..fantastic

Round and round over and under until my air ran low , plenty of crays about but they have being picked over and those missing feelers educate the others …back to the boat, the free divers are enjoying the vis so I pack away my gear , and enjoy a cold one listening to the cicadas , and idle away an hour ..

Eventually we get the seals back onboard , wandered home on calm seas with a setting sun …thanks VC and mini vc..a great evening out!! Just what I needed!