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Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime

Not so long ago I was forced to file for bankruptcy, which is something that I'm neither upset, guilty or ashamed about. Indeed - bankruptcy was always the 'get out of jail free' card that I always knew I could fall back on should I fail to recover from the heavy expense of the kayak fishing journey I embarked on last year. I couldn't really afford to spend 7 or 8 months travelling the east coast kayak fishing every day, but I figured Visa could. I'm sure some people would frown on my attitude to that, but it was a much better alternative to what was otherwise facing me at the time. I did try hard to bounce back, but was simply unable to get on top of repayments. Thems the breaks.

So things have been pretty tight for me lately and the bills have just all come in at once, which has broken the budget somewhat. It's a scenario that doesn't usually place me in Old Mother Hubbard status because fortunately, I know how to catch fish, have a good kayak that can get me out to them, and live in an area where tasty fish are abundant. I haven't been able to get out for a few weeks though as I've been working the last couple of weekends and haven't had a day off in the meantime. Even if I had, the weather would have probably thwarted me anyway - it's been wet, windy and cold here lately. So I'm very hopeful for a sunny break this weekend so I can get out into the Basin and catch myself some flathead. I'm yet to come home empty-handed from a trip to the basin so far and hopefully that trend continues. All going well, the trusty Squidgy Stealth Prawns will get a workout this weekend. If I get no lizard action, I'll resort to reeling in some tailor, in which case I'll be trolling the Rapalla Slashbaits. Those little beauties work a treat on choppers and greenbacks.

Ze trusty Stealth Prawn never fails

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31-07-2008 06:56

i hear you josh...i just finished the last of the fish from my freezer and will have to get out and replenish..hopefully..had a few donuts lately....

might have to lower my sights and focus on bread and butter fishing since there seems to be no bloody mackerel around atm

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31-07-2008 19:00

yeah mate, even though bigger fish are more fun and challenging, its always nice to fall back on the bread and butter. A good deal of my trips are about food first, fun second. other times its the other way around.

I think when you and I hit up Fraser Island next year it'll be a bit of both. Coral trout, Queenies & grunter to tantalise the taste buds, mackeral, tuna & shark for the thrill. Man, I can't wait for that trip!

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