You don't know what you don't know
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 11:56 am
Fishing, and it doesn't matter what type of fishing, is mostly a matter of trial and error unless you are fortunate to have a mentor who is willing to teach you what they know.
Lately, on the Tuna, I have not been having much luck. One error I made on reflection was at Cape Bridgewater we sounded a mark at about 40 metres when we were in 60 metres of water. We had a boat kind of following roughly the same line as us about a kilometre or a bit more behind.
Thinking that if the mark was that far down, it was pointless trolling around hoping it might just come up, so we continued on our way. I noticed that the boat that had been following roughly the same path as us, stopped and stayed in the same area for quite some time until I lost sight of them. If they hooked up is a matter of conjecture.
I have since learnt that I should have stayed in the general area, and worked it for a while. I did not have any teasers out.
I also have learnt that I have been running my teasers too short and that they should be much closer to the closest lures.
The hardest part is getting the deckie on board to practise what I am learning, hopefully the weather gods are smiling next week, so we can work around the rip.
Lately, on the Tuna, I have not been having much luck. One error I made on reflection was at Cape Bridgewater we sounded a mark at about 40 metres when we were in 60 metres of water. We had a boat kind of following roughly the same line as us about a kilometre or a bit more behind.
Thinking that if the mark was that far down, it was pointless trolling around hoping it might just come up, so we continued on our way. I noticed that the boat that had been following roughly the same path as us, stopped and stayed in the same area for quite some time until I lost sight of them. If they hooked up is a matter of conjecture.
I have since learnt that I should have stayed in the general area, and worked it for a while. I did not have any teasers out.
I also have learnt that I have been running my teasers too short and that they should be much closer to the closest lures.
The hardest part is getting the deckie on board to practise what I am learning, hopefully the weather gods are smiling next week, so we can work around the rip.