When Mudfish says 50 between us the ratio was 3:1 in his favour ... but a hectic session ensued when the fish were finally located with several double hookups.
We were singled out for some harrasement by an elderly kite sailor who was taking out his post-mid life crisis by buzzing around us. Mudfish let him know what sort of a person he was and he left us shortly after that.
Weather still featured the all too common gusty westerly wind but the 3 weights were still able to get the distance to the fish. Part of Mudfish's success was his intermediate line that was helping get his Barbie Clouser down to the crab eating kahwai down on bottom. My floater was definitely not helping me but luckily I had a short sinking leader salvaged from a piece of a wrecked deep sink line - and with that on I started getting fish. I had only 10cm of leader to the fly to make sure it stayed down in the strike zone.
Barbie charms still attract kahawai of all sizes
Mudfish hauling in another one
Finding fish on the foam line where incoming tide pushed up against the estuary flow
My fish was bigger ...
And there were some explosions happening in the waves - some kingfish munching on the tasty juvenile kahawai no doubt.
Went out this monring with the 3 weight and got one kahawai deep down from a channel with some boats passing by - one of whom stopped to watch the crazy guy with the bent fly rod. Held the fish up to show him when I landed it and he waved back and then continued on his way.