Launched late afternoon and was headed to the gap where redfinger said i may find a Kahawai or two. Got to edge of the channel,paused and thought about coming back again into a wind against incoming tide. Didnt feel like getting wet. I looked to the south and looked to the west, out where the chill winds roar ,saw a windy sky and knew it wasnt over yet.
Trolled for too long along the edge of the rangi ,among the chop and the spindrift ,the odd tern ,not a touch.
The day was getting late and wanting a comfortable cruisey fish anchored up in the lea side out of wind as much as possible.
Didnt take long and some nice snapper graced the bin.All around mid 30s,one at 48cm.
Sat out there among the white caps ,the skuas ,the terns and the gulls and couldnt think of a better place to be.
And during that couple of hours i hooked 3 eagle rays & a meter long or more tope. Getting them in and cutting the hook retying traces all consumed a good hour. All while my mate kept catching nice snaps.
Thought why was it i hooked 3 rays and my mate didnt hook one.
All he hooked were nice snapper while i was occupied by rays. Why was it. Then suddenly i knew. I had left my trusty Ray Bans at home. Nothing to ban the rays. That was it.
My mate also had a live jack mac out on a float. Not a touch.
Thinking i would have had it nearer the bottom with a light weight.
Future trips i will be targeting kings and see how it goes
Think the secret will be finding the depths they are swimming at.
Got back to the ramp at low tide, shadows falling ,and what a low tide it was.Dont know where all the water went.