On to a story I thought you might enjoy! Back in my day I was pretty handy with a pool cue. I still have a dabble every now and then down at the local pub. Some nights I'm crap then others i play all right still. Its the long shots as im now in my mid sixties that are useless now! Our best Female Player-Hinga offered me a challenge. First to win five games! The prize a trip on my little boat for Hinga to target a big Snap if she won and mine a nice crispy $50 note. Me with my competitive nature jumped on it! She kicked my arse, so the trip was on!

Hinga loves here fishing and goes out on numerous boats out of Mokau with friends, and like alot of anglers dreamed of getting her first 20 lb snap. The day was perfect, launching a breeze with flat seas. We got into bait catching mode to use on 

the Straylines straight away. It was all new to her as she had only ever ledger rig fished out deep. I set up for her two Straylines and once baited said cast as far as you can off the boat! She was great and they zoomed out then set the drags once on the bottom. I was first to get a Snap around 6kg I let go. She couldnt believe it as it was around her pb.  I Said to Hinga we are after alot bigger ones than that! A few more like that and one smaller over the next hour or so Hinga got the knack of it, then that familiar noise of a screaming drag took off on one of her reels! I guided her through wot to do and the next minute she's hooked up to I knew a big Snap! Super exited Hinga sat back and started playing it in perfect. With net in hand I was first to see it and once netted i said I think youv'e caught ya first 20lb da! Her excitement, animation etc was amazing to see! We had half an hour or so after she caught messaging and talking to her friends. We both agreed lets head in get it weighed and show her friends. It was just shy of the twenty pound mark, came in at 8.78kg. It didnt matter to Hinga it smashed her pb and she was over the moon! Im going to take her out again to put her on a bigger one in the future.. The Pic of her isnt the best i had to screen shot it off messenger to be able to load it on here. The other one  the 10.64kg I mentioned.

Cheers All..

Alan