Zaurak - Zaurak's bimbling blog

Zaurak's bimbling blog

This morning we caught a barracuda. After much rejoicing, we read in our 'Sea Fishing' tips and techniques book that "it is best not to eat barracuda. Some are OK but others are toxic, so it's best to avoid them as there are plenty of other options for food". This last line -- suggesting bounty a-plenty -- was somewhat of a twist of the knife as this was the first and only fish we had caught in four days. With a heavy sigh we threw back our one and only small toxic bit of bounty.

Nonetheless, we are not despondent. The lines went out again, and now, join us live (as I write) as Claire pulls in our small tuna and Mahi-Mahi line, a 50 metre nylon beauty adorned with fish-enticing pink and clear muppets.

Claire begins to wind in. The tension mounts.

Claire: "The line is heavy"

..1 minute later...

Claire: "spooled in 5 metres of line"

..1 minute later, the crew are on tenterhooks (will the fish be?)...

Claire: "10 metres of line in, only another forty to go"

..3 minutes later...

Claire: "Lure is in sight, but no fish yet. I remain optimistic nonetheless"

..30 seconds later...

Claire: "THERE IS SWEET F.A. ON THE LINE!"

Sigh. Zaurak out.

P.S. Happy birthday to Ruth Bentley!