Dear loyal readers,
Today we still go for the lappie through the wave of the carpenters. Gulf of Carpentaria. However, the sea here is vicious. Short cruise seas that alternately throw the ship up and down and make it swing like a pendulum on corticosteroids. Very unpleasant. Beating sail all the time you understand it looks like the North Sea here. Depth about 50 m. Terrible.
An accident can just happen. You really have to pay attention. So we decided to throw the fishing rod out again.
Finally, an acrobat is always looking for that extra challenge. After an hour or two that thing starts to rattle. Trrrrrrrrrr. A fish! And then you think back to the moment you bought all the stuff and wondered if it would ever work. Good luck!
By the time we had slowed down the mill, there was already a few hundred meters of line in the water. And bringing it in took at least half an hour on a very moving ship with a speed of 6 knots that we had managed to slow down to 4 knots. When we could see him, it sucks, Mark said; a swordfish!
A dream for every novice fisherman. When the lying fish with its big nose was close enough, we put a hook in it, which resulted in a death struggle of at least 10 minutes. Writhing with its body and trying to deal a final blow, we managed to tame the beast and put it in the gangway.
For analysis. Also a beginner. But we were actually also somewhat impressed by the beast of about 50 kilos that we had taken away from life. To eat fresh fish. Not everyone is a killer. In the end, about half of the beast were processed into bite-sized chunks and put in the freezer. Then we can eat swordfish every day. Until it comes out our short truthful short nose.
