Let's get it started

Here we go again attempting to be consistent with this blog

I try to be more regular now I have only one more subject to finish off my master studies in Education ICT

Headed out today with the boss - his kids told him maybe he should tell me he seems to drive the fish away when he fishes.
But it wasn't the fish that were missing it was a working motor on the back of my boat that was the problem. Run it for a while last night while getting boat packed and ready - no probs but this morning ......turning over but not firing

Water in the fuel line again it seems.
Just had the Motor looked at last week for same problem
So stripping it down today, and emptying the fuel tank
Before I will most likely gave to take it back to workshop - just not my skill set -- tie a fly, build a house, teach a class and many other things - yes - but mechanics just not my thing

But a report for the time on water today
On water at 6:45, high tide at ten - was hoping to target mackerel off lee point, instead.....

We puttered around on the electric close to east arm ramp and the island in front but wind was up and it drained the battery quickly.
We had a tailing fish we cast at inside the sand bar off Northern side of island but it disappeared after 10 or so minutes
There were a few slashes off point of island but despite lots of casting no results

My boss had an awesome strike on surface fly right at side of boat - so he is changing over to fly instead of bait. Another convert it seems.
Electric almost got us back to the ramp but with wind rising and battery waning we got to within 20 meters of ramp before wind won the struggle and we were being pushed away from the ramp
Luckily a crab pot guy gave us a tow the short distance to ramp.

Hoped to get out Tuesday with a new fly fisher to Darwin
Report to follow and update of boat motor dramas

NT Swoffer

 PostScript
Had word that the mackerel were thick at the edge of weed reef in middle of darwin harbour
So am very depressed my boat didn't work today !!!!!!