Rob Paxervanous on Hobie Big Day Out

Author: josh

Category: News

Created on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:19

Written by Josh

Rob Paxervanous has penned a brief article for Fishnet on the Hobie Island Big Day Out. Sounds like he had as much fun as the rest of us, and like myself, a little regretful that we allowed ourselves to succumb to the allure of bigger fish when we would have otherwise caught a lot more fish had we stayed with the main group.

The weather was perfect with winds shifting between 5 and 15 knots and the stunning sunshine allowed our interstate visitors to experience the white sands and grand cliffs of Jervis Bay in all their glory. Later that morning Paul O’Leary (Kayak Marlin fame) and Josh Homes (Yakkass.net fame) and I got a little overcome by big fish fever and deviated from the main fleet. Knowing that ‘JB’ has produced for us some XL kayak marlin, kingfish and other high end piscatorial treats we just couldn’t resist having a long shot at something big, but in the very brief hour or so of fishing that was left it soon dawned on us that this was an even longer shot than first thought. Those fishing lighter tackle for bonito, salmon and Tailor had more success, but we still enjoyed the brief hunt for big fish and Caitlin was delighted to see dolphins and seals amongst the bait school that milled around us.