I Have Really Neglected Luring

Maybe the days of colder water and the closing of kingfish season is looming, it might be a wake up call for me to get back to my favourite form of catching fish, LURING. To top off an even greater neglect, I forgot about a trip I had with my favourite skipper, Chen! Anyway, it was a Sunday trip which we were supposed to be boating in the morning but couldn't wake up. So, Chen suggested luring and of course I'd say: "HELL yeah..!!"

We left during late arvo to catch the incoming tide on a late autumn evening. The night is drawing closer and fishing time is getting shorter and shorter. With the light south easterly winds, I gave Chen the option of either Le Montage or Hen & Chicken bay. He picked the latter and I fired up Civic to our long-time-no-visit spot.

Got there to very calm condition and quite clean water. Whilst I was rigging up, a family was fishing there. There was this little ang moh boy and girl who came up and get friendly with me. The little boy asked me if I could spare him a small hook for his handline and of course seeing him so cute, I gladly obliged. Then he got really too friendly and started talking to me non stop. At one point, when my hardbodies tacklebox was taken out, he just automatically rummage through my entire collection without asking for permission! I thought it might be fishy and so observed these 2 little kids closely. Bloody hell, messed up my lures and then he asked whether he could use my rod to fish while he passed his handline to his mum who ironically didn't even bother about whether his kid was disturbing me or not! So called PARENTING! DIEW! Of course I said I need to fish as time is precious when it's getting dark soon (Duh! If I passed him my rod then I fish with what?!). Never mind, not end of trouble yet. When I automatically proceed down to my spot, he came up to me and asked if he could borrow my lures?! Not that I stingy or what, but I barely knew this boy and what happens if he snag my lure using his handline?! I really don't know how to lure with a handline leh! Ok, time to get tough with words.

I said: "Sorry, but my lures are very expensive."
ang moh boy said: "I can get lures in Queensland for 10 bucks." (and walk away)

Fwah! Ang moh is ang moh hor.. really no "house teach". Fark care lah, 'your father' (limpeh) no time entertain this kind of shit. Tied on my Megabass Smolt 1st but no takers. Then got sick of it and went soft plastic instead. Put on a pumpkinseed bass minnow and casted near a tree spot I reckon was productive for flatties. Soon, a bloody loud zzz sound came from kix! It woke up Chen nearby but was short-lived. KNNBCCB!!! No connection! Never mind, no fate so picked up my composure and continued till suddenly Chen's Tierra started screaming! I quickly reeled in my line and crossed to an action-packed skipper. This bugger was taking line hardout and I instantly called for a big bream. It swam sideways and pretty much confirmed my guesses. But, it turns out to be a big flathead! Measured 51cm and gave Chen a much deserved fight that had eluded him for sometime.

Not bad bro. Considering he has broken the virgin of his newly spooled pink fireline in 4lb. Asian finesse!

Soon, the light was fading and we were luring in almost complete darkness. I was soon haunted by my past luring escapade, the hordes of hungry SMALL flatties! Yup, flatties after flatties I was bringing them up on the one and only pseed bm. Lost count but probably about 7-8 of these picture-unworthy culprits were the highlight for my session. Soon we got hungry and packed up for our dinner at "Tai Ka Lok" restaurant where we were hammering their tasty chicken rice non stop. That's what I call HARD OUT (free-flow what!).

Wait.. how can my luring post end without announcing a new addition to my lures family?! Let me introduce a AU$5 (yes, only 5 bucks plus postage) eBay lure I recently received! It's a Heddon Teeny Torpedo for some topwater action. Nope, not from land of the rising sun, but from the U.S. of A.

Bloody hell! The trebles were not attached to any split rings, so I had to use a cutter to dislodge the lousy trebles and replace with my own. Call it my modification but guess this is Heddon's way of designing lures! KNS! .. ka-na-sai (like shit)

Ronald