What is it with the media and sharks? They revel in shark stories, and
boy-oh-boy do they like to rark it up.
Three stories have really given me the fertilisers over the last few
months. The first was about the huge Great White off a reef, down the
coast aways. Death and destruction was about to be heaped on all of those
who ventured within a million miles of the area. The fish, probably a
pregnant female, cruised off soon after and the story died.
Then there were the ‘sharks in the surf’ hysterical reports from radio
station flyover planes. Bloody stupid panic-merchants. There have been
sharks in all our waters for longer than we humans have been around, and
even since we have been around there have been bugger-all attacks. You
have more chance of winning Lotto than getting bitten by a shark, and
more chances of getting hit by lightning. (Just as an aside, did you know
that only one lightning strike in five kills the person it hits – bet
you feel better already.)
The last straw for me was about two weeks ago. The sight of two ‘brave’
fishermen, filmed beside a bleeding Great White these clowns had caught
and killed. I was nearly sick. These guys are not brave, they are stupid,
and so are the cretins who print or broadcast this crap.
Apart from that little rave, things in the fishing scene appear good
to terrific. Plenty of game fish in the usual hot-spots, good trout fishing
throughout the land, ya gotta love summer.
Because I missed January, it passed in a blur, there are two new articles
up on the site:
Temptation
The urge to play hooky and skive-off for a days fishing can test even
the most diligent of us. As Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything
but temptation.
Milly & Ted’s Big Day
Out
The next time your partner pulls the old ‘just sucked on a lemon’ look,
think before you ignore it.
A Good tip
"I enjoy your pages (aw shucks – ed.) and would like to pass on
a tip that I have used for a number of years and it is so easy to make
happen.
I simply fill up a number of 2ltr plastic soft-drink bottles with heavily
salted water and freeze. It is an easy task to throw 3 or four into the
fish bin on an outing and doesn’t require a separate decision to go and
buy ice. The salt water allows it to freeze at a lower temperature and
more importantly to release the stored energy at a lower temperature.
These packs stay frozen for hours even without a chilly bin." – Steve
Walkley
So that is it for now, tight lines everyone, and keep safe.
