A few hours to Kill
 

Was visiting a mate when a few hours of time opened up, so we decided to get the boat wet.

While reversing the boat off the trailer, I saw a bust up 30m from the ramp. I was on before my mate had parked the car.

We ended up putting whiting on the back burner and chased the schools through the moorings

When we eventually got tired of pulling in Salmon - we headed out for the whiting but they were nowhere to be found.

Got a few tasty by catch

and a large number of undesirables - double header banjo's were the plaguing the whiting grounds

Finished the arvo with a barbie and some Pickled squid entree

That pickled squid looks good. Do you cook them first?

My mate made it and I wasnt paying real close attention- he did boil the squid first to tenderise.

He just sent me this link about tenderizing squid - baking powder lemon juice and sugar are required

Nice !

Yeah sometimes on those short sessions - its best to take the fun that presents itself - Chasing the Salmon turned out to be the highlight.

Up anchoring every five mins for an hour, trying to find whiting, wasnt as much fun.

My mate sent the Salmon over the to the Neighbours and they came back as patties. After tasting the patties - his 11 year old said to stop mucking around with whiting and just fish for salmon

One of those little windows opened up again but we focused entirely on Squid this time - the leading edges of weed banks in 4-6m was where most of the damage was done

Great read YD
Geez, i miss this site and the banter of the old days
Would love to see a recipe for the patties

Yeah I was thinking about that today while bobbing around catching buggerall reddies. I was hoping for a monster to chuck in my reddy thread but no luck there:(. he wasnt tiny but he wasnt the best the lake had to offer

This site has added a heap to my enjoyment of fishing.

Not sure on the Pattie recipe - it was made by their old neighbours after I had left.

Looks like a fair bit of mashed spuds and oil went into the fry up though. You can hide alot of sins inside a fried mashed potato Pattie;)

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