With trout fishing under the belt, I thought that I would give surf casting a go. It is definately one of the funnier things that I have done in my life... Armed with a 13.5 ft surf casting rod, a lead weight that could easily pass for an anti ship mine, 2 suicide hooks and some chopped up squid; off I went to Himatangi beach:
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I quickly realised that this was going to have to be a manly effort. Middle of winter, off came the shoes and socks, trousers rolled up, and into the surf I waded.
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I also quickly realised that wielding this 13.5 ft monster was going to be tricky, especially if i wanted to avoid catching my own head. My colleague who lent me the rod informed me that a cast of 100m was entirely possible....I was left questioning this when on the first attempt I nearly broke my foot with the anti ship mine...however this was no problem as in mid winter the water was a bit chilly, so I could not feel my feet anyway...
Perseverance was the key, and I was soon achieving casts of well in excess of 20m. Well done me. I believe that the fish were more in danger of being knocked out by the high arcing piece of lead, than them accidentally swallowing my hooks.
Still, I had a huge amount of fun and will definitely go back...maybe in summer though?!
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