KIDS KINGS and SNAPPER Kelly ‘Hooch’ Hunt with a few tips.
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t is here and after a few stops and starts it looks like it’s here for good. What am I talking about…? SUMMER. We all love it for different reasons but for me it’s the increase in fishing. It’s a time when all species seem to fire, but I think it has also a lot to do with our collective time on the water. The weather warms up and so too does the action on the Facebooks. We see pics of fishos into em and we get keen, so we get out ourselves. Then if we catch something of merit up it goes on the book and drives the machine and everyone gets keen. Daylight savings is a huge bonus as well with more daylight hours to play with. The weekend becomes sort of longer in summer and bed times get later. Weeknights also become viable as a fish after work is always on the cards. So it is no secret that I love summer. There has been a heap of great fish caught thus far and we are only just starting to fire up. Some of the species that have a cult following are snapper and yellowtail kingfish and they are here early in good numbers. I love chasing both these species as they both fight very well for size and are great eating. We might talk about a few tips for snapper and where you might try and find kings this summer.
Kids
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I love my kids, as we all do, but kids and fishing can often be a frustration. In the colder climes it is a real pain. They will get wet and miserable and then it’s all over. The whinges come out and makes whatever you are trying to do a misery. The key here is to start out slow and simple and target a simple species first — flathead, squid and salmon are good. Then you can keep taking little steps and including them along the way. If you try and do what you want, and have always done without taking the kids into consideration you are setting yourself up for a fail. They will hate fishing. What you are trying to do is instill in them the love of the activity, the
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outdoors and being with dad. Get it right and you will have them telling mum that they want dad to take them fishing. That is a much better scenario than going fishing and dumping the kids on her indoors…. And that’s how the fight started. Make sure you have a happy outfit of little fisho’s on your hand, you do not want a mutiny. Pack plenty of food and a few snacks. Water and some fruit juice is always a good idea and hide away a treat if things start to go downhill and you need to arrest the situation. This time of year sunscreen and a big hat is a must. Wow… can you get into some trouble from the wifey if you bring home sunburnt kids
