It takes a certain level of bravery to fish from a kayak 10km (6.2 miles) from shore, but it takes an absolute crazy man to catch a 10 foot shark while kayak fishing 10km from shore!
I found two more solid programs to add to our list of best online fishing shows – 2 Dan’s Fishing, and Rex Hunt’s Fishing Adventures. There are only four episodes of 2 Dan’s, but there are more then 30 episodes of Fishing Adventures. Both shows are well done and feature some of the crazy fishing opportunities available in Australia. Be warned, Rex Hunt’s show features the worst intro music in any fishing show. Ever.
Australian fisherman Darren Tierney thought it would be a good idea to jump out of his boat to spear a massive marlin that was swimming nearby. After an hour of being dragged around by the marlin, Tierney realized he wasn’t in a very good place. He was alone, in the middle of the ocean, a mile from his boat. Lucky for him, there were some fishermen near enough to hear his cries and he was taken back to shore with his fish.
Earlier this week there was a massive spill of an estimated 30 tonnes of oil. Officials now say that that number was grossly underestimated, and the actual amount leaked is closer to 230 tonnes. Wild-life within a 60km (37 mile) stretch of the Sunshine Coast are in serious danger and the area has been declared a disaster zone.
It really boggles my mind how these massive oil spills occur. I understand that this accident was the result of a tropical storm, but shouldn’t these boats have some sort of fail safe, such as re-enforced compartments for storing oil?
We packed it in after an hour and headed to a nearby bar called “The Bomb” in Balmertown to grab some food and drink. The beer was good, but the food was pretty greasy and it left a lot to be desired as our last meal before the trip. I don’t think we talked much about food on our last trip, mostly because we didn’t bring any, and the same held true this year. In true Fishing Fury spirit, we we’re to become one with the lake over the next week. Aside from a single case of beer, that miraculously turned up empty on the fourth night, everything we would consume would come from the lake and the fish would be cleaned and cooked by the same hands that caught them, and there is no meal more satisfying than that.