Good Enough to Eat

Tomorrow, weather permitting, I am going out on the bay to troll some lures behind the boat in the hope of catching some spotty mackerel for dinner. The weather today is a bit windy and very hot so I decided to tool around with my fishing gear so that when I go tomorrow it is all ready.

This morning I took Dad out for a stroll around the shops and we ended up (by design) at a fishing shop I have been wanting to visit for some time. I chatted with one of the staff about lures and techniques and came away with some good information. They are also going to help me set up my fly rod for fishing on the bay, something they specialise in. I spent about half an hour wandering around the shop looking at the gear. There were some very expensive reels in a lock up cabinet. $1500! For a reel! I can pick one up for under $40!

As I said before I took Dad out this morning to give Andy a break. He was a bit moody today with made it heavy going. We had breakfast, shopped and eventually, after a few hours I dropped him home. At least it got us both out of the heat for a while. It is so hot and humid here at the moment.

Tonight we are off to Jo's work Christmas party. It should be fun. I decided to do an early blip rather than later because I might be a bit under the weather when we get home. Here's hoping anyway.