The Master Baiter

Condition for entry was a bottle of wine and the rules were outlined, Ron from MV Tonic would collect Marina from Jorja and myself in Elvis (the 'Love me Tender' to Tonic) to participate with Christine in a little fishing competition. Ron was to drive the tender, attend to our rods, bait our hooks, take our catch off and at the end of the afternoon, pour us some champagne while he filleted the catch and shared it out in ziploc bags. He would be, for the duration of the fishing competition/expedition our boat's Master and Baiter.

The bottles of wine/prizes would be redistributed with the winner getting 2 bottles and the remaining bottle to be an encouragement award. The biggest fish caught, not the number caught would determine who won.

Done deal! What an afternoon of fun awaited and I needed no encouragement.

Alas 3 hours proved, yet again that I'm a rubbish angler. Although I was the first to bring in a fish it was too small and released. Then my rig was bitten off and after that, all I caught was the bottom. Marina, did particularly well in bringing in not only the biggest fish but also a double-ganger on her double hooked rig. By dusk we'd managed 8 fish, plus had a close encounter with a whale and worn out poor Ron - our wonderful Master Baiter.

A good looker