If you are catching fish then why bother with targets. Enjoy the day and be happy with whatever you take home. That has been the motto that has kept me glued to the sport for around sixty years, and it hasn't let me down yet and the joy has never waned. Who could possibly ask for more?

Can't wait for the red cod to put in a real show here in Hawke's Bay. This recent severe storm must have dropped the sea temperature so with luck it should be any day now. Pearl fish are already here in good numbers so I can't see fish being off the menu for many weeks over the winter.