Thursday I was meant to go out with my son, but we had cancelled the day before due to the forecast. But the morning looked good and I was keen on some alone time, so I headed out to Orere Point on my own... Karma was going to make sure I regretted that decision as my son had been looking forward to a fishing trip for some time now!
It didn't take long and I had something on the line right off the beach, but not swimming like anything I'd felt on the kayak before. One minute it's behind the kayak, then to the left, then to the right and then coming in peacefully until I got it close to the kayak, then off again.
Finally saw a brownish body which I didn't recognize until I got this little guy onboard.
And that, ladies and G's, is when Karma started whispering in my ear and told me that I can get the jighead out of this little guy's mouth without hurting it. Not visible in the pic, but at that stage I'd cut the line, but the jighead was still in it's mouth on the left side. More lies from Karma told me that I can securely hold this cute little boy under my arm while I remove the hook... Well, I could not!!
One twist of that little POS's head and it sunk it's teeth straight into my side.
Appreciated having the 2HP outboard on my kayak to get me back to land as quickly as possible and off to hospital. Happy to have a few fat rolls protecting any important organs, but I must admit, I was not prepared for the size hole that was left in my side after the doctors finished with me.
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Oh well, guess I have shark attack ticked off now, so statistically I should be good to go on the kayak for the next 40 years.
