A little bit P.O.S.H.

We went seafishing today off the coast of Kaikoura - I was a bit sceptical of the whole concept as I was concerned that I would be bored just sitting at the edge of the boat, waiting for hours for a bite. Well, Mike N and I joined Gerard (Guide) and Nick (Skipper) for a 2 hour trip. We set off from Jimmy Armer's Beach and the water was relatively calm - all was good in the world.

After witnessing the collection of crayfish (a.k.a. rock lobster) out of the cages previously submerged 30 m below the ocean, I certainly was contented with our catch though it wasn't really fishing in my book.
Nick pushed the throttle down and we headed further out to sea into much rougher waters - I mouthed to Mike "Do you think it's time to ask for life jackets?". After some fundamental training e.g. how to stay in the boat & how to cast a line, success was quick to visit Mike, he caught 2 good sized sea perch, I had several bites, the words screaming from my mouth "Jeez, I've hooked a whale" seemed to amuse our hosts but eventualy I caught a sea perch (the other one got away) - it was a great experience and for once I didn't get sea sick - unfortunately Mike did so it wasn't just us who got fed that evening - lucky fish if they liked muesli!