Madeira to La Palma
Seaduced
John & Jane Craven
Mon 11 Oct 2010 10:06
So, what to do while we were sailing along? John decided to try his hand at fishing. This is the first time that he has tried fishing in his whole life, so setting up took a little while. Eventually he got fed up of holding his rod over the back of the boat and tied it on. He then came back into the cockpit but only after making sure he could hear the ratchet noise the reel would make over the noise of the engine if he caught anything. Two hours passed, then three, then four and nothing. Although he had used his most alluring lure, the fish were clearly having none of it. About an hour later, we had pizza in the oven, by this stage having given up all hope. We were both below decks when we heard a strange noise, a sort of clicking sound. We looked at each other, 'what was that strange noise?' we said. A second or two later and a momentary flash of panic crossed John's face as we both realised - it was a fish!!! Quick as a flash John jumped up and ran to the back of the boat desperately trying to remember what the guy in the shop had told him about landing his catch. I grabbed the camera to capture what we hoped was going to be an auspicious moment - John's first fish - and not some old welly! Much reeling in later we got our first sight of the fish, a beautiful shiny mackerel, about 2 pounds in weight and here is the photo to prove it.