well our mission to Stewart Island was scuttled by the fog dammit (and yes, Mon/Tues have been clear as bell each morning) ... still, spent a bit of time chatting to the fella who built my boat, and a brief chat with Brendon on the water, firmed up plans for the conversion to side-console ... now just a matter of sourcing a basic remote and cables (not worrying about electric start or trim/tilt).
Ended up fishing both days still, stayed in close remaining very weary of the fog coming back in, caught a dozen cod, 2 trumpeter and a 68.5cm sea run trout (estimated 9.5lb, as we can't claim 10lb without actually measuring) ... cant say the fishing was a lot of fun, but we did eat well over the weekend.
Oh yeah, for those who think trout are a creature of subtleties, this guy was caught on a 55gm Hex lure, attached to 25lb leader, on 30lb braid, on my new Daiwa Mesh Max rod with a Saltist 30T reel ... he still put up a bit of a fight ;)