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ex Solutions Consultant @ Perforce Software | AppSec, IoT, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Docker and everything else automated in the cloud | Dedicated Saltwater Fly Angler| Crazy Balcony Gardener

8 kilometers. That thought rang in my mind, as I paddled against the tide back to my oyster encrusted boat ramp..the bow of my kayak cresting the wind chopped swells as I inch my way back to safety. My muscled burned, and I caught no fish. A donut. It could have been easier. I could have gone for a flathead, which are plentiful around this time of the year in Sydney Harbour. Maybe some of the small tailor (Bluefish, for you people Stateside). Way easier. But no, I have to want to have a go at a summer pelagic. Fish that travel thousands of kilometres up and down the east coast of Australia…known for their brute fighting power and their Fickle nature. Kingfish. Australian salmon. Mack Tuna. Albacore. Yellowfin . Bluefin and a whole host of others. They’re supposed to be here right now, but they aren’t. And if they are here..they could be at the spot today; Gone tomorrow. Foolhardy exercise. But I want to have a crack. Multiple mornings of launching at 04:30am in the dark . Thigh and arm burning kilometres in bone chilling darkness of a Spring that still resembled Winter.  Straining eyes for a crash of seagulls, or patch of water literally exploding and showering in anchovies. Multiple Donuts now. Ten..twenty kilometre round trip fighting wind and current. Hours spent tossing big flies on heavy rods for a hope against the odds. On top of that..coming home, having a quick refresh and then going onto contract work and doing good work with clientele . I would have it no other way. People have asked me how did I stay persistent, especially a year long into a wildfire of a job market.  Or dealing with difficult customers from different cultures, in different timezones. Or simply getting things done and smiling when I get misunderstood. Yup. Exactly. You should follow me on my fishing soujourn some time. (P.S., I may have caught no fish, but at least I got one of those weekend photographs that make people jealous) #lifelessons #fishing #saltwateronfly #professionaldevelopment #growth #jobsearch #keepthehope

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