This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Australia, which closed in 2021.

Ray The Fisherman Caught A Beauty On His All-Expenses-Paid Fishing Trip

He really is having the experience of his life.
Ray Johnstone is loving life.
Facebook/Mati Batsinilas
Ray Johnstone is loving life.

By now, everyone should be familiar with the name Ray Johnstone the fisherman.

If you aren't, let us catch you up.

Ray's the bloke who broke our hearts in an ad posted to Gumtree looking for a fishing buddy.

Mati Batsinilas and his brother Peter offered to fly Johnstone from South Australia to Brisbane, pick him up at the airport and take him on the "experience of his life".

Now, the pictures are in and it looks like that promise has come true. Johnstone's been having a cracker of a time and managed to snag an impressive fish to match.

As it turned out, Johnstone got tonnes of responses to his ad from people offering to take him out for a fishing trip, including one that featured a charter boat in Marion Bay and a sponsorship deal with outdoor store BCF who loaded him up with updated fishing gear.

Judging by some of the snaps from the trip with the Batsinilas brothers, Johnstone's going to have an endless supply of fishing buddies to accompany him to wet a line for some time to come.

ALSO ON HUFFPOST AUSTRALIA

Close
This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Australia. Certain site features have been disabled. If you have questions or concerns, please check our FAQ or contact support@huffpost.com.