The trio from Lilli Pilli are regularly out in their tinny, plumbing the depths of Port Hacking.

So when Dane hooked a 10 kilogram mulloway the family was seriously impressed.

``He was delighted,'' Ms Kiggins said. ``He came in hugging the fish and dripping water all over the place.''

The Kiggins boys' grandfather owned a fishing boat and Ms Kiggins said she thought fishing was in the genes.

``It's something you love or you don't,'' she said.

``The boys are very dedicated though. They're out there on the water every night.''