Throw stuff! Instantiate preFab from game object to raycast point, at least I'd like to.

Hi there.

I'm trying to create a 2.5d game

The player can throw strawberries from a game object, x = right, y = up, z=away.

I've created a plane prefab which is textured with the strawberry image.

The plane has been rotated so that it faces the player, standing up, rather flat. x = right, y = up, z=away

I'm using a raycast, which I can instantiate a prefab at the raycast detection point. Magic!

But, I'd like to instantiate the prefab from a game object to be projected at the raycast detection point.

So I'd like to throw it from the game object.

I've butchered a few scripts and attempted to modify the script to my needs with no joy

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how I might achieve this?

Here is my script so far, please excuse my rambling comments they're there to help me remember what I'm trying to do.

 //Use a raycast to draw line to mouse click position... I think
 
 ///*
 //var rayCastPlane : Transform;
 var preFab : Transform;
 //var spawnpoint : Transform;
 //var speed =1000;
 
 function Update () {
 
 
 
     if (!Input.GetMouseButtonUp (0))
         return;
         
     
     var ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay (Input.mousePosition);
     var hit : RaycastHit;
 
         if (Physics.Raycast (ray, hit, 200)) {
             Debug.DrawLine (ray.origin, hit.point, Color.green);
             
             //var rot = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, -transform.forward);  //this can be used in the below line to rotate the preFab correctly, replace from Quaternion
 
             //Instantiate(preFab, hit.point, Quaternion.LookRotation(hit.normal));
             
             Instantiate(preFab, hit.point, Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, -transform.forward));
             
             // Ok now I want to instantiate the preFab from the gameobject to the Raycast Target
             //and Add force
             
             //is the answer in here somewhere???
             
             //Instantiate(lookpoint, hit.point, Quaternion.identity);  // I don't understand what the lookpoint is supposed to be...
 
             //Instantiate(preFab, spawnpoint.position, Quaternion.identity);
 
             //preFab.transform.LookAt(lookpoint);
 
             //preFab.rigidbody.AddRelativeForce (Vector3.forward * speed);
 
                     //transform.position.x = hit.point.x;         //This will move the game object to the mousePosition
                     //transform.position.z = hit.point.z;        //This will move the game object to the mousePosition
                     
         }
 
     
     
 }
 //*/

If the comments in this code are a bit messy to read I can repost, again never mind the ramblings

Kind Regards

Iain