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Anchor for the yakka, and burly with bread and/or bits of pilly. When they're aggressively feeding, either bait up some bait jigs (I like to cut them into half with 3 hooks each), or tiny sinker and a size 12 long shank hook with some bait of any kind.
Usually bait will hang around an artificial light source, that's why the bridge works well.
Mick
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Check that your plastic is rigged right, when it swims, it shouldn't spin in the water. If it spins, re-rig until it doesn't.
Mick
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Very nice fish mate.
Mick
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Two years ago we were fighting over the biggest yakka in the live bait tank.... these king were 80-110 and had no trouble with big bait.
Mick
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yes, its my brother that seems to be the face of murray cod lol
Indeed.
Oh imagine on fly!...........................
Well done mate- some top fish and great photos!.
Thank you.
Some fishos chase Cod on fly. Some heavy Cod out there though, 10-12wt maybe.
Mick
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well were the fxxxing stick then i replyed
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Top fishing mate.
I've gotta get to Glenbawn.
Mick
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Looks like you had a great time,well done on sime nice fish!!
Thanks mate, Jewies soon!
Mick,
You should have seen you Bassboy's reaction when he lost his first jackal to a flooded fence at Lake Glenbawn in January this year.....lots of cursing
and I reckon a hidden tear .Those yellas look fat and healthy, I must try Burrinjuck as I am working out of Canberra at the moment.
PS. I have found that using the spot lock function of the iPilot on my Minn Kota has significantly reduced the instances of 'electric motor' induced lure loss.
Paul
Mate it burns losing a Jackal. Second last trip there we fished them with 4lb leaders, and unbelievably I didn't lose not one.... Che lost about 4-5 hopping them around, silly 4lb leader = hurt wallet. This trip 10lb leaders was our choice. Spot lock was fantastic on the weekend. The sound of success is hearing that rattle when you've pulled a Jackal out of a stubborn snag.
Nice work fellas yet again...
I must come with you one day, looks tops...
Congrats!!!
Thanks mate, you'll have a ball there.
Some very nice yellas there Mick and most of them would be prime table-quality fish. Once they up around 50cm I reckon they are too muddy but that's just a personal preference. Great to read the water temp was so high. That should encourage the 'green fish' to come out and play too. I'm heading of to Lake Mulwala in 2 weeks. Jackalls and spinnerbaits are already loaded in the tackle box!
Cheers
Ian
Thanks Ian,
I reckon you're right, a fish around 40cm has plenty of meat, and not too muddy looking. The shallows are the spots where the water temp gets influenced by the air temp or direct sunlight IMO. The thermometer on a sounder will only take a reading from the top most part of the water column. I'd love to have a 10' thermometer (something I'll get round to making one day) to get a proper temp reading. Try get your hands on some 95 Trannies or 95 Threadies or Doozers for Mulwala, give them something to eat
I reckon they would go off down there.Have a ball mate.
Che's brother Casey will a cracker Mulwala Cod, something to gee you up for the trip
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Good fun mate, love Georges.
Mick
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A top weekend of fishing cant ask for much more weather looked perfect for it too
Weather was tops, hot though.
the humble yellowbelly, sounds like a great trip fellas with some awesome fish in there! But loosing jackalls, that breaks my heart, how could you do it..... why are they so good at catching fish! I noticed the water seems fairly green/brown in colour, the dam quite warm?
Was fun mate. Don't you worry it breaks my heart too. I don't know why.... but they work very very well. The temps were 19-23 degrees. Hot bite on 23 degrees.
Mick
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I am so jealous, lobster mornay is my favourite dish.
Mick
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For working the Harbour you want a 5m open deep V aluminium with a 70-90hp quality motor with motor well. Handle the washing machine chop thrown at ya, plenty of zip, plenty of fishing space, you could throw an electric on it if you really wanted to. I'd go a four stroke for slow downrigging kings.
I've got mates that have chucked up in the harbour, it can get choppy.
Just make sure you get a good motor, preferably new, or low hours second hand.
Eventually you may want a v-nose punt, with an electric, it'll handle most of what the harbour can throw at ya, but you'll gain stability, though slower speed in the chop.
So many things to consider.
Get a mate that knows boats to go with you when buying it.
Fun times ahead mate.
Mick
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Looks like awesome fun boys well done....up until last weekend I'd never seen a yella but I can see why people chase and target them...how are they on the tooth? I've heard they get very fatty...
I must say fishing only with Jackalls could make for a very expensive session though should you hit a lot of snags....and know doub you would cause I'd reckon you be chuck right into the snags to find em....
Yeah was fun mate. I've never eaten a Yella, or even killed one. I will one day. They do look fatty but I'd say that could possibly improve eating qualities.
It can be expensive, but they just work so well. If you don't stop the slow roll, surprisingly then don't snag too often, it's when you pause too long eg. while mucking around with the electric then you'll start snagging up. That Tungsten nose is well tuned to position the trebles up high.
Most of the fish we usually catch in Burrinjuck are caught in the heavy timber or the shallow flats, but we found them suspending in a tight school next to a submerged living tree, in the bottom half of the water column. We just kept working the different angles of the mark, and kept getting whacked. They really came on after 5pm, first cast me on, first cast Che whack and a miss, a really hot bite.
90% of the fish we caught on the weekend came from the same school in no more than 10' of water.
Mick
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Last weekend Cheder and I hit one of our favourite fishing grounds.... Burrinjuck.
The plan was simple, find the spawning yella in the shallows, and hope that 70cm female kicker was in amongst them.
We fished the Sat morning, Sat arvo, and the Sun morning for 10 solid fish, 6 for me, and 4 for Che
I picked Che at the post with three in 10 minutes, leaving him scratching his head and changing his lure, but he come good, and we both done alright.A measure of success is also how many Jackalls you can NOT lose... we drew on 2 each. A bit of friendly competition is good for ya, but we both know, it's not really a measure of skill, it's right snag at the right time.
We had a really hot bite on the Saturday arvo, with 6 caught in 2 hours, we couldn't stop for a photo, so we took a group shot at the end.
We had a request for a bag of Yellas for the table, something we don't often provide, so on the Saturday evening we collected a live tank full of six, and our mates picked out the best two and four swam away to freedom.
All fish caught on either a TN60 or a Mask Vibe. All fish in excellent condition.
Good clean fun out on the water, with plenty of action to keep us entertained.
Mick
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Nice Bass mate.
Mick
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Lest we forget...
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Very nice mate.
Mick
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I seen a Bull shark while I was fishing in my Hobie Outback, scared the hell out of me but I don't even think the shark even noticed me.
The PA is a bigger yak that will feel safer IMO. If you're concerned, buy a shark shield. I was speaking with Fishraider member Joco the other day about Shark Shields, as he has one for spearfishing, he said he has had a shark come up to him - turn the shark shield on - and the shark took off in a hurry.
Middle harbour is a sharky system though, you wouldn't catch me there without a shark shield... especially in summer.
Mick
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Very nice work.
Mick
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$400 is a good deal. I use the anchor feature all the time, and it works well. The cruise control and GPS autopilot is handy. Great for trolling yella and cod or downrigging kings, record the track - get to end - and then go end to start and sit back and relax (watch for boats)
The fact that they divide the speeds into halves is good too, giving you 20 speeds. I do miss the wrist band co pilot though.
Mick
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Good read.
Mate... you need a little kayak living in St Clair, you're so close to the Nepean. Sneaky arvo sessions after work in summer is what lifes all about. Be warned, you're gonna blow an excitement fuse when a 40+cm Bass smashes ya. BANG ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Keep plugging away mate.
P.S. The surface can come alive after dark.
Mick
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well done again on those bass mick, not much beats catching bass, you certainly made the right choice
Thanks mate, very exciting sports fish.
Very nice fish Mick.
Some good signs for a healthy season down here as well. The last couple of weeks have produced some good bass, from 38-48. Nothing moving on the surface at the moment, but they are hitting plastics and spinnerbaits. Purple/brown seems to be a good color for the skirts, with silver colorado/willow blades providing extra flash in the discolored water. In the cleaner water I use a single gold colorado. Keep the reports coming mate. Hope the little one is settling in well at home.
Cheers
Hodgey
Thanks mate. I always go for a purple or brown for spinnerbaits. 48cm is a very nice fish. Little one is going very well thanks, she's growning up so fast.
Mick
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Very Nice mate,well done!!
Thanks mate, you need to get your yak out this summer for the Bass
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Do you wanna swap houses? you'll be closer to more Fishraiders. Northern NSW is where I'd like to retire, it'll be a while 'cause I'm only 29
Nice Jack.
Mick
and I reckon a hidden tear 
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I reckon they would go off down there.
Round boxed fish. They do exist!
in The Bar
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Looks like a hybrid species Supremethian Pansizeius x Meatloversomus Australis.
Mick