Rah

Happy New year to all Raiders!!

Cheers Scratchie. Mum loves it and is keen to upgrade. Sure is Rick. Hopefully take the kids down this arvo with some worms and try a nice big hole on the other side.

Took mum for a quick kayak fish this morning to get her, her first bass. It rained most of the drive to berry, but mum knows me well and knew I'd go regardless and was ready and waiting when I arrived. On the water about 6.15 with a light sprinkle of rain. Started mum off with an elcheapo surface lure that didn't sit on the surface very well so a quick switch to a popper that produced a few hits but not hook up. I was using a new basscarda 2, the hard body ones that looks pretty dam close to a black Prince cicada. They are prolific down there at the moment and deafening. Whilst giving mum all the good spots to cast I was putting in random ones behind us and got a solid hit on the 3rd cast and a decent fish on board. Switched mum to a different cicada like lure and some more hits followed for her but no hook up so switched so a soft shell cicada in a dark colour and a couple of casts later she was onto her first bass!!! Cheers from both of us while it pulled her into the bushes and she can't paddle back out one handed so chucks the rod under her chin to get out. A quick self release while I was pissing myself laughing. Shortly after I landed another solid bass that went 37cm And then another for mum about 17cm. After that there was a canoe with 2 blokes making a bit of noise coming up towards us and might have spooked the fish down that end of the creek as I only landed 1 more smallish one and that was it for the morning. Back home by 8.15 Cheers Rah Pic of mum trying to back paddle with the rod.

Nice Jewwie. And well done on helping someone else out!!

Same to you Frank and all the other raiders. Cheers Rah

Usually just for bass as i struggle to get the yak on and off the car.

Very cool. Great vid.

Nice Jewie there mate. Makes up for being the only bite i reckon. Cheers Rah

Great info there Dr Funk. I'll have to get the yak out there and give it a go. Hopefully will have some time over the xmas break.

I think I have tried everywhere except along the berkley side for not even a bite. Even Macquarie rivulet, a bird poo covered, rotting board walk near lake heights (I think), OAK flats, dapto at the power station, kanahooka and all over wingdang.

Interesting article. I never catch anything in the lake. Cheers Rah

Can't wait to see some pics Swano. Would have been a great 4 days away.

Missed that on the news. Interesting.

Dietary advice for fish caught in Botany Bay and Georges River The NSW Government has released precautionary dietary advice for eight finfish species caught in Botany Bay and the Georges River, after testing found per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)* in these species. See link below for further details. http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/news/media-releases/2017/epamedia171215-dietary-advice-for-fish-caught-in-botany-bay-and-georges-river Cheers Rah

You should definitely try a small spinner bait too, for the day time. Cheers Rah

awesome feed as always Yowie!!

Not a bad effort there. Cheers Rah

Awesome mate. Keep trying for that Jew!! Cheers Rah

As always Jon, Great pics. Love the reflection of the bird. Cheers Rah

NIce!! Can't complain at all. Cheers Rah

How did you go? Cheers Rah

Welcome Vara. Sounds like a great time out with your son. Look forward to more reports to come. Cheers Rah

What a haul. Great work. What bait were you using? Cheers Rah