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Hey jim. I was just out side of Canberra for that one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, long time no post. I thought I'd give you an update on our last trip to the Murrumbidgee. A friend and I went out on Monday morning with yellow belly on our mind. We threw a series and small diving lures and crank baits at every pool, weed bed and snag but no takers. I spotted a dark shape with a forked tail in the shadows and threw a kokoda vibe out and angled the retrieve over the top of the fish. The line goes tight and the fish starts pulling. 'Ha! I mush have foul hooked him!' I thought (possibly out very loud) Any who, after a nice tussle on some light gear, there was one less carp in the system. The lure firmly hooked into its bottom lip. My first carp on lure Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good to hear things are warming up Neil. I havent had much luck on natives since I went back to the UK at easter! Where abouts on the river do you head? (with out giving away any secrets)

Nice one Neil! it looks like a well fed fish :)Hopefully its going to make lots of baby fish for us this season

Can't wait for the next report mate

beauts mate! Still yet to see a Trout cod in the flesh. Where abouts were you guys?

geeze! that is snaggy! Does anyone know of a bass hot spot near Canberra?

if you are ever in the ACT let me know mate. I'll show you where I do my surface fishing. Can't promis you a monster but I reckon you will hook up.

beautiful! Good effort Neil.

Hey guys. I gave it a couple of goes last weekend to send out a livie beyond the rocks at merimbula warf. I had one small run but it's really hard to pick up bites. I'll keep trying though as it has potential Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sounds good. Alluring is my cod coach. When do you move? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

good luck with the move Drop us a line if you are ever in-land

Local by association Longy. Where do you normally head? Trout Stalker, I've never got into bass but there is a vid on your tube with a guy nailing a decent one on the pop frog.

Cheers man. Love it when a plan comes together. I'd highly recommend people give them a go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glad you enjoyed it guys. I'm madly hooked on the natives now and surface fishing is the icing on the cake. Wouldn't have done it without the help and tips from guys on here If you Are ever in Canberra guys, hit me up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey guys, I thought I would share my latest discovery. After recent sucess with surface fishing for Murray cod I wanted to find a way with a little more finnesess than blooping a surface walker along. My 2 local spots recieve alot of fishing presure so i thought something different might temp Mr Cod out of his hole so last night i rigged up a 4inch pop frog on a 2/O wide gape, 1/12th jig and went about flicking it around Yerrabi pond. the moon was out but the wind was blowing, so I found a sheltered spot along the dam wall and began sending some casts out. I was experimenting with different retrieves and speeds to see what worked. Eventually I settled on a slow role back along the wall its self. Little legs kicking and sending out vibrations the little lure scurried across the surface. The only thing I could really hear was the wind moving the branches of the trees, which sheltered where I was, and the blooping of the little frog. It took a while, but after much trial and error I got the retrieve and speed right. The gentle plopping was shattered by an almight suck in of air and a slash as the glassy, dark water turned white and broken. The plastic flew into the air as a flash of mottled green erupted from the water. Plop...... the lure lands back.....I pause, heart beating... silence resumes. Nothing more, that frog got away. I cast back to the same spot, eyes squinting into the moon light. Wack!!!! Another hit, this time hes got my lure in his mouth and makes a turn for his lair. only for me to strike and pull it from his grip....... another chance wasted. They say its unlucky to take the 3rd light of a match, but for my quarry it was bad luck to have a third stab at a rubber frog! One last cast, just to try my luck. This time... for sure........ The little frog scurries across the water and Wack! The water turns white, with the same gusto as the first hit, a tail flaps up and over the top. I strike, and sink the hook into the bottom lip of my new nemisis. With an 8lb leader on I have to be a bit carefull but I maneged to land a very healthy looking Murray cod that pushed around 40-45cm (unconfirmed ) Absolutly chuffed! The best thing for the night though was seeing surface takes on some of the bugs that were on the water. There is clearly a very healthy population of cod in Yerrabi pond. And although they are unlikley to set any records it is an easily excessable fishery in the middle of canberra.

what a stonking fish! What sort of rig were you using?

magic. thanks

wow! that would have got the blood pumping!

Just a quick one guys. i've just had my delivery of pop frogz ready to feed my new Cod obsession. Unfortunatly the weedless jigs I bought are too heavy and they sink (on testing in the bathroom basin). What is the heaviest they will take and still float or do I just go oh natural? Thanks Stu

cracking fish off the rocks mate! Well done.

Cheers man, I'll have a look into this They were looking at my spinner bait yesterday which I thought was odd.

Just ordered some. Sorry to hop in on the post. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like the sound of carp on a popper! What was the reaction? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers mate. They seem to be deadly for reds, from the posts and vids I have seen. How do you rate tem? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk