Hodgey

Great trip so far mate. Hope your trip ends with a spectacular new PB. Looking forward to some more photos! Cheers Hodgey

Nothing new here as far as I can see? This ' C&R during closed season' issue has been around for several years. This is a link to a post I did in 2009: Bass and EP closure This subject caused quite a stir on the forum back then so I visited Fisheries to confirm the rule. They also stated that there was no scientific evidence available that confirmed these species would not spawn if they had been caught and released with minimal handling. They cannot spawn in enclosed waters hence the exception to the rule. Cheers Hodgey

An extraordinary capture!!! Kudos to the young lady for releasing it as well.

'Wow' doesn't cut it Ray ... what a trip! Awesome photos mate. Happy to read any more 'stories' you would like to add Cheers Ian

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Roberta. Hope you received some new fishing toys! Have a great day Ian and the Bendigo Mob

That's a very well-conditioned fish Stewy. Congrats on the new PB! Cheers Skip

Have a great time old fella! Look forward to some photos and a report on your return

Very nice fish mate. That's a PB that will take a while to beat

Slow and steady, Roberta. No good undoing the corrective surgery and prolonging the day you're back out on the water terrorising the piscatorial fraternity! Great to see that you could transfer booking fees etc. I reckon the ukelele is probably good physio so strum away to your heart's content. Loking forward to your first report back on the water. Cheers Ian

Congratulations to carpomarx for taking out the Berkley COTM competition for April with his Mulloway We will be in touch shortly about your prize! Cheers The Fishraider Admin and Moderator Teams

Congratulations on the capture and release of your first jewy mate. What a terrific fish! I have submitted your fish for COTM ... good luck! Cheers Hodgey

Well done Stan. Congratulations on reaching the 1000 post milestone. I look forward to many more to come! Cheers Hodgey

Terrific report Rob. A shame about the Jewy but some very tasty consolation prizes amongst the inkers. The session on the pigs sounded like a cracker! Any issues cleaning the ink off the yak? Keep the reports coming mate! Cheers Hodgey

Good stuff Stu. Any day on the water, regardless of weather, is a good one. Good luck chasing the cod mate. I expect to see some crackin' photos of your 1st, 2nd, ..... (With the water cooling down now, slow your retrieve down even more so the lure 'pesters' them. There is good numbers of cod moving down here now so I hope they put in an appearance for you. Enjoy the first strike! ) Cheers Hodgey

That'd be tough to fillet! I seem to recall Stewy landing something similar .... except it had a kingfish wrapped around it

4000 little rays of sunshine Well done mate. Great effort! Cheers Skip

Nicely done Donna. Good to see someone keeping Stewy on his toes

Many Happy Returns Stewy. Hope you celebrated accordingly mate!! Cheers Skip

Excellent work folks. Speed is terrific! Cheers Skip

Whiting on surface lures generally require a warm water temp to really 'fire'. 24 degrees or warmer will see them consistently and aggressively attack lures. As the water temp cools, so does their activities. When they are firing, they will be looking for a lure that is worked very briskly across the top of the water' without a pause. Most of the time they will shy away from a lure once it stops, but there will be the occasional exception. Tom's suggested method with plastics should see you getting a few Cheers Hodgey

Terrific report as always Stu. Love the photo of the inhaled lure! Keep the reports coming. I hope April is a bumper month for you! Cheers Hodgey

Congratulations to Prawn Star on taking out March COTM with his fine jewfish. We will be in contact shortly to organise your Prize. Cheers The Admin and Moderator Team

Hope you had a terrific day Pete! Cheers Hodgey

Many Happy returns to everyone celebrating today! Cheers Hodgey

Welcome back Rob! Sorry to hear about the fishing situation. I have sent you a PM Cheers Ian