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    Recent outings

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

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    On 09/04/2018 at 10:04 AM, big Neil said:

    Hi Raiders, I just want to relate my experiences from the last few outings on the Murrumbidgee. I've been trying a lot of different techniques of late, with some success.

    A few weeks back I went out for a night session off the beach. We arrived about 2 hours before dark and lugged all the gear to the water's edge. It was very low water level as we each cast our 2 rods into the deeper water located along the far bank. I had cheese on 1 rod and shrimps on a paternoster rig on the other. The area has been noted for some fine Yellas, over the years. 2 hours later and pitch dark all 6 rods go off at the same time. Sounded like someone playing "jingle bells". The other guys each had 2 small yellas and I landed 2 small Cod. NOT BAD...6 fish in a few hours. As suddenly as the bites started, they stopped and after a further hour and a half we started to pack up. Last thing to be packed up was the rods and one guy had a nice, solid 50cm Yella on which must have attached while we were loading the car. Pic of the larger Cod which I caught. Didn't get a pic of the Yella as we were packed up.

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    The next session saw me casting spinnerbaits for hours with no result. Settled down for a bite and coffee and lobbed some bait rods in. Nothing for half an hour and then these 2 keepers at the same time.

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    The other day I spent 5 hrs with a mate casting lures. We tried some trolling of deep divers, Nothing doing. Casting lures and spinnerbaits into the snags brought the same result. We agreed that we'd give it another half hour and moved further upstream. There was a promising stretch ahead of us on both sides of the river so we lobbed the electric in and started cruising, adjacent to the snags. I got a nice Cod of 58cm on a spinnerbait and our enthusiasm lifted immediately. Then nothing for about 20 minutes as we crossed to the other bank. Luke had a lure on and was just about to drag it out of the water when it was absolutely hammered by a good fish, which took off for home like a rocket. A nice battle pursued, for about 5 mins, the fish pulling line desperately, before a very healthy, feisty Cod of 72cm joined us on board.

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    Conclusion from the past month or so is that the fish are feeding, but only for short periods of time and the times are very variable. Water levels are getting very low and there's no current, so bait fishing will be extremely difficult. Time to get some serious lure fishing done while I can still launch the boat. Cheers, bn

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    Hey big Neil did you see that big one caught down your way in the Leeton bidgey classic went 1220 mm caught on a Bardi grub absolute beast ...motivated me to get out there that's for sure didn't catch anything last night ...maybe tonight ?

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    Wooden boats

    in Boating

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    That's cool very interested in this topic.. Although I'd want to make an alloy one just for weight reasons 

    Something around 2.5 m would be awesome was thinking about getting a 3 metre and modifying that 

    Another good day at BB Wide FAD

    in Fishing Reports

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    22 minutes ago, GoingFishing said:

    Thanks Yowie. Very different to last year where i got only 3 all under 40cm !!

    Cheers mate thanks, theyre great on the bbq

    Thanks mate, theyre like that sometimes mate you can see them around but no takes. Were u live baiting?

    Cheers mate

    Theyre so much fun arent they. Hard fighting and acrobatics ?

    Cheers scratchie. You been getting at at the PS FAD?

    Thanks Ribs

    I hope the weather clears up for you mate. Have you given it a try this year yet?

    My dad used to get seasick alot and over time he got better. He has a brother who works on ships in Denmark and swears that the danish beleive in eating a green apple before going out to sea.....  seems to work?

    Have to try that one ?

    Sunken boat

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Just read the story could only imagine... But yeah if you see water in your boat don't go out any further doesn't matter how good or big your bilges are 

    Scheduled power cut = enforced trip to the river

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    5 hours ago, frankS said:

    I can only imagine it's been in an enviroment where the bottom has a lot of hardness about it instead of mud, Snapper develop their bump by bashing its head against the reef to loosen up shellgrit etc, the heavy lips would be callous .

    Frank

    Is that true about the snapper Frank.... Never knew that hey always wondered why they had that bump....

    What is the best leader knot

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by Omally

    10 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:

    if your not a fan of fg like me  stick with Albright...I use it in 6lb braid  up to 80lb braid...at least 10/12 wraps up 4/5 back down over top  always make sure tag leaves loop same way as mainline enters...rick

    Yeah I use an albright for everything 6 pound up to 50pound anyway... Although have had line snap at the knot before while casting big lures.... Gotta get that fg knot down pat my self matey lol

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