high_speed_metal

anybody??

I have a MAPLE 2 way air pump with a car adaption as well, good for not wasting batteries in transit.. also takes 2 D batteries ... $30 or $40 bucks it was..

It was not clear but lets say I have always got bigger cod after a nice downfall...and my PB while it was pissing down rain.... I would normally cross the river at certain rapids to the side I like to fish but that was out of the question this time with the rain they got...... As you can see in the pic its nice and brown, I guess that's where gold lures come in handy.

That sure is a lot of lures you have there mate!!! Stump Jumpers have been my winner or other big cod lures in gold, Everything big I have landed has been on green and gold.. You better post some pics mate!!!

I think it really does work.. but what do I know.. I have been on and off plastics for 3 to 4 years and after trying SF I will not use any other type of plastic!!! In fact I don't even really bait fish anymore. apart from live baiting that is. I think its great on hard body lures as well, It brings the fish back with a nasty second strike if they dont hook up the first time. I would buy it in a tube or by the bucket if I could.

Not sure if a lot of you get into the fresh water but hey, you should!! Thought I would have a go at doing a review for the Murrumbidgee River in Canberra, I have fished this river for the mighty Cod for around 12 years and find it one of my favorite spot to fish for this monster… If you want to catch decent sized fish from this water you have to walk... walk… walk some more and you got it, keep walking!!! Traveling light is a must!! (6 lures a bottle of water and a small first aid kit is all I take) of course take spare leader line and so on. Small overhead reels I find are good in open water but for most spots along this water you have no room to cast to the good snags and so on, hence why I took my SOL this time around, and let me tell you it made life a lot easier, although I get more power from the overhead ye old eggbeater has won me over from now on.. So anyway, After hiking down river for 3 hrs I get to my section called “The Green Mile” a stretch of river that has given me Cod to the size of 45lb land based. I pull out my gear and rig up (don’t try and walk this terrain with lure and leader on, you will be sorry!) 10lb 3ft leader on 10lb braid with a gold stump jumper, I was not hoping for much as it was 12pm and the sun was punishing, I was into the third retrieve about 2mtrs from the snaggy bank and BANG the surface exploded, I see the big tail of at least a 20lb fish just crack my lure so hard my hat just about fell off!!! He had an unstoppable run and made waste of my 10lb leader… So out comes the 20lb leader and another gold stump jumper.. I always use SJ in gold, as it has by far been the best lure in these waters for Cod... (And snags) I walk down another 20 yards and first cast got a big hit and miss, so I sat there and about 8 casts later in the same line, pulled out the nice little one on the photo bellow.. Although a small fish I was glad I got to land one after the punishing hike… I lost 3 decent sized fish between 20 and 30lb One to 10lb leader and the other 2 to pulled hooks… it is hard to fish for such a large fish in small waters and so many snags, almost locked drag is a must… These fish are VERY aggressive at the moment, so if you live in Canberra do yourself a favor!!! Below in the photos the river shot is one of my Favorite type of areas to cast!! Two incoming currents past either side of a nice rock with a deeper hole behind it…. COD love these areas on the bidgiee… This is also what’s left of my new stump jumper after only 4 cod… these fish are mean!!

yes please... I seem to repel them after trying for years...

Arrgghh that sucks, A few years ago after a LBG session at Jervis bay, I hiked back and put all my gear in the car About $2800 worth then went for a swim.. come back and all my fishing gear was gone. I was left with a broken window and no witnesses... They even took the bonito i kept for bait???? Some people need to get a job.

Yeah everyone raves about the rip... Shore based is hard due to the tide smashing through there... I even climbed up under the bridge to throw a line hahaha... that was half way through the run-out.. hard fishing..

Saltwater: Jervis bay for sure!!! All my main fish have been landed from this area. Highlight, tuna from the stones... Freshwater: Murrumbidgee river for the tackle smashing Murry cod. highlight 45lb on a stumpjumper. Would love to get up north for GT's .....

Moved to Point Frederick a few months back, looking for some people to fish with, Kick around Brisbane Waters just about every day after work and every weekend.. Dont have a boat, but a Kayak soon... Once the Weather sorts itself out the stones will be my main stomping grounds with regular trips to Jervis Bay... I like everything from High Speed metal off the rocks to collecting mullet for live bait.. PM if your keen for a throw. If you have a boat I'm more than happy to pay/throw in for petrol and so on.

Many people from here based in this area? Have been getting nice catches of flathead and whiting around gosford the od EP as well., Only really new to the area so have been spending all my weekends and arvos driving around finding new haunts... On the mission for a shore based Jew, (not beach). any other reports?