ritchie Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wanted to wet a line somewhere after a hectic week @ work.. havent been to Wisemans ferry in awhile so thought of going for a drive since its a nice day... it was pretty quite untill 12.30ish and all of a sudden i've had a massive hit on my bream set up! i was using hawkesbury prawns ..after the hit all went quite i thought a bream wouldve taken off with the bait..so started reeling in but felt heavy, like when its snagged..so i let loose the line abit and it started running!! hehehe .. long story in short, after a few mins fighting i landed a .... .....42CM BASS !!! how wierd is that??? last thing id want outta hawkesbury is a BASS and never encountered one!! hehe .. anyway, after the 1st bass, landed a tiny bream..released and a freaky eel!! didnt know how to handle that slithery little thing so had to cut off the line.. few mins pass...another BASS !!! this time its only 33 CM and took the bait soon as it hit the water!! didnt put up much of a fight but a beautifull fish .. all this happened within a space of 45 mins .. I didnt have any surface lures/poppers. otherwise could've catch few more as i saw afew jumping ouutta the water under the mangroves..ah well..since i got my bag limit of bass and HEAPS of fun called it a day.. Attached is the 33Cm bass, small bream and the eel.. took these pics from my phone..poor quality..will post a better quality pic of the 2 BASS tonight as they're in my digi cam... enjoy.. PS/ can someone explain me why/how bass ended up in Hawkesbury system ? Bass #2 Bream Eel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Hi Ritchie You did better on the bass than I did, for sure! I should have been using prawns, obviously!!! Re bass being in the Hawkesbury - they are a native Aussie fish & are in lots of east coast rivers. Normally they live up in the fresh water, but they head down towards the brackish/salt water when getting ready to spawn! Perhaps it is fresher up where you were after all the rain we've had recently? I am sure there are some more knowledgeable than me on the subject!! Well done - it would have been a fun session!| Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zook2001 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Some excellent fishing there mate, you’ll find bass around Wiseman’s year round however that fish could be its close cousin the estuary perch by the look of it. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks Roberta and Charlie!! I was quite suprise to see some fresh water fish in hwakesbury system but Roberta's comments make sense and now i know what they're upto! Thanks Roberta !! Charlie, I have a sneaky suspision that those 2 "alleged" bass could as well be EP's! hehehe .. but i still cant get over how lukcy i am sometimes hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 It looks like an EP but would have been easier to tell if you were holding it horizontal rather than vertical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 It looks like an EP but would have been easier to tell if you were holding it horizontal rather than vertical yeah..now im 100% convinced (after taking on board you guys advice and abit of research!) these are EP's,..ah what the heck... Attached is the pic of both fish..smaller fish is the one im holding in above pics..big one is the BIG 42cm EP.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Nice EPs They fight well dont they The one in my avatar went 47cm to the fork of the tail The biggest Ive seen caught went 52cm to the fork of the tail caught by my brother and Ive been chasing a 50+ ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Well done Ritchie. Nice E.P's there mate. Sounds like a top place to throw some softies around as well. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well done Ritchie. Nice E.P's there mate. Sounds like a top place to throw some softies around as well. Cheers, Grant. yeah..true..but i didnt have any softies or surface lures ..'cos i FORGOT MY BLOODY TACKLE BOX! haha.. all i had that day was a packet of longshank #1's , 2 small ball sinkers and afew swivels..all were found in the car boot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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