Big Bass

[Bream Mad]

Hi Raiders,

Hit a new ‘secret’ spot on Sunday keen to battle with some big natives.

Water again was slightly discoloured after the rain, but not overly high. Weather was awesome!!

Started at the bridge and made our way downstream.

A couple of missed hits and boils at the first pool but no fish as yet.

Then lee hooks to a nice 30cm starter.

Afterward I turn to see a BIG bass take something off the top (maybe a small bird ) in a shower of spray (I got wet 3m away) Repeated casts fail to draw any response from the beast.

Further down Lee hooks up again on jacks hopper to a nice Bass which fights hard.

I still don’t have a fish and confidence starts to wander, but I keep saying to myself just ‘one good cast away’. On goes a battered SX40 and I start prospecting the ledge at the tail of a narrow pool. After four casts with no response I draw the lure over the ledge and ‘THUMP’ I am on to a horse! Rod buckles over and drag screams as she makes for the ledge. After a violent fight I cradle this wild gem at 42cm, an awesome fish from this small water

As cloud rolls over the bass then get on the chew and we score 5 fish in almost as many casts from the next pool and a hidden underwater snag.

Now we reach a very nice looking pool and I tie on a new baby vib 43 and cast to the head, first twich and it is hammered by another wild beast that takes off upstream on a searing run. As I regain line she dives under the ledge I am standing on, but eventually she tires and I hold another beauty aloft, slightly bigger and fatter at 43cm

Now it’s time to head back and we make our way upstream each scoring the odd smaller specimen until we reach the first pool, in which lurks the beast. I fire my baby vib under a tree into a back eddy and no time for a twitch as the rod is almost ripped out of my hand by this angry fellow. Not the beast this time but still respectable at 35cm and fought like hell!!

On the steep (and long) walk out we meet this cute little fellow and cold beer at the end caps off a great day.

Cheers

kael

[slayer666]

nice bass there mate

Cheers Joe

[Squizy]

Well done, great Pics; That last one looks as though it would have been a handful.

Edited December 15, 2008 by Squizy

[djmac]

great session lads congrats

[troutboy]

Lovely fish Kael, well done. check out the smile. cheers troutboy

[Hodgey]

Crackin' session Kael! Some beautiful wild natives that were in tip-top condition. File that 'spot X' away mate ... it's a beauty.

Great report and top photos as usual mate. Keep 'em comin'

Cheers

Hodgey

[dean]

Top session Kael , the rain really stirred the Bass up. Well done.

[glennmreid]

well done on catching some great bass

[robeebee]

top session mate

love the spiny pic

[luffyjnr]

WOW!!! that's tops.. Right... time to walk the banks of Ourimbah creek

[soft-on]

Kael,

Nice Bass dude. Good to see that the weather has you in sprits. We'll have to catch up for a Bass flick soon man. I will take you to my X's.

Cheers

Cam

[Spanker]

What a brilliant report and photos, thanks for sharing with us.

Nothing tops get amongst our bush, waterways and connecting with our unique wildlife.

I wonder how a decent sized bull grey kangeroo would go on 8lb? I reckon some white bread and a quick strike through the upper lip would do the trick. Would need a long handled gaff / donker.

Spanker

[Kirks]

Excellent fish mate

Such awesome quality

cheers

steve