Bream Mad Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi Raiders, Just returned from the family holiday with great stories to tell New of a dam that I though warranted a closer look near the holiday house but was not sure if it held any fish, ony one way to find out . Took Jac and Moo up one lovely morning to find a pristine dam that looked the goods complete with airators. Casts to the weed beds on shallow divers and surface lures produced no interest, so along the dam wall I cast with a glassie vib. I counted the lure down then comenced a slow retreive. Bang ! I am on to an absolute horse that smokes me and my 10lb line before I new what happened That got the heart pumping! now I tie on a TN50 Jackall and cast to the same spot and I am hit again by a freight train that dives deep pulling a HEAVY drag on my new alphas. After backing her out of three snags she finally surfaces, a true leviathan of Bass, gleaming bronze and fat as mud I lip her for a few pics and can hardly beleive the size and girth of the big girl, and what condition She went 53cm and god knows how heavy, a Bass of a lifetime I released her and she swam back into the depths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizy Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Mate What a monster, great fish alright. I bet you will be going back there again. Squizy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Congrats on a fantastic bass mate. What an awesome fish. Long & in top condition. I can only imagine the size of the one that smoked you. Can't wait to see what else you pull from that dam. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Well done BM!! THat is an awesome fish!!! Must try my jackalls next time I go to Glenbawn! Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 holy $hit that's one mother of a Bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 That's a huge bass Welldone on catching a great fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esavkovic Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 that sure is one to brag about, great fish!! i was hoping you could help me out for a sec. i noticed in your pics you are using a baitcaster setup. i've recently bought myself a shimano core 101MG and matched it with a g-loomis 6' 6-12lb CR721C rod. i love the setup but i feel as though the rod is a little heavy for bass fishing. i would like something a little lighter but i'm not sure. what do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Kael, that is awesome mate! lee told me you got a nice one down there.. congrats on the fish it is an absolute horse. definetly a trophy fish great fish to break in the alphas too! Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Mad Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 that sure is one to brag about, great fish!! i was hoping you could help me out for a sec. i noticed in your pics you are using a baitcaster setup. i've recently bought myself a shimano core 101MG and matched it with a g-loomis 6' 6-12lb CR721C rod. i love the setup but i feel as though the rod is a little heavy for bass fishing. i would like something a little lighter but i'm not sure. what do you all think? Reel is awesome rod may be a tad heavy for river work but not for impoundment bassing I have a pflueger medalist 6'4" 2-4kg (feels more like 3-5kg) and I throw lures 5 gram and up and i generally get bigger fish even in the rivers as a 40cm bass will pull very hard. Your outfit should throw sammys; and small cranks (griffon, CK40, bevy crank) and spinnerbaits very well. I use fluorocarbon straight though and love it (8-12 lb) i find i still get lots of birdnests as i am learning to cast another lure that works well is a baby slick rig, easy to cast and bass love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esavkovic Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Reel is awesome rod may be a tad heavy for river work but not for impoundment bassing I have a pflueger medalist 6'4" 2-4kg (feels more like 3-5kg) and I throw lures 5 gram and up and i generally get bigger fish even in the rivers as a 40cm bass will pull very hard. Your outfit should throw sammys; and small cranks (griffon, CK40, bevy crank) and spinnerbaits very well. I use fluorocarbon straight though and love it (8-12 lb) i find i still get lots of birdnests as i am learning to cast another lure that works well is a baby slick rig, easy to cast and bass love them thanks mate, appreciate the input. i'm a fan of the pflueger rods as i have one that i use to troll with for trout so i will definitely check out your recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 50+cm bass That is an absolute cracker Kael. A top class fish to kick off '09! Keep 'em coming mate ... I'm chasing bass vicariously through your reports Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high_speed_metal Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Well done mate!! It was bright out as well...!!! Bass.... What an addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Awesome Bass!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 BM that is one cracker bass mate!! 53 out of the south coast, biggest one I've heard of! Well done and to get it off the bank makes it even more of a great catch. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty d Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 what a marvelous effort{in a bad richie accent ] thats awesome man well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Top fish Kael That's one catch you won't forget. Keep em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey.Espiritu Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 DAMN...now thats one BIG bass. and you got smoked by something even bigger than that!! The bass in that dam seem like they are on steroids Well done on pulling the monster out from its snag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft-on Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Thats one sick bass dude!! Well done. Unbelievable belly on it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomahawk1999 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Congrats on an excellent bass mate. In 25 years of fishing for them I've never seen one that big, awesome catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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