junglejunky Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 New outfit in hand, I launched the canoe down at the Ross this morning at the crack of dawn. I was workin shallow running hardbodies along the weed dropoffs for the first 40 min, with no sniffs. Switched to some slightly deeper divers and instant success. Took two in about 15 minutes. 59cm and about 55cm. They didnt take long to subdue, and didnt jump either. They both just plugged away deep under the canoe. Absolutely awesome fun!!!!!! Somehow I think Ill find an excuse to get back on the water again tomorrow. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jocool Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Beautiful! Good going Matt. I'm sure you will find an excuse to get back on the water! Is that a new species for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapers Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Thats awesome Matt, where abouts is it? I dont even know the Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Good going Matt Is that the Ross River in Townsville your talking about? My sister lives across the Road in Condon from it. If Iknew there were barra like that there I'd visit her every 6 months Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jocool Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Ross River up in FNQ I think Knap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Awesome stuff matt, top pic, that place looks beautiful. Very nice colouration on the Barra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglejunky Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Yeah Jo, its the Ross in Townsville. Apparently there are plenty of em in there, some big metre plus ones aswell. Weirs divide sections of the river and they are stocked fairly regularly. The weeds a bit of a bugger though. Its sometimes hard to get a good run. Gonna bury my head in the books now.......try to free up some time for tomorrow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapers Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Cheers Joe and Mark, i have family up there, what a great excuse to visit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglejunky Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 (edited) Hey fellas, Swoff. New outfit is a loomis CR663IMX and a Daiwa Alphas, spooled with 20lb Bionic. Its a sweet little combo. On the lighter side of things for barra (traditionally), but I prefer it that way. It easily subdued the 2 today. So should be spot on for some decent sized ones. The rod has a really short butt which is great to hold, and is awesome for fishing around cover. The blank is slender (as thin or thiner than my bream rods!), yet has plenty of balls..... Its pretty fast action too, so I can throw unweighted stickbaits as well as traditional barra cranks. And the reel, well you know how good it is, Ive read your previous posts. I cant stop looking at it, amazing....... Pedro. Yes there are Crocs in there! But only freshies. Apparently they're really timid. You're unlikely to ever see one, let alone bump into one. Either way. You wont see me dangling my feet in the water to cool down...... Matt. Edited March 17, 2005 by junglejunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I reckon I'll be heading up to see sis We used to swim in that River when we were kids and didn't get eaten so I reckon you're right about them being timid. I haven't been up there since 83 so I reckon a trip must be in order. Did you catch them on bait or lures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Did you catch them on bait or lures? 37240[/snapback] Don't worry I just re-read you post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patl Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 wait to you get a fresh in the creek and it runs over the weirs, we caught over 50 some days fishing beside the over flows, put tags in them and even got a few back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglejunky Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Yep, Halco Laser pro 120dd 2m+ Rob. Im told you catch more on liveys though. Pat Ive heard that about the small barra going nuts when the fresh pours over the weirs. I cant wait. Hasn't been much rain up here this season, so I dont know if its gonna happen. The river's all choked up with weed. Reminds me of the nepean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globalfisher Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 What species of fish is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Globalfisher thats a barramundi. Yeah good report thats another fish i want 2 catch on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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