Madden Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Headed up the Neapean river late on Easter Monday with my brother in hope of a trout plan was to try lures into the evening and then surface poppers after dark for a bass. We trolled tassie devils and hard bodies up past Erskin creek without any luck and spoke to quite a view other boats doing the same who reported no trout today. We managed to get up into the Warragamba arm and decided to soak a few baits while we contemplated our plan of attack and with in 10 minutes we hooked a trout and we had achieved our target species a Rainbow approximatly 30cms. We continued fishing baits with out any luck and then my brother pulls out an old pink coloured hard bodied lure that he said had caught him a few trout over the years and offered it to me to give a go, first cast and I was on felt like a massive trout with numerous runs and strong heads shakes, as the leader came up we couldn't believe our eyes at the size of the bass attached to the trout lure a few nervous net attemps later and we had her in the boat 55cm bass my pb to date by a long way, we took a few photos and released her to fight another day. We gave the surface lures ago on the way back but no hits but we were still happy with our day catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1829 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 first cast and I was on felt like a massive trout with numerous runs and strong heads shakes, as the leader came up we couldn't believe our eyes at the size of the bass attached to the trout lure a few nervous net attemps later and we had her in the boat 55cm bass my pb to date by a long way, we took a few photos and released her to fight another day. that's a bloody big bass!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Enorrrrrmous bass! Congrats on an absolute stonker Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 What a great looking Bass. It looks really healthy for its size, especially this far south . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 great bass mate, he would have been a real handful, what gear did you get him on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madden Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 great bass mate, he would have been a real handful, what gear did you get him on? 2 to 5 kilo spin rod with a 1000 reel loaded with 10 pound braid and 8 pound leader, light drag and I hooked him in open water as I was casting for a trout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 2 to 5 kilo spin rod with a 1000 reel loaded with 10 pound braid and 8 pound leader, light drag and I hooked him in open water as I was casting for a trout. mad i bet that was fun, lucky you hooked him in open water which is unusual from my experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 cracking bass. there's been a few bigguns around lately. must just be that time of year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirulz Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Nice and u even managed the elusive trout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thats a huuuuuge bass mate! Love it when they get that big. It certainly would have given you some heart stopping moments with the net!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Cracking bass for the Nepean! Good fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengaliwolf Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Great Bass mate. We're yet to land one that big yet. What a whopper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolforjesus Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 That is a cracker of a Bass Mate! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMick Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Top Bass, very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnierthanu Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have fished the river for 39 years and that is the biggest bass i have seen photos off come out of the river , Well done mate . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madden Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have fished the river for 39 years and that is the biggest bass i have seen photos off come out of the river , Well done mate . Yes I have fished the Nepean around Penrith for 20 years and never caught or heard of one this size before, my best bass up until yesterday was 38cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
days Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 wow that thing is a monstar great catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalucius Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Great report. Fantastic Bass Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibodfisho Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Wow awesome Bass, fishing always throws up the unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Garn Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Seems like with Trout in the river Bass are a by catch at the moment... But bloody hell what a by catch!!! What a stunning specimen of a fish... Well done mate!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheder Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 :1yikes: what a cracking bass, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 That's a great fish Bugger the trout when your catching bass like that. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Addict Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Well done..what a cracker! Gotta be stoked with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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