bassboy888 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) Well Raiders I thought it was about time to put down the rod and write up a report. We will go back to the start of February where i was back on the nepean river with one of my good mates. After purchasing a heap of new lures we set of on a quick LB fish where he immediately scored a beautiful 31cm tagged bass. the day later we hit up the river had THE BEST session in the nepean I have had yet (even though the water was high and dirty) we picked up 2 fish each for the day all on surface and with in 200m of bank from eachother. I got the first two, both on tiemco soft shells cicadas and then 5 mins later this one then my mate SMASHED his PB on Megabass siglets with a massive 41cm and not even 5 meters from that one 3 casts later a 35cm fish to say he was stoked is an understatement, i couldnt wipe the smile off his face no matter how much cr@p I gave him Next time on the water saw me head to glenbawn dam for my first ever ABT event. This comp saw most competitors fishing in 30+foot of water slow rolling grubs, hopping blades and ice jigging (very different to my recent river escapades, and a new technique). The deep water technique was a new one and it involved dropping down plastics and as slow as you can wind up 6ft (unless you got bites) and dropping it down. a very successful way to fish once you got the hang of it and if i had an extra session in prefish I think I would have done a whole lot better. I ended with 2/6 fish and 2 absolute smokings... that will teach me for using 4lb in the sticks A few days later had me fishing back on the nepean and back onto the surface getting this little fella and a swim after a bass thought it woulf be funny to drag my lure into his home almost getting bricked THEN the rain hit......... I got desperate so i searched closer to home for some water that had cleared up quickly and i cam across the bass nursery.... which was fine by me, any bass on 4lb and on surface is fun! with today being the last session before this write up i even caught bass and bream side by side. There you go raiders, i hope what wasnt too long of a report! All i wonder is what am i going to do in the winter........ Edited March 6, 2013 by bassboy888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Great report mate! Well done on giving the ABT a go! Some solid fish there. Love those sigletts and soft shells! Been working a treat for me lately! Love the surface strike! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Another great report mate. Well done on your achievements in the ABT. Each time you compete and gain more insight into fishing new water and techniques, the more competitive you'll be. Lord help 'em NEXT year! Top photos of very nice fish. Keep up the great work mate! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Nice bass mate. They are great when they take a surface lure as they seem to hit harder, maybe they think the insect they are gulping will take off if they don't grab it and head back down fast. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Bassboy! well done! those are some crackers mate. I hope you enjoyed the ABT im keen as to get into one, might start off on the bream though lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 top fish mate them temico soft shells are smashing the bass lately i think im going for a bush walk soon Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Bassboy. Great to hear you got out despite the weather lately and got some good fish! Well done on entering the ABT too. Must have been scary being in a field of pros but I'm sure what you learn from entering is worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 They don't call you Bassboy for nuthin....great effort mate....I must say fishing glenbawn in the deep is so much harder than pitching spinner baits into the tree or surface popping.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 There are some awesome fish in there. Congrats to you and your mate. There is always dam trout in in the winter. Bloody freezing though over the mountain in the cold months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Thanks for the replies guys, you're not wrong about the ABT being a different ball game. It was one of the best ways to learn new techniques, one more session would have helped me so much and what would have take me a week or two to learn properly I did in next to no time a all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Great report Bassboy. Good to see some quality fish coming out of the Nepean, even better when there hitting the surface. The rivers starting to clear now, you should still get a few good months in before they start to shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Excellent stuff Bassboy! Sensational fish, wonderful photos and top report. Thanks for sharing and keep up the nice work! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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