nbdshroom Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Went fishing during arvos along the Georges at several spots for the past two days. The weather was great - nice and sunny, just the way I like it. I tried to get some fellow raiders to come along but for one reason or another ended up doing the mission solo. On the first day, as the light was beginning to fade along a runout tide, the bream decided to play! Hit 3 decent models (all approaching/on 30 cm) in the space of ten minutes as the mozzies began to swarm around me! Got a few other takes but couldn't connect. Finally things settled down and I was able to land a flathead before calling it a day. Day two, tried going for my first EP. It was generally slow, I didn't get any bites except for the hookups I managed to land. First was a 45 cm flathead. Then about an hour later, the EP hit. Was just hopping my lure along the bottom when I felt a massive lunge and sudden heavy weight on the line. I knew it definitely wasn't a bream, thinking it was a flathead but really hoping for my first EP. When it broke the surface of the water, lo and behold, it was a decent EP coming in at nearly 38 cm. I was stoked! Considering the fish I usually catch, It was a pretty tough fight - heavy weight combined with strong tail kicks in and amongst snags. Thanks goes to Kingfisher84 for tips and mentoring! Now I can rest easy knowing that I got the first one out of the way. For gear, I used 6lb braid and 6lb fluorocarbon throughout. The z-man plastics did all the damage. Edited May 15, 2013 by nbdshroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Good work pete told you will get one at that spot forsure grate p.b to have Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Solid stuff mate! Your doing better than me on the EP's... Had a few sessions on them getting good numbers but nothing over 34.5 so far. Your 38 is a solid perch. They often hit on the drop so watch your line like a hawk. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent X Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Very good results on the SP mate! All gd fish, esp the PB EP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Good work pete told you will get one at that spot forsure grate p.b to have Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Thanks Ben! Solid stuff mate! Your doing better than me on the EP's... Had a few sessions on them getting good numbers but nothing over 34.5 so far. Your 38 is a solid perch. They often hit on the drop so watch your line like a hawk. Cheers, Tom Cheers, I would have been happy with any size, I call it beginners luck! Very good results on the SP mate! All gd fish, esp the PB EP Cheers, I'm satisfied with those fish esp the EP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 awesome work mate! great fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Excellent stuff and congrats on the new PB ep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Tremendous effort mate and congratulations on a ripping fish Nice work also on the bream and flathead and great report too. Those Z mans are great aren't they. I remember reading some of Tom's reports which inspired me to get a few packets. Excellent stuff, well done and keep it up. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 awesome work mate! great fish! Thanks Stan! Excellent stuff and congrats on the new PB ep. Cheers! Tremendous effort mate and congratulations on a ripping fish Nice work also on the bream and flathead and great report too. Those Z mans are great aren't they. I remember reading some of Tom's reports which inspired me to get a few packets. Excellent stuff, well done and keep it up. Ian Thanks! Yep, I agree. They are the most economical choice and they do catch fish. I've only had a few tails chewed off since I've used them. You'll love em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Solid EP mate, she would have put up a good battle i can imagine! hopefully thats one of many more to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRX8 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Thats the stuff man awesome work. Ive tried a few times down at chipping Norton for those eps never got lucky. Good to see you're finally into the braid and leader lol. Nice and light too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Solid EP mate, she would have put up a good battle i can imagine! hopefully thats one of many more to come! Cheers, it wasn't straightforward but she came around in the end! Thats the stuff man awesome work. Ive tried a few times down at chipping Norton for those eps never got lucky. Good to see you're finally into the braid and leader lol. Nice and light too. Thanks man! With all these gear changes piece by piece from a 9 dollar outfit it's just really opened my eyes and helped me understand the effect that each new piece brings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shole01 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 that's a fat EPNice workLanded my first one a few months back on a live prawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 That's a great EP man. Can see you've improved your skill in leaps and bounds and you're putting in the time. You'll be pro in no time and sharing your skills with everyone else on this great forum ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 that's a fat EP Nice work Landed my first one a few months back on a live prawn Thanks! That's a great EP man. Can see you've improved your skill in leaps and bounds and you're putting in the time. You'll be pro in no time and sharing your skills with everyone else on this great forum ... Thanks for the compliments! Not a great SP fisherman by any stretch of the imagination but it's definitely enjoyable and hope to have some good ones (including with new SP users, one day) in the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt17 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Awesome EP PeteEp's can be really hard to come by on SP's so that's a solid effort. Good onya Ben for putting him onto a nice fatty! Have hit that spot numerous times now with Ben, should be able to hopefully pull one out soo hey cheers, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Awesome EP Pete Ep's can be really hard to come by on SP's so that's a solid effort. Good onya Ben for putting him onto a nice fatty! Have hit that spot numerous times now with Ben, should be able to hopefully pull one out soo hey cheers, Matt Thanks Matt! Good luck in your bid to get a nice EP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdanger Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Onya Pete. Gotta love them Z-mans. Nice fish indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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