pomey_git Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Good day to you all. I would like to share with you my last 2 expodaitions. On sunday we took the dogs round Lake Burely Griffen for the RSPCAs million paws walk. The sun was shining and the wind was behaving so I packed my spin out fit in the car just in case. The walk took a little longer than anticipated as my legs were still ont he rugby field and more than a little bruised. Our good deed done for the day I took the mrs and the dog to plack mountain penninsular to try out my new TT spinner bait. I am keen to get into some natives and found some good loojking banks and fallen lumber to try my luck with. We found a likely looking spot on a very steep bit of bank with some nice falen trees. It took 3 casts to hook up. No warning just one almighty thump and some very fast shakes. It felt like nothing I have ever hooked before. I started to get a bit excited as it took some line. I was wondering if this is what a Yellow belly might feel like............ Clambering over the rocks with legs like jelly can't have looked too elegent, but I got down to the waters edge to get a glimps of colour. It looked green, with really high dorsal fins....... but it was pretty big. It looks to dark to be a yellowbelly and its the wrong shape for a cod. Maybe this is something I havent read about....... Any whoooo, after a last little tustle I pulled out this chap. Just a shade over 33cm. She was full of row and in really good nick. So she came home to become a stir fry. That evening I flew to Syd for work and took my gear with me. Thanks to the advise from others here I headed to pier 2 with some 4inch gulp minnows and a 1/2 oz jig head to get down there. What a pretty spot at night!!!!!!!!!! A few casts and a few dropped bites just twitcing it along the bottom the CRAAAACK!!! The top half of my Garcia Voyager snapped! It must have got chiped on the flight. I am absolutly gutted, it was my fave set up. Oh well best start saving for a replacement. Thanks for reading guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Mate that's a very healthy redfin you got there. Very good eating I believe as well... jelly legs eh ? LOL - even when legs are made of jelly, us fishos can turn them into legs of titanium just long enought to land that fish ! As for the broken rod - that is a real downer. In the old days of fibreglass rods, they rarely got damaged or broken and when then did it was always fixable. Carbon rods though - aren't up to the ruf'n'tumble of travelling but when they're asked to bend on a good fish, they are a pleasure to use - light and powerful - just like me (light on intelligence, powerful after a plate of beans.....) Tony Edited May 21, 2013 by Keflapod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Did you try scaling your redfin perch ???(found they are unscalable,better to take the skin off with the fillet knife). I find they are great fun to catch+++ Great tucker enjoy the stir fry. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomey_git Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 First time I have tried it. Really firm flesh, subtle flavour, browned up a treat. Yeah Chris. If anyone ever needs a suit of armour I'd say make it out of Pearch skin! Tough as hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Bad luck mate! Where abouts did you cast, and what do you think it could have been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomey_git Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Bad luck mate! Where abouts did you cast, and what do you think it could have been? Not sure, It was a good tug that broke it. Would a sambo hit a SP at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Not sure, It was a good tug that broke it. Would a sambo hit a SP at night? Should be titled Pommy Git catches a Pommy Git. Redfin are introduced fish from Europe, probably even England. Nice size one, they are often much smaller in lakes in Australia. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Don't see why it wouldn't maybe a big jewie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomey_git Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Don't see why it wouldn't maybe a big jewie! Dont do that to me!!!!!! I still havent landed one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMn Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Scored my 1st jewie last night, worth every minute mate! Never caught a red fin though... would be devastating to snap a rod on hook up, my only graphite rod never saw the water as snapped it on a tree branch trying to put it in the car... hahaha... was only a cheapie though. Might need a more compact travelling setup or carrying case in future??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 That is a big redfin. How large can they get? That has to be the biggest I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomey_git Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 SMn - well done mate. Bet your chuffed. Just taken a tube from work so I can fly some gear ip tomorrow Jew stalker- that the biggest one I've seen to. I guess they might get a bit bigger than that. I'll have to keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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