shak4g63 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 So I've bee in hibernation for a while.......but managed to get some fishing time in. Im a sydney saltwater fisho who moved to the ACT .....so I had to try out some fresh water species. You could say im a fish out of water(excuse the pun) but all the knowlede I gained from my experiences and a wealth of knowledge from this forum translated into a big surprise for me. So I hit up the local tackle stores for the clues and some freshwater lures. Spinners hard bodies etc and thought id start of with carp and some natives. So after work I headed down to fishy looking urban sprawl. As I was tossing hb's and spinner baits around.... my bait rod goes whack whack. .....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz woah. Is that what carp sounds like thats a steam train in 6lb braid and 8lb leader...... what a fight.... left .....right then straight for a weeds poking out of the water gently and luckily coaxed it out into the open holy...shit its a murray cod a fat one too....went 63cm and around the 3 kg mark luckily some lads had a landing net..they were quite impressed and said that a bloody good first catch for a murray cod. One of most beautiful fresh water ever... fish green yellow cheetah like markings... so wow I was stoked....... :D:D:D:D:D It was a bloody good feed.............. Of steak for dinner.... I released her what an awesome fish and awesome fight....carp dont fight that bad after all..... Tight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Nice catch. What bait did you catch it on and were you fishing in the lake? Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Good stuff mate even better for letting it go Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoordan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 They are a manificent fish.. just be carefull, they get addictive. Keep in mind that it is currently a closed season on Cod till the 1st december. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 you no its a good session when u catch murray cod as a by catch lol wel ldone mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosters123 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Remember next time you go fishing if you catch catch a carp as a by catch , never release them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomey_git Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Class fish mate! Good to see they are out there and looking so healthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alluring Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 That's a great fish!! Good to know they're starting to come on. Which lake was it might I ask?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Remember next time you go fishing if you catch catch a carp as a by catch , never release them.I'll put up another report for carp soon I know some oeople who eat carp so it doesnt go ti wasteTight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 They are a manificent fish.. just be carefull, they get addictive. Keep in mind that it is currently a closed season on Cod till the 1st december. yeah they are a beaut fish...im already hooked I got onto another one similar size but it busted off my 6lb leader....I didnt have a net that day...Tight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nice catch. What bait did you catch it on and were you fishing in the lake? Neil. pm me and I might enlighten you :ph34r:Tight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 That's a great fish!! Good to know they're starting to come on. Which lake was it might I ask?? pm me mate I dont want the whole world to know........Tight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Solid fish mate well done! Excellent stuff and good on you for releasing it. Keep up the terrific work. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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