rockhoppa Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) The yellowbelly footballs came out to play in the Cudgegong again today. I hit my PB first up with a 57cm fish. It gave a great fight on 6 lb and then sat nicely for a quick pic. I moved along the bank and on the first drop was on again with a 55 cm model. This was quickly followed by a 47cm that looked like it only needed 'one more pea' to split at the sides. Another 47 cm followed. This thing had lots of spirit and as I tried to remove the trebled it kicked. This caused one side of treble to lodge itself to the bend of the hook. I had a minor issue with feeling ill at the sight of the embedded hardware. So I grit my teeth and pulled. I donated more red stuff than the fish did today! To cap it off, I nailed another 57cm fish that did not give in easily! Five fish and I was stoked. The wind blew up quick and I left them to swim another day. Cheers. Edited November 15, 2014 by rockhoppa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Nice yellas there good to see the river firing! What stretch of the river are you getting them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Some fat fish there. How do they taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhoppa Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Lud Angler: PM sent Yowie: I tried a small one once and it was okay. However, I have been told by many people that the bigger fish are very fatty and not the best tasting, so I haven't tried any since then. Anyway, I prefer C&R on the native freshwater fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Lud Angler: PM sent Yowie: I tried a small one once and it was okay. However, I have been told by many people that the bigger fish are very fatty and not the best tasting, so I haven't tried any since then. Anyway, I prefer C&R on the native freshwater fish. Fair enough, might have to try and catch one myself one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 great yello's there rockhopper ,Have never caught one before,this has inspired me, Keep em coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhoppa Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thanks Diesel. That was my third time trying for them. Will give it another crack in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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