Chappo Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Hello Raiders Fished the first two legs of the Australian Freshwater Masters last weekend. First up was Golden Perch at Lake Windamere. Sheeeesh, it was hell with the dam shutdown and foul weather. What a difference three weeks has made when the perch were on the chew. We went from the Penthouse (winning the Golden Classic) to the sh*#thouse with only 3 fish for 18 hours comp fishing. The other teams (apart from Steve and Jo Starling who got their ten) also struggled. Seems the only way to get a bite, was rolling soft plastic grubs up and down trees. Next leg was two days at Glenbawn Dam for bass. Big thanks to Merv Hughes who led everyone through some Bay 13 warm up stretching at the briefing. Thankfully Glenbawn was alive with bass and all boats scored well with big numbers. Dave and I boated and released over 80 Bass. The biggest caught during the comp was 435mm (measured nose to fork of the tail, not the tip). That is a cracking Bass for that dam. From talking to the other teams, seems everyone was trolling hard bodied lures at some stage and bigger fish were schooled up in about the 30 to 35 foot mark. Highly recommend getting to Glenbawn NOW if you want to get smashed up. The last leg is at Lake Mullwalla in February, cashing Murray cod. Hopefully it wont be a wasted trip! Chappoooooooooooooo P.S. The AFWM is a lure only catch and release comp with all fish measured by other comp boats! Edited November 14, 2015 by Chappo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Good stuff chappo! Some really nice fish there. Good luck with the Murray cod. Mervs a trooper, loves his fishing and generally comes up here for the tbft. Great pics there! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Nice stuff Murray, 80+ Bass....... Fun fishing I think you've just excited Swordie as he is up there soon i think! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Dark purple feral cats worked well for me for the bigger fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 run your hard bodies a fair way back and fairly slow. The bass are that thick at present that you should see them schooling on the sounder sitting in about the 25 to 35 foot range. Once you get a few hits, keep working that area. Also back off the drag off a little if not near any timber, as we lost quite a few Aggressive strikes with the drag too tight. Good luck. Its an amazing recreational dam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Good luck. Let us all know how you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Swordy do you need someone to carry your luggage? JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Two sessions so far. It's hard fishing! Edited November 19, 2015 by nbdshroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Looking good. Nice one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Donna, Did Stewie catch any big ones like yours? JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Donna, Did Stewie catch any big ones like yours? JD Of course not Dave!!!Yes he did catch a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Awesome fish guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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