Wellzy94 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Was fortunate enough to hit the water twice over the past weekend. Once freshwater, trying out some lures I bought on sale (still a learning curve, very new to lures), and once on a charter boat that operates out of Cronulla. Friday lures - My partner Cassie and I hit the Nepean with the hopes of getting Cassie onto her first bass, and first fish on a lure. I had quite a few strikes on the lure early, and dropped 2 small fish. Eventually Cassie hooks up, and I'm screaming in excitement "Go Cass! Bring it in!" only to watch it drop off the lure. Disappointed. About 5 minutes later I cast wide along the bank, lure hits the water and my line gets blown by the breeze onto a branch. Spewing! Manage to whip the line off the branch, and as soon as I gain tension, BANG! I'm on. Bring in a small bass. While I'm landing mine, Cassie hooks up again! Two bass in. Packed up not long after as vision was getting poor. Saturday - Charter A bit of rain early in the morning, we hit 80m and drop lines. Almost instantly we have a hookup, and there's a morwong on the boat. Not much action after that, so we move over towards Botany and in a bit closer, 40-50m. Cass and I both ended up with a morwong each (hers weighed 2grams more than mine! ). I managed a flathead as well, and then the wind picked up. After a while of having trouble holding bottom, and snagging and snapping leaders being dragged through the reef, we headed back. All in all, a good first weekend fishing for the year! Looking forward to the rest of it. Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Very well done Wellzy and Cass, scoring in both fresh and salt in a weekend isn't something to be taken lightly. Hope the success continues for you both throughout the year. Cheers, BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thanks Neil! The bass weren't big, but any fish on a lure is a good fish if you've never done it before! The rush you get when you hook up on a lure for the first time is enough to get anyone addicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Nice one guys! That area you were catching the bass looks very familiar. next time try casting at the pylons with shallow divers! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Shallow divers did the damage on Friday mate, using 38mm cranks. You wouldn't happen to be talking about the narrow staircase on the bridge? Or the other side where the rowers pull up on the bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Try across from the log cabin on the blue mtns side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 I think I know where you're talking about mate, we were at the picnic area on River Rd. So not far away! Definitely want to have a crack at a few different spots in the area as I learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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