Parra River - Bass

[kantong]

A quick mission to find some bass on a Sunday afternoon with the young one.

1 rod, 6lb mono, size 10 hook, fresh worms and a window of 1 hour before we needed to get home.

Conditions were super windy but within 10 mins we found a small patch of bass.

Nothing of size, but fun to hook up. Largest was about 30cm.

Landed 6 bass within 40 minutes, lost about 4.

We ran out of worms, so called it a day. Hope to see some bigger ones this summer!

 

[Rebel]

Top report.

Young guy looks happy.

Well done.

[zmk1962]

Looks like a top father & son outing… or you are very young @kantong!

Were you in parramatta park? I want to chase carp there to try their  salted fillets as offshore bait. 
 

cheers Zoran

[Little_Flatty]

Nice report @kantong. A 30cm bass is not to be sniffed at.

Good way to spend an afternoon with my boy. Come to think of it, it’s a very family friendly place to spend an afternoon. Gives me some ideas for the future.

 

[kantong]

Thank you @Rebel

@zmk1962 - yes it was a great father and son outing, that's my boy in the photo. I was outside the park, near the weir. There were a few young fishos throwing bread and soft plastics looking for carp too.

@Little_Flatty - Thank you! It's got easy access and if there's no fish, the macca's is right around the corner!

[Yowie]

The bass put up a fight at any size, so a good sporting fish for young fishos.

[Little_Flatty]

34 minutes ago, Obsessed Fisherman said:

Nice session! Hmmm I need to touch up on my fish identification because I reckon I would have thought I was catching bream instead of bass.

@Obsessed Fisherman I didn't know 30g jigs worked in freshwater! 🤣

More seriously, it's freshwater past the first weir, and bass + plenty of carp are to be found.

[mrsswordfisherman]

3 hours ago, zmk1962 said:

Looks like a top father & son outing… or you are very young @kantong!

Were you in parramatta park? I want to chase carp there to try their  salted fillets as offshore bait. 
 

cheers Zoran

@kantong has been with us since 2006  now he is married and has kids!!

How old do I feel now 

[Yowie]

9 minutes ago, mrsswordfisherman said:

How old do I feel now 

Do you want me to ring Swordie and ask him?   

[zmk1962]

20 minutes ago, mrsswordfisherman said:

@kantong has been with us since 2006  now he is married and has kids!!

How old do I feel now 

That makes @kantong older than me! …. I’ve only been around since 2011 🧐 … hence I feel quite young now. 
cheers Z 

[mrsswordfisherman]

18 minutes ago, Yowie said:

Do you want me to ring Swordie and ask him?   

Oh you cheeky man you 
 

[big Neil]

LOL Kantong. That's no way to be teaching your child to measure fish mate LOL. Great to see you teaching the next generation the enjoyment of fishing. It's a great pastime and gets them out in the fresh air. Good onya, bn

[bessell1955]

Well, done!

[kantong]

18 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said:

@kantong has been with us since 2006  now he is married and has kids!!

How old do I feel now 

Feeling older, but not wiser!  Hopefully my boy can be a better fisho than me!

@big Neil - Did I mention it was windy?! LOL I nearly lost the brag mat and towel into the water. Will need one of those brag mats that lie flat next time.

Thanks @Yowie @Obsessed Fisherman @Little_Flatty @big Neil @bessell1955 for the comments, a fun little session! 

Edited November 14, 2022 by kantong

[Little_Flatty]

3 hours ago, kantong said:

Feeling older, but not wiser!  Hopefully my boy can be a better fisho than me!

@big Neil - Did I mention it was windy?! LOL I nearly lost the brag mat and towel into the water. Will need one of those brag mats that lie flat next time.

Thanks @Yowie @Obsessed Fisherman @Little_Flatty @big Neil @bessell1955 for the comments, a fun little session! 

I’m the same as you @kantong. Started as a youngish raider in my early 20s, disappeared for a long while doing other things and came back married with kids and busy with work and all the other stuff you do when you have a family! Been a wild ride, my little fishing buddies are starting to join me, but time will tell if it becomes a thing for them.