Pickles Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 The weather report was for strong winds and big seas, so offshore session on Kingies was out and Flatties have been quiet offshore, so plan B = Bass on the Derrubbin. I took @James Clain and his buddy Brady out for a morning session. We bagged (& released) 40 by 10 am all on deep diving hardbodies in a variety of colours. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Great photos of the results Bob. The fish look to be in great condition. Be nice to have a crack at them on your local stretch of country. Hi James. bn 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Those fish are indeed in great condition. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Sounds like a great day out, plenty of good sized bass. Not as hard fighting as the kingies you missed out catching, but the bass are still great sport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Fantastic Bob. You should sell those bananas, they seem to work at least as well as S-Factor!🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 healthy looking fish there, well done on bagging out. Looks like a fun day out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg78 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Nice looking Bass!! well done on a successful session! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Clain Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Thank you for the fantastic day out Bob. Will have to get out on the kingfish another time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R E G I C Y C L E Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Great result. Do you troll or cast when targeting bass? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @R E G I C Y C L E, I do both and James and Brady caught some on SP’s flicked under structure whilst I was manoeuvring the boat, but there were ski boats pulling skiers and doughnuts around which tend to push you too close to the trees and rocks. So trolling the drop offs and structure was also the go, but this does result in snags which can be expensive if you lose good quality lures. Some of my favourites are FeralCat signature 5+, stump jumpers, Ogee’s and predator boomerangs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 wow 40 bass in a morning is fantastic. Were they hanging in any particular areas or depths? I assume those lures go quite deep looking at the size of the bibs. Cheers Fil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R E G I C Y C L E Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 21 hours ago, Pickles said: @R E G I C Y C L E, I do both and James and Brady caught some on SP’s flicked under structure whilst I was manoeuvring the boat, but there were ski boats pulling skiers and doughnuts around which tend to push you too close to the trees and rocks. So trolling the drop offs and structure was also the go, but this does result in snags which can be expensive if you lose good quality lures. Some of my favourites are FeralCat signature 5+, stump jumpers, Ogee’s and predator boomerangs. Nice thankyou. If it's not too much to ask, what size stump jumpers (or hardbodies in general) do you use, 55mm no.3's? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Yep, you picked it @R E G I C Y C L E no 3 in 55mm, gold, purple and rainbow trout colour, all painted with red nail polish on the base of the bib. The Feral cats were black, purple, yellow and a light yellow/ gray with body stripes. At the moment that are hitting anything pretty much, we caught fish on every thing we threw at them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 (edited) 11 hours ago, LuckyFil said: wow 40 bass in a morning is fantastic. Were they hanging in any particular areas or depths? I assume those lures go quite deep looking at the size of the bibs. Cheers Fil Fil, they were taking just about anything we threw at them and from the surface to 5m. This time last year after the “wet”, they were pelagic and smashing prawns on the surface - I took a buddy out and he even caught one on a halo twisty(tailor lure). We stopped fishin about 9.30 - 10.00 and could have caught twice that number - a very overcast day with a big low and dropping air pressure. I’ve caught them like this before and stopped fishing after we caught (and released) 66 fish. Edited January 24 by Pickles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 What a great day to be bass fishing. Thanks for the info Bob and very sorry to hear about your experience with the catfish spike sounds painful! Fil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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