QLD: The Tangle catches a Wivy Bass

[Nativeman]

Folks

I have been mucking around trying to make my own lures the last couple years and some of my early versions were appalling. Recently I set my mind to it with a lot of help from a lure maker, Anthony Barnard from Deep River Lures I made my first decent lure, the Tangle.

I finally managed to get to Wivenhoe this week after the weather decided to play ball, it was a lovely day on the water with receding winds and the dam turning into a mill pond. I went looking for schools of bass on the flats but only came across schools of catfish, I caught eight monsters.

On the way back to Logans Inlet I was swimming one of my lures for the first time and I was on with a massive hit, after a short battle I managed to net a fat as 50cm Wivenhoe bass. It was a special moment with me scoring a superb fish on my very own lure. The lures are hand carved from Brown Beech, Hand sanded, with an air brushed finish......

[Stippy]

Those lures look fantastic Sel.... as does that bass!

[Agent009]

Well done mate!

I paddled for 6 hours around Wivenhoe the other day (also launched at Logans) and didn't get a single hit...not even a stinking catfish.

Will have to head back and try it again.

PS. Lures look great...and obviously work great as well!

[StevenM]

Thats the stuff

onya Sel

[gra]

Lures look good Sel, well done.

[Dodge]

Sel first time for one of your RAG lures to feature in the reports, and a well deserved result for the Tangle which all look good mate.

[4weightfanatic]

Good effort with the homemades Sel certainly a bit addictive if you have the time and especially satisfying when you catch what your targetting with them. Big catfish hey ! Something I've not caught on the flyrod and maybe worth targetting if they are in numbers with a sinking line. What sort of depth are you finding these catties may I ask. Cheers Pat.

[ArWeTherYet]

Nice work Sel. The lure manufactures around the world will be in despair, now you wont need to buy any more lures.

[YakCult]

Excellent lure and and an excellent fish, Sel!!
Well done mate....
(Lets hope those catfish schools are replaced by the bass schools on the chew, VERY soon... )

[AlexHobie]

let me know if you decide to put your lures on e-bay!

nice bass

[jaytee102]

Nice lures!

Went for to Wivenhoe on Tuesday (3/6) and got nothing.

[Nativeman]

let me know if you decide to put your lures on e-bay!

nice bass

Making some more at the moment...

Thanks for the comments folks

Heading back to Wivy soon, if this wind ever drops

Cheers

[rino88]

Awesome looking Bass! Gotta love Wivenhoe when it gives you a surprise catch.

Lures look good too