[Guest]

Went for a paddle down around the peninsular this morning, was as flat as with hardly a breeze......perfect!

Concentrated on throwing spinnerbaits into the trees for a few hours but it was very quiet at first, at around 10am I lost a cracker of a reddy that would of nudged 2 kilos I reckon, dropped it at the boat.

Went over to that big snag (tree) everyone knows about and threw spinnerbaits all over and around it for a while, hooked up briefly to a really good sized cod but lost the battle after about 3 seconds, a few casts later and I'm on again but a much smaller fish this time, a nice golden of about 2kilos landed.

Gave it away after that as it was getting too hot, but what a top morning on the water.

Couple of pics of the yella.

Cheers, Allan

 

[victor-victor]

Well done Allen, you managed to catch something afterall :lol:

I arrived early and only got a few redfin and did get much more. Nothing on SP only on HB lures.

I will have to give spinnerbaits ago.

Victor

 

[Peril]

Nice fish Allan

 

[aleg75]

Nice looking yellow there Allan, where abouts in LBG were you?

 

[Guest]

Nice looking yellow there Allan, where abouts in LBG were you?

Gday,

I was fishing the deep side of BMP.

Cheers, Allan

 

[Guest]

Well done Allen, you managed to catch something afterall :lol:

I arrived early and only got a few redfin and did get much more. Nothing on SP only on HB lures.

I will have to give spinnerbaits ago.

Victor

Yes it was very quiet given the conditions were perfect for natives.

Was that you that said g'day this morning?

Cheers, Allan

 

[paffoh]

Damn nice Yella!

Must have missed you guys by like 1/2 hr, i was on the water @ BMP roughly 10:15 although i got side tracked playing with a Redfin school just off the smaller island, good to see you cracking a native.

Pity about the Cod, There are some resident bad boys causing problems and i keep encountering them at that snag using HB lures but only ever a 2 second affair ( Might be the braid pulling teeth on the troll )... Ive tried spinners and beetle spins around the snag for nada, how heavy are you going?

Nice work, your keeping me amped for future trips!

 

[Guest]

Derek,

Theres a massive fish in that snag but he's very clever too, only caught him once to date but a mate has got him twice over the last few years.

I dont muck around with light line, I use 10kg braid to a 10kg mono shock leader of about 2 mtrs long, that way if I get snagged or busted off it usually only 2 mtrs of mono I lose & not expensive braid.

I left there around 11am I think, so didnt miss you by much.

Cheers, Allan

 

[paffoh]

Cheers for the Line tip, pretty much the same as what i use on my baitcasters... using 4lb Mono and 4lb fireline on my Redfin rods ( Managed a 3kg Golden on my Whiting / SP setup a few months ago ).

What about weight of the spinner baits?, I have many sizes all the way to 1oz but am always confused as all of them get down to the correct depth ( Willow or Colorado style )...

Nice work once again.

 

[Guest]

OH! aah uhm der!

Ok my favourite weight for "spinnerbaits" :lol: is the 3/8th and 1/2oz in the twin spins and quads, I'm not a big fan of the tandems because the quads and twins are so much more user friendly amongst the snags.

As far as brands go I prefer to use the bassman 4x4's, they seem to push a lot more water than the ausspins.

Catch ya's later on I'm off for some surface action, the conditions are perfect.

Cheers, Allan

 

[RedPhoenix]

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[Guest]

Great result Allan.

That old dead tree is a good producer by the looks of things (Ash: I'll point it out next time we're nearby). I often see boaties parked in close, and banging away at it for ages. Lost what I thought was a beauty cod a bit further north from there (couple of tree groups up). Probably not the old fellow though - from what I understand, the big ones don't tend to wander too much from their defined territories - is that correct?

Any thoughts on the new spinner/squidgie combos they're pushing at the moment?

Good luck tonight. Let us know how you go.

Red.

The report is up mate :wink:

Not sure bout the squidgie combos but havnt really taken much notice of them.

As a general rule a large cod will hold the best position on a permanent snag, they have been known to migrate over 500klms up rivers to spawn then return to the very same snag after their journey.

I've caught the same fish off the same snag on a few different occasions in various spots over the years, so yeah I reckon they are very territorial once the establish their homeland, but that's not to say theres only one cod on each snag either :wink:

That tree is worth spending at least 20 minutes on each visit & then give it another 20 minutes on the way back, you never know you might just get to meet that big green thing that lives in it.

Cheers, Allan

 

[victor-victor]

Yep its was me that said G'day in the redish SOT Yak.

Victor.