queensland Jiggle Jiggle Cast Cast

[Dinodadog]

Started off cool and overcast this morning, but alas it didnt last long, next came the heat followed by the winds. I put a bit of time in casting this morning and was rewarded well.Headed off then trolling until I found a few willing schools to jig to. Finished up back casting to the edges for a few more on the way back up the dam.Finished up with 54 bass and one yellow plus a good sized spangle this morning.

Dino

[Nog]

Have you been getting any of size lately  @Dinodadog?  There seems to be heaps of smalls ones in reports.

[Drop Bear]

Great stuff. What an awesome mixed bag. Are there many spangleys in the dam? 

[Dinodadog]

4 hours ago, Nog said:

Have you been getting any of size lately  @Dinodadog?  There seems to be heaps of smalls ones in reports.

Most are legal with a few small ones now and again, but as they say a fish is a fish whatever the size.

[Dinodadog]

3 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Great stuff. What an awesome mixed bag. Are there many spangleys in the dam? 

We used to catch some large spanglies years ago but hardly ever see them now.

[Luc53]

Even though the males gards and tends the eggs, I suspect survival of the eggs & fry is not great especially since the tilapia invasion.

When the dam was first built you could catch some craker spanglies some pushing almost 1 Kg. 

They then overbred and stunted. When bass were stocked, size got better for a while.

Since they had to compete with stocked fish you don't see or catch many.

Would be awsome if they grew to 2 Kgs or so.

PS only ended up with 5 bass on the troll, no takers for bank casting.

[John]

good haul there 

[Drop Bear]

On 02/11/2018 at 8:16 PM, Luc53 said:

Even though the males gards and tends the eggs, I suspect survival of the eggs & fry is not great especially since the tilapia invasion.

When the dam was first built you could catch some craker spanglies some pushing almost 1 Kg. 

They then overbred and stunted. When bass were stocked, size got better for a while.

Since they had to compete with stocked fish you don't see or catch many.

Would be awsome if they grew to 2 Kgs or so.

PS only ended up with 5 bass on the troll, no takers for bank casting.

They are a great fish. I'd love to see a 1kg version.