queensland GC : from Zero to Hero, back to Zero

[username_taken]

Was going to head off caloundra this morning with Terry, but he cancelled on my at the last minute with sore ovaries.

I decided to head down to everyone's favourite fresh/brackish canals and launched from the dog park at about 7:30am.

After trawling up about a tonne of weed I finally hooked onto a tiny little bassling

followed shortly by a small breambo

Feeling a bit like a Zero at this stage I went off in search of fishy looking areas. I found a spot just to the left of the lock that looked interesting and as I headed to it my sx40 went WIZZZZZZZZZZZ. I grabbed it, started to fight the fish, made some ground and then he threw the hooks. DAMN! I realised I didn't strike ( something I always forget to do on trolled lures ). Still a Zero.

A bit of a paddle around got me a low 30s Bass on a chubby deep and my luck had started to turn.

Headed out near the lock and cast a 2" gulp shrimp around the pilons hoping for a bream. WIZZZZZZZZZZZ it goes, and up comes another decent Bass, but I lost him at the side of the 'yak ( forgot my lip grippers ) trying to lift him.

Back to my fishy spot, I threw a popper around for a while as I'd seen a bit of surface action, but I didn't even get a look in. Threw on a TT switchblade onto my SP rod with 4lbs leader and third cast it got smashed!

Had a good 5+minute fight and up came a beautiful looking bass. I made a few grabs at him in the water and managed to get my thumb down his gob and lifted him in. went 40cm on the ruler. sweet! Finally I'm a Hero. Had a few more casts then decided it was home time.

Trolled all the way back to the car, for another tonne of weed, but no more fish.

When loading the kayak onto the car I slipped and CRASH! kayak goes straight through the canopy window and I get my hand all cut up. Back to being a Zero.

[Dinodadog]

Well done on the nice fish, sorry to hear about the window, I think this site makes people do strange things:silly:

[flatty_catcher]

nice one,pity about the window, but you could probably put a new one in youself, prolly pick one up from the wreckers.

Dan

[kiwifisho]

At least the fishing went ok 4 ya mate:)

Dean;)

[username_taken]

flatty_catcher wrote:

nice one,pity about the window, but you could probably put a new one in youself, prolly pick one up from the wreckers.

Dan

My insurance gives me free glass replacement, so I'm gonna let them deal with it

[username_taken]

I forgot to mention, the place is full of contrasts. Salt and Fresh water fish is just one of them.

How about Rural on the left -

McMansions on the right -

[Rocket75]

So you finally got there to have a fish:)

And an action packed session too

It is a pretty weird contrast, but would be a great place to live.

Did you do much damage to your hand?

Hope it is all good for the BRC if you are fishing it?

[username_taken]

yeah rod, what a great spot!

nah just a couple of grazes, one deep cut on my index finger knuckle, but nothing a bandaid and a beer didn't fix.

haven't worked out what I'm gonna do for the BRC yet, probably kayak one day, but find a sucker with a boat the other.

[Terry H]

Sorry I couldn't make caloundra paul. Don't know what made me check under the hood, but didn't like that a few drops of coolant had started to leak out of the top radiator hose, and I hadn't gotten off my arse to go to supercheap to get a new one (been a week or two :whistle: )

I much rather stay at home than spring a serious leak racing up the highway

[Do$tylz]

Nice trip man. Sux about the car.

so are the bass breeding in those canals?? or are people just dropping in small ones?

[username_taken]

I think I read somewhere that somebody has been stocking it.