queensland Sub Surface S/baiting NPD

[Dinodadog]

Hit the dam nice and early this am for a spot of sub surface s/baiting, had the area to myself and was into the bass 1st cast. This style of fishing is not new as I have been doing it for years as has a lot of others. Idea is to find some water between 3 and 9feet, cast out as far as possible and start retrieve as soon as lure hits the water, keep the rod at a high angle so the s/bait is swimming just below the surface. This is usualy best very early in the morning or late in the arvo, as the fish tend to move around in the shallows during this time or also on overcast days. My second bass come on the 3rd cast and soon after another, then I was wacked by a nice yella right at my feet, oh forgot to mention, dont stop retrieve till the lure is at your feet:laugh: I then went on to pick up several more bass with the biggest going 44cm. No whoppers today but I was as happy as a pig in ****. On the way up the track I run into my mate bill, I have included a pic.

Fish while you can

Dinodadog

1st bass [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_001.JPG

[Dinodadog]

another [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_002.JPG

[Dinodadog]

getting bigger [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_003.JPG

[Dinodadog]

yella [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_004.JPG

[Dinodadog]

bass [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_005.JPG

[silver_rex]

nice work as always Dino...Might give this a try this afternoon, what type of SP you using if dont mind me asking?

Cheers

Eddie

[Dinodadog]

best bass [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_007.JPG

[Dinodadog]

my mate Bill [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/kk_009.JPG

[STU]

Nice work dennis you must be getting fit with all that walking around the dam,And lucky that was not one of those drop bears:laugh:

[Dinodadog]

Stu I am down to 103kg the lowest I have been for over 10years. The blo**y bass wont hang around the mown area you have to walk to find them.

[werewolf]

Another great trip Dino!

Is it just me or does that koala look massive?

[Dinodadog]

It was a happy one we had a big talk

[EMP]

Dino, on an average sunny day, "sub-surface" fishing is NOT the way to go?

[Dinodadog]

Mate you can do it any time of the day,I just mentioned the times I find it works better.

[Fisherjoe]

what s/bait where you using? blue? purple? hotpink?

[EMP]

Fisherjoe wrote:

what s/bait where you using? blue? purple? hotpink?

Joe, about to get desperate? LOL. So am I? LOL.

Got my PM? It's not about your hotpink gear. LOL.

EMP

[Dinodadog]

Check the pics I left them there just for you ha ha

[Fisherjoe]

yeah i got it, have you got my reply yet?

we are going to try npd tomorrow morn, hopefully with a week worth of the barometer over 1010 we might have a chance lol

luckily io got something more then just a spinner hehe i gonna try a berkley and a strikestar as well iof the spinner dosent get anything

[EMP]

Dinodadog wrote:

Check the pics I left them there just for you ha ha

Joe, I think Dino is using a variety of colours if I'm not mistaken.

EMP

[Dinodadog]

I start off dark and get lighter as the sun gets higher, if no sun I stick to darker colours.

[Little Grey Men]

By the looks of the first couple of shots I'd say your still hitting the place nice and early hey Dino ? Good advice given on the burned spinnerbaits too mate.

I keep missing you out there! We'll have to organise a trip sometime.

Those bass should be heading deeper soon I reckon.

[BrisBassMan]

This seems to be a good way to get away from the grass and shrubs dead or dying in the water. Seems that maybe poppers and other surface lures would work although i haven't been able to snare one off these yet. May well just keep this in mind.

Cheers and great report.

[Fisherjoe]

just picked up a heap of different lures from bigw today, damn they are cheap, but not too much of a range (at chermside at least) and a new composite graphite rod for bickies to better do some lure casting, just gotta match a good sized real to it and some decent braid then ill be set to go yeehaaahh lol

[Dinodadog]

LGM getting close to slug time cant wait

Brissbassman it has always been hard to get poppers working at NPD except for hot and balmy late summer arvos just before dark.

Fisherjoe go get them