queensland NPD nearly OK

[Dinodadog]

Thank goodness the water out at NPD looks like it is very slowly clearing. I hit the water at 6am this morning and trolled all the way to the far boundary for not one touch, lucky I had a few shrimp and a couple of small redclaw in my traps and with the help of a couple from faulked, I managed to get 6 bass on shrimp. These were mostly small bass, but wallyfly who was close by snagged a 51cm on bait and another small one. Bit more luck on the lures on the way home I had a ridgeback out one side and a spro 70 out the other when whack off goes the spro as I am reaching for it the ridgeback goes off, I grab the ridgeback to set the hooks and then go back to the spro and 2 winds of the handle and its gone, lucky the other one stayed on.At this stage I put another ridgeback on to replace the spro. I done a circle and came back past the same spot and whack whack double hookup, small but a fish is a fish, then further along I got 2 more singles. So 6 on bait and 5 on ridgebacks. Not even one on s/baits boo hoo.

Fish while you can

Dinodadog

1st on ridgeback [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/npd_18_6_001.JPG

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double hookup [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/npd_18_6_002.JPG

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another [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/npd_18_6_003.JPG

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another [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/npd_18_6_004.JPG

[faulked]

it was no bloody good for me today one big fat donut here

[Dinodadog]

didnt you see the notice on the board we have to take it in turns to have a good day, I have had a few bad ones lately ha ha

[wesfish]

nice fish dino!!! good to see some healthy ones after the 53cm one :laugh:

[wallyfly]

Thanks to Faulked for his donation of shrimps to both Dino and me. We both had wins and I

was lucky enough catching a 51cm by dropping the bait to 3 to 4 metres , the level the fish were showing on the sounder. Had a good day, wind and all. Ian

[Dinodadog]

Wesfish anything is better than a dead one

[rayke1938]

It was a AFO day on the dam today only 6 anglers and all AFO members shame that only 2 of them caught fish but any day on the dam is a good day.

We didnt get there till nearly 8am trolled down to our pots which were a bit light on. Could be that they hadnt been looked at since Monday and no bait was left in most of them.

Bait fished near the island and then moved to the marker float where Angry Salmon got bricked by a good fish and then trolled our way back where I had a good hit on a blitzbagga but fish got off after a few seconds.

Looking forward to tomorrow hopefully a earlier start will make a difference.

Cheers

Ray

[Little Grey Men]

Looks like some of those bass are finally starting to fatten up a bit Dino.

[Dinodadog]

I hope the big momas are not to far away, that is if they co-operate and show up after all the water changes.

[chris_stewart14]

Good work Dino... I was going to comment that I have not seen many of your trade mark Bass with spinners hanging out of their mouth of late..

Seems to be abit harder going up at the NPD of late. Haven't been in 3 weeks due to uni exams and a trip to the Tweed. Will be back into it next weekend so hopefully the fish come to the party.. Well done for being one of the select few to get fish.

[Dinodadog]

After spending so much time fishing from the bank with s/baits it was a little hard getting used to casting them to the bank again, but before the water got dirty I was nailing a few 1st up in the mornings casting between the trees in the water and keeping them midwater slowrolling back to the boat and on the steeper banks casting to the edge and every couple of cranks a pause to let it dropp a few feet. I luv s/baits.

[Little Grey Men]

Dinodadog wrote:

After spending so much time fishing from the bank with s/baits it was a little hard getting used to casting them to the bank again, but before the water got dirty I was nailing a few 1st up in the mornings casting between the trees in the water and keeping them midwater slowrolling back to the boat and on the steeper banks casting to the edge and every couple of cranks a pause to let it dropp a few feet. I luv s/baits.

I've got a few new ones to show you Dino. Designed to fish fast and not rise in the water column. ( clever design )

[Dinodadog]

I'll look fwd to seeing them Michael, dont lose them before I get a look. Best part for me is I can now use all the ones I pushed aside when I was trying to get distance from the bank. In the boat you can place yourself as close as you like.