queensland man and woman vs. our 1st cods!

[tobie10]

Yesterday Ryan and I paid another visit to the Stanley. Same sort of ordeal as my first trip out: on the water by 7am, lots of scrambling over things you can't see in water and things that are kind of spiky and dense on land. Water level was a bit higher this time around, which meant that water that came up to Ryan's chest went over my shoulders Also, I decided to fall off of a lot of trees, specifically three different ones - but we ended three cods altogether, so fair is fair I guess. It was the 1st official cod for both Ryan and I, so although the Stanley was significantly quieter this time, we were both pretty thrilled with the catch.

All up, 1 yellowbelly, 3 bass, 3 cod.

[tobie10]

Hum, never had problem with pics before...

[tobie10]

[tobie10]

Success! (Above pic) Ryan with his first cod, taken on the spinnerbait you see in the cod's gob.

(below pic) My first cod! Such a beautiful fish!

[tobie10]

Ryan's 1 of 3 bass. That little bugger wrapped Ryan around a tree right away and as it was before we had got the cods, we both thought he was on to something big. Big laugh when that massive fish was pulled out!

[tobie10]

The infamous yellowbelly...but where were his buddies yesterday?

[Dimo]

Looks like a great session. Congratz on marking 1 off the wish list

[tobie10]

2nd cod for me and last fish of the day.

Phew. This post turned out to be a bit of a bugger even though I was trying to keep it simple. Everything was taken on spinnerbaits. For me: purple/blue TT striker 1/4 oz = yellowbelly; yellow/black TT striker 1/8oz = big mama cod; white/purple TT tornado 1/4oz = baby cod. For Ryan it was the purple and black spinnerbait that got his big mama cod - you'd had to ask him about the bass...not sure about those. I think Ryan's right that any spinnerbait works - it's just a matter of getting it in the zone and presenting it right. I can't sort out what I'm doing right or wrong with retrieves because I always seem to get onto a fish when I start daydreaming and just enjoying the scenery :laugh: Size est on the cods were that the big ones went about 50 cm, and the yellowbelly was about 40 cm. Very buggered and sore today, but always enjoy Stanley trips, and you all know that Ryan's a top bloke to have for company.

juls

[mick fillet]

awsome well done to both off you

[ryanyoung]

It was pretty interesting with the three Cod, they certainly took some coaxing to strike at the spinnerbaits. Juls' first Cod was pulled out of a snag that I had already thrown a few casts into. My Cod had repeated go's at my spinnerbait before hooking, even then, it was about the seventh cast into that particular snag. Juls' last Cod only got interested after we were at this one snag for 15-20 minutes or so. It seems they are pretty shy!

The small bass were caught on spinnerbait.

Fantastic day out, the Stanley is proving to be harder work at the moment, due to the amount of water flowing through, with a great deal of debris both under the water and along the bank. Fish are few and far between......Good hard fishing!

Thanks for the company Juls, always good fun.

Ryan.

[tobie10]

Yeah good point - that's why I got them when I was day dreaming because it meant that I was just casting repeatedly into one area instead of being proactive and looking for an ideal spot to cast. I think this happened with Ryan as well, but got a few bumps on previous casts before actually getting the hit. Thought they were yellas missing the bite, but the yellas weren't to be seen!

[dassa]

Good effort guys nice to see some nice fish still up there and welldone to you both on the cod buitifull fish. Ryan for someone not long into the fresh water scene you have picked it up nicely.Tobi I hope didn't hurt your self to bad.

cheers dassa

[tobie10]

Thanks all -

Dassa - thanks for asking, should've mentioned that I'm fine, just tired. I think I fall pretty well - haha! Just some bruising. Was joking with Ryan that next time I'm out I should bring a helmet

[Angus]

Sensational guys.

Most anglers in SE QLD would not consider a session that includes 3 MRC a slow one!!!

Angus

[Dinodadog]

Well done and some nice fish in that lot

[chris_stewart14]

Angus wrote:

Sensational guys.

Most anglers in SE QLD would not consider a session that includes 3 MRC a slow one!!!

Angus

Agreed!!! Ripper session guys.. Most people would flog all day for one of those. Well done to the both of you.

[fergie]

congrats on the firsts.

ryan i see you didn't let this one get away.

well done

ferg

[kiwifisho]

Awesome stuff with the 1sts guys, looks like the cod is well and truely alive and well in the stanley.

Kiwi

[James W]

got ya cod! congrats both of you!..awesome session!

[Keen-as-fisho]

Slow day, Not in my books. Well done nailing three cod.

[ryanyoung]

Thanks all, was a slow day in that the yellas were conspiciously absent, whereas normally a couple more usually would have show some interest. Don't get me wrong, I am still bloody stoked to actually land a cod, as opposed to getting snapped off by them!!

Cheers,

Ryan.

[tobie10]

chris_stewart14 wrote:

Angus wrote:

Sensational guys.

Most anglers in SE QLD would not consider a session that includes 3 MRC a slow one!!!

Angus

Agreed!!! Ripper session guys.. Most people would flog all day for one of those. Well done to the both of you.

We did flog all day haha! :laugh: Didn't get out of there until 4ish, so it was about 9 hours on the river. Agree with everyone though - all worth it!

[dan25]

Well done guys. Awesome effort

[yellahunter]

ripper session guys,

love those mary river cod,

[Brian D]

great report, thanks

[adambris]

thats awesome guys, 3 cod! you must've been pumped!

adam

[wesfish]

3 cod , how fantastic !!! :woohoo: great effort by you both

[fenelious]

Hey guys, great job on the fish, especially your first Cods, well done.

With the spinnerbaits - do you use them most of the time because they're the lure that draws the most hits from the fish there, or because other lures just get snagged up in that sort of water too much?

-Steve.

[tobie10]

Hey Steve, I only use spinnerbaits because my lure collection only consists of three spinnerbaits and don't actually know how to use a hb Also because it seems to work so well. Ryan has some hardbodies but didn't get any hits this time. I know he got some bass on his first stanley trip on hbs. It's very snaggy throughout the whole thing so I think spinnerbaits would get out of snags easier. We both still did quite a bit of swimming to retrieve lures though.

[mangler]

Congratulations to you both on your first cod! I can't remember my first as such, but I will never forget my first cod on a lure when I was about 9, very special fish!

Cheers,

Matt

[shayned]

The Caboolture Stocking Group, along with DPI and the Noosa Cod Hatchery have done a good job so far and hats off to all of them. With the Cod Hatcheries future in doubt, lets hope if things happen for the worst the stocked fish get a chance to form a self perpetuating population. If it works we can strike another tick in the box for volunteers making a big difference to our fisheries.

In fact if you are enjoying the Stanley experience, you might consider a mercy membership with either the Caboolture or Noosa Groups to keep them going.

[Feral]

Shayne if you have contact details I would certainly become an active member of the Caboolture stocking group. I've Tried to find them a few times and been unsuccessful. Probably get a couple of other locals to sign up as well.

[fenelious]

tobie10 wrote:

Hey Steve, I only use spinnerbaits because my lure collection only consists of three spinnerbaits and don't actually know how to use a hb Also because it seems to work so well. Ryan has some hardbodies but didn't get any hits this time. I know he got some bass on his first stanley trip on hbs. It's very snaggy throughout the whole thing so I think spinnerbaits would get out of snags easier. We both still did quite a bit of swimming to retrieve lures though.

yeah thanks tobie. I wouldn't mind trying some surface lures in there in the shadows though...

-Steve.