queensland PB Bass

[ryanyoung]

G'day all,

Went for another hit-out in the fresh yesterday afternoon/night with Angrybundybear. I have been haunting the fresh a fair bit in order to try for my 50+cm bass before the new year lol.

I arrived at about 1645 to find Ben already flicking lures and got straight into it, and managed an okay bass on about the third cast (accompanied by profanities from Ben ha ha ha). From there, the bass hit sporadically over the next three hours, with a lot of interest in the lures, but from rat bass I think, as there were many failed hook-ups. The surface was a bit quieter last night also, with only two fish taken on poppers, both R2S bubble-pops.

My highlight happened whilst there was still a bit of daylight, hooking up to this bass, and originally calling it for a yella, as it dove deep and was stubborn as, but on reeling him in, found that my first treble was in his mouth, but the second one had fouled near his gill. He went 49.4cm......6mm shy of my wishlist bass (wasn't Ben laughing at that :evil: ).

Ben managed a solid bass going 47cm from the surface, with another couple of big hits missing the popper. The final tally for the night was 5-1, weather stayed pretty good, although lacked the humidity for great fishing, pretty entertaining night and good company.

Cheers for coming along Ben, will hit it up again very soon.

Cheers,

Ryan.

6mm.......Size does matter :silly:

Ben's from the surface.

[The Mad Hughesy]

Gotta be happy with those fish though. They are some monster bass.

I've tried that spot a few times with no luck:evil:

[ellicat]

Bugger ! :(

The look on your face in the pic is one of disappointment :laugh:

Still 49.4cm bigger than what I have caught :pinch: (by rod anyway)

[Angus]

Awesome Ryan.

After 12 hours sleep I am A OK but off to work today.

Will catch up soon.

Angus

[ryanyoung]

LMAO......Yep Brian, it will go into the books as a 49cm model, those extra 4mm just to highlight my 6mm inadequecy ha ha ha!!!!! Damn.....Did I type that, or think it?

[Keen-as-fisho]

Its still a cracka bass mate. That 6mm is just an excuse to keep hitting them

[fergie]

congats on the p.b ryan.

did u get any on that lure you were using the other night?

[ellicat]

congats on the p.b ryan.

did u get any on that lure you were using the other night?

Don't tell me he was standing in the water with his pants down again :sick: :woohoo: :laugh:

[ryanyoung]

congats on the p.b ryan.

did u get any on that lure you were using the other night?

Sure did Mate, four out of the five were on the sebile, the other one was caught on a R2S Bubble-pop.

[fergie]

cool, gotta get me one of them before i head down there again!

what time do you think you'll be heading up this way?

[fisherjack1394]

great fish guys. even if it is short of the 50cm a 49 is still a cracker

[AngryBundyBear]

Was a great little session lots of little hits and once again Ryan out fishing me on numbers with that lure of his... but i can still give ryan plenty of stick for not being part of the 50cm+ club hahah...looking forward tothe next session

[ozskippy]

i think with all this water around i might have to give the fresh a try or my holidays will be wasted where about are you guys fishing the fresh.. not exact secret spot just a general place to start prospecting

[eg_vtec]

thatsss some solid bass. well done on the pb

[tugger]

if only that little bit bigger ryan still you got to be happy with that new PB its a stonker bass in anyones eyes

[dan25]

Awesome pair of Bass guy's, Good Stuff!

[Brian D]

Fishing is cruel fun - well done but bad luck.

I would have tied it to a tree and measured tomorrow, it would have grown up by then.

[Dinodadog]

Ryan I admire your truthfullness, the over 50cm models will come in good time, especialy the way you are getting into your freshwater fishing.

Dino

[ryanyoung]

Ryan I admire your truthfullness, the over 50cm models will come in good time, especialy the way you are getting into your freshwater fishing.

Dino

Cheers Dino, as Dennis said, it gives me one more reason to go back and hit them up again lol, on top of the main reason.....The fact that freshwater fishing is the most peaceful around, with nil motors and other noise to annoy.

Cheers,

Ryan.

[kiwifisho]

Congrats on the PB Ryan :woohoo: . They r only gonna get bigger for u bro. On the subject of freshwater (sorry to highjack your thread mate :whistle: ) but I have driven over a few rivers since bein in NZ and have slowed down to look and with the comment to my wife "Im sure theres trout in there" :laugh: :laugh: . Im hoping to get a bit of fly fishing in while here as the weather is perfect :woohoo:

Kiwi

[straddiebrad]

well done ryan my biggest is around 30cm on garden worms at the base of the hinze-dam never got them on a lure yet.brad

[Bommie]

well done on ya p.b. and what the Brians said .

Can't wait to see your smile when you crack the 50