queensland Payback time!

[kiara_poltegerist]

ok.. after losing a metre+ threadie 2 days ago, i wandered down to the river for a short session while the home minister wasnt in today :P .

Chucked out my rig, caught a few catties and a er.. juvenile jew? before changing rigs to drift a prawn out. had a take within 5 minutes, not as big as i'd have preferred, but interesting nonetheless on ultra-light(2-6lb) gear.. didnt measure it accurately, but i daresay 60-70cm minimum?

seems like there're alot of threadies moving about in the river now. Wish i'd have gotten a bigger one tho- the one that busted me off 2 days ago was double the size of this one.

[kiara_poltegerist]

moses perch?

Post edited by: kiara_poltegerist, at: 2007/05/23 23:49

[kiara_poltegerist]

is this a normal prawn or a sub-specie? getting alot of these. the fish dont fancy them tho [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/prawn.JPG

Post edited by: kiara_poltegerist, at: 2007/05/23 23:57

[kiara_poltegerist]

juv jewie? trag? grunter?? is it legal to use these as bait? loads and loads of them. [img size=485]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/grunter.JPG

[kiara_poltegerist]

moses perch? [img size=485]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/mp-ba4dc618947e5f477148a14405bb1aec.JPG

[kiara_poltegerist]

my rod is attached to me whenever i'm soaking a bait now- dont want a repeat of my shark rig incident! [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/attatchment.JPG

[kiara_poltegerist]

finally! but the fight from this fish was peanuts compared to the one i lost 2 days ago.. [img size=480]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/salmon-9f18615e67be83f1b1339ab7b2f92e9e.JPG

[ellicat]

kiara_poltegerist wrote:

is this a normal prawn or a sub-specie? getting alot of these. the fish dont fancy them tho [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/prawn.JPG<br /><br />Post edited by: kiara_poltegerist, at: 2007/05/23 23:57

Looks like a common freshwater shrimp to me. Did you get it in the lower reaches of the river ?

Sounds like an entertaining trip:)

Post edited by: ellicat, at: 2007/05/24 00:20

[obone]

Where abouts in the river was this? Nothing to specific i was just curious.

[obone]

Did you get it in the lower reaches of the river ?

I catch them all the time around Fig Tree Pocket ellicat

[kiara_poltegerist]

er, mid-river i think?

[rayke1938]

Nice thready mate.Got a few of those shrimp up at Kookaburra Park and used them as live bait but the catfish swooped on them. They are a top bait in freshwaterso I reckon that the threadys should also go for them.

Ray

[Angus]

Good work mate.

I finally got your salmon

That fish you have called as a Jew in a Putty Nose Perch or River Perch. They are certainly appearing in rapidly increasing numbers which must be a good thing.

Angus

[Angus]

kiara_poltegerist wrote:

moses perch? [img size=485]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/mp-ba4dc618947e5f477148a14405bb1aec.JPG

Sure is a moses perch.

Im stoked when i see a report like this from middle river. It really speaks well of things to come.

Angus

[Oceandonkey]

kiara_poltegerist wrote:

my rod is attached to me whenever i'm soaking a bait now- dont want a repeat of my shark rig incident! [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/attatchment.JPG

I take it the shark just ran with your rod whilst you werent holding it? If not than you better know how to swim :woohoo:

[slider65]

Channel nine news on Wednesday night showed a guy catching a samon they later said weighted 20kg, it was caught up toward colleges crossing somewhere.