Fishing off the bank cooby dam

[bulldogs195461]

What sought of set up would do for this fishing, I'm taking my 4 yr old? Can you use soft plastics, I was thinking of practicing this as well, I've got a tt hardbody lure to? I'm still learning, but have mainly fished landbased in estuaries. Also what bait for the young fella. Thanks all.

[big al]

GO the bulldogs-al

[mottly crew]

dont now anything about cooby dam but GO THE CARTON BLUES :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Little Grey Men]

Plastics work fine in fresh water, for a place like Cooby I'd use a paddle tail plastic ( Sliders, squidgee fish etc ) on a beetlespin jig attachment. These are good for exploring new ground and can be worked very slowly. The beetlespin swims the lure off the bottom and helps avoids the snags. ( Works like a simplified spinnerbait )

This lure setup is my favourite yellow belly lure which is what your likely to come across in Cooby Dam.

The trick for yellas is to slow everything right down.

Your TT blade will work well too, just try to keep it in deep water as they snag pretty easily. Work this one as slow as you dare with a steady slow roll, put in the occasional hop to throw the vibe out.

Your normal estuary setup will do for tossing out a beetlespin, say a 2500 size spin reel on a 7ft 2-4 Kg rod. 8-10 Lb line.

As for the little bloke just dig some worms with him which is all part of the fun. Use a float so he can see the fish playing with the bait and he could pull out anything from a spangled perch to a cod. ( wouldn't that be cool )

[Little Grey Men]

Heres a beelespin and the plastics are Sliders ( paddle or T tails )

[tomca]

I fish Cooby a bit from a kayak and the thick weed on the edges is a real problem for lure fishing.

The best spot to fish landbased is the rocky area towards the wall but is steep and slippery and not suited to the kids. Cressbrook might be a better option, plenty of gar and bass in there as well as the yellowbelly you would be targetting at Cooby. And if you do fish Cooby, take livebait. Mullet Gut Marine on the way out of town has shrimp for sale most of the time and current knowledge on where they are catching a few

[tomca]

And don't forget to take some change for the boomgate on either dam, It'll be $2.50 to get in.

[gazza86]

also Highfeilds Bait and Tackle (Behind Subway) on the highway sells live bait as well.