queensland My first august bass

[fishtales]

Went to NPD for a quick fish this morning at first light and managed 9 bass. Interestingly enough there wasn't many dead Tilapia around and I do not think that the cleanup has touched this spot yet. I put it down to the deeper water available where I fish, and I have read recently that the deeper water is not as cold as in the shallow areas such as McGavins View, hence the fewer dead fish.

Anyway-thats my theory.

Now to upload a pic.

Chris

Post edited by: fishtales, at: 2007/08/01 12:59

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[fishtales]

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[fishtales]

another

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Post edited by: fishtales, at: 2007/08/01 13:22

[Angus]

Good pics man. Nice shiny fish!

Angus

[Plastic Man]

sounds like a nice session matethey must have got all the fish from that area because i was there sunday and there was heaps of dead fish around good work mate

[chubbstar]

Nice catch mate, good 1:cheer:

[fishtales]

Plastic Man wrote:

sounds like a nice session matethey must have got all the fish from that area because i was there sunday and there was heaps of dead fish around good work mate

Hi Plastic Man,

They have not cleaned up the area I fished because the couple of dead ones that I found have been dead for over a week or so.

Chris

[STU]

9 bass good effort the numbers are starting to drop has not been big scores the last few days

[MichaelJ]

congrats on the bass

so if i go there on sat afternoon me and my m8 would hav a decent chance of catchin our first ausy bass?

[Cowfish13]

Depends. Have you ever gone Bass fishing before? If not, then you are in the same boat as my family which is still yet to catch our first NP Bass after 3 trips.

[Dinodadog]

Well done as the others have said its not easy at the moment, if you were not at macgavins what general area were you in.

Dino

[fishtales]

Hi Dino,

Further down towards Whitesoad Rd. All those tips you gave me helped with the slugs although most fish were caught on Jackalls and Megabass X Ultra Vibrations.

Funny that all fish were caught before 7am with barely a touch afterwards, and I started fishing at 6.10 am.

I was going to go down near McGavins but all reports said it was quiet so I gave it a miss.

Chris

Post edited by: fishtales, at: 2007/08/01 18:54

[MichaelJ]

did you measure any of the bass?

that would suck going there three times ad catching no bass and i havnt been bass fishing before.:S

[fishtales]

whatnow wrote:

did you measure any of the bass?

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Yes, I only measure them when they look above 45cm, and the one pictured went 46cm to the fork.

Chris

[Dinodadog]

Well done Chris Wish I had the legs to take me that far. You are right McGavins is at a standstill [if that is a word ]

Dino

[mackmauler]

i didnt raise a scale in that area this arvo dino, but the g vibes casted well.

[Dan23]

Probably a redundant question but what's the protocol at NPD? I read that to take a boat there you need a special permit but can you land fish without one? I also read there's a gate blocking the road. Is there a place where anyone can just drive in and throw lures off the bank?? I know I'm being lazy cause all this is probably on the DPI site but if anyone feels like filling me in it'd be appreciated.

[MichaelJ]

your allowed to fish of bank were it isnt taped off but i dont think anyones aloud boat in there atm too low

[Cowfish13]

You can go to Forgans Cove and park there and walk down, or McGavins View and Bullocky Rest (same deal as Forgans). Every fish from every report on NP has been while fishing off the bank. So yes you can still land hundreds off the bank like Dino.

[Dan23]

Sweet, any tips on where to head? Would a refidex co-ordinate be pushing my luck??

[Cowfish13]

Dunno, havn't got a refidex on me. But Places like Forgans, McGavins (basically the dam wall) and Bullocky rest will be very clearly labelled on the refidex.

Also, a week or two ago, 111 bass or some thing were landed for around McGavins, but I think it has shut down now. All of these 3 places have there moments in the fishing reports

Post edited by: Cowfish13, at: 2007/08/02 21:13

[Dan23]

Thanks mate. I only really have one specific bass lure but I figure I can just try the various soft plastics I own and give it a go. Now all I need is a day off work.