Is There Anything Boomerangs Won't Catch?

[Schultzy]

During that same Saturday morning on the Richmond River chasing estuary perch I landed this fish. The lure is a 65mm Boomerang in mulga frog colour. The skipper on the day, Kev Clark reckons I must be related to bessy the cow.

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They reckon US muskies are the fish of a thousand casts. This is only the fourth luderick I've caught on a lure in four decades of lure fishing. That must make these things the fish of about 11 trillion casts.:S

This catch prompted a luderick session from the rocks on Sunday morning fishing with cabbage instead of lures. Gotta do it the right way occasionally! Had a ball. Read all about it in September Bush n Beach.

Post edited by: Schultzy, at: 2007/08/11 11:33

[kriso]

thats a great fish neil well done!

[Schultzy]

Kris, it was a HUGE fluke but I suppose if you spend enough time on the water these things are prone to happen eventually.

By the way I was sorting through photos and found some pics of Somerset bass caught on that tarpon coloured Boomerang you had at the barbie. I guess it will work.

I'll post a pic if you like.

[Feral]

Never caught one! One on lures is amazing, I have rarely hear dof them taking live baits, but never a lure!

[Schultzy]

You hear of them taking yabbies during the winter spawning run.

I caught two about 10 minutes apart in Mooball Ck many moons ago while casting with a little celta spinner. Don't know what the luderick though it was but they were keen to chase it.

[kriso]

Schultzy wrote:

Kris, it was a HUGE fluke but I suppose if you spend enough time on the water these things are prone to happen eventually.

By the way I was sorting through photos and found some pics of Somerset bass caught on that tarpon coloured Boomerang you had at the barbie. I guess it will work.

I'll post a pic if you like.

mate that would be tops!:woohoo:

[Schultzy]

Kris, I've uploaded that piccie in the other lakes gallery for you.

[kriso]

cheers mate! guys check the photo out great bass! how big neil?

Post edited by: kriso, at: 2007/08/11 12:21

[Schultzy]

Not huge. Did measure it but can't recall at the moment; too many fish, not enough brain cells.

I'll have to ask young Michael, the lucky lad who caught the fish, next time I see him. He is the friend of a work colleague's son. It was his first trip on freshwater, his first bass, first fish on a lure, etc. Took the lads out for the morning to give them a buzz and keep them interested in fishing.

[James W]

that is a awesome catch neil:)

[kriso]

i wish my first fresh water trip went that well, i tried the boomer, shrimp, ice jigs, g-vibes couldnt buy a it and plastic and stu were bringing them in on after the other and they were 10meters from us if that