Finally, a new PB

[samsteele115]

Headed out to harass some midday bass with a mate who fishes the same areas that i do.

The water seemed very cloudy on arrival, so it wasn't long before I put my surface lures back in my bag and chucked on a cheap vibe to attract a bit more attention. It was very strange to see the water so dirty because it was extremely clear a couple of days ago in the same spot and is still very clean further downstream.

Changing to a vibe was a good move and it wasn't long until I landed a small bass.

I took off the lure after that because I didn't trust the trebles, and put on a bright pink micro mullet to really attract attention.

We moved holes and first cast I was onto a small bass on the micro mullet. After a quick release I fired the lure to the opposite bank again and let it sit there for a moment before commencing with a slow retrieve. I had a hit about halfway accross the pool and when the lure was ten metres in front of me BAM I was on. I didn't notice how big the fish was until it went for a roaring run back to where it came from. My drag was as tight as I could get away with on the 6lb braid and leader and I knew I was onto something big when it zoomed across the whole pool, but I still had just enough grunt to turn his head before he bricked me on the bank.

After a couple more shorter runs I got it to the bank and was stoked to see I landed a new pb.

After a quick measure and photos I released him to fight another day. He swam off strongly and it was beautiful to see!

Measured in at 43.8cm

A reasonably slow session turned out to be a pretty memorable one in the end!

Cheers for reading,

Sam

[Little Grey Men]

Very nice bass mate, nicely written report as well. Congrats.

[bersim]

Good work Sam, great size bass. Only 1.2cm off my PB for that hole... Those micro mullets are one of my favourite lures for dirty water!

James

[benno573]

Nice one mate. :cheer:

[Dinodadog]

Well done,climbing the ladder of success,put in the hard yards and it will come.

Dino

[Gloomy Samurai]

Good on you Sam

[samsteele115]

Thanks guys. I certainly have put in the hours finding the spots (and trading a couple with bersim ) and fishing them, was only a matter of time before I got a 'proper' fish haha

[Luvit]

That's a great size for skinny water, well done Sam.

So early in the season your a good chance of upgrading before the seasons end. Next time you do, I hope I'm holding the camera.

cheers

Wayne

[samsteele115]

That's a great size for skinny water, well done Sam.

So early in the season your a good chance of upgrading before the seasons end. Next time you do, I hope I'm holding the camera.

cheers

Wayne

Will tee up a session soon mate