queensland My dam

[nabs]

Hey guys

Most of you probably dont know that i have a dam in my backyard:P

Its stocked with bass that are around 25cm long and VERY fun to catch.

Recently i havent been getting much but after these last few warm days i decided i'll give it a try this arvo for a quick hour session.

Went down at 4:30, started flicking SPs.. and got a few hits and missed fish until finally i managed to land one. I fish landbased in the dam and there are lillies everywhere so there arent many spots to fish. there are a couple of plces where the lillies havent covered up and thats usually where i get the bass. So i hooked that first fish n it went straight for the lillies very fast. it got me in there and stayed there for about 5min before he swam out and i landed him.

I kept going and again kept missing hits and dropped a couple of fish until i landed another one which i managed to keep out of the lillies.

The lure of choice was a berkley powerbait 2inch grub in pumpkinseed with a 1/16 size 4 jigehad.

Heres some pics of the dam and one of the fish.. (they were taken with my phone) [img size=480]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/20_8_06_bass.JPG

Post edited by: nabs, at: 2006/08/20 19:00

[nabs]

pic of the dam.. taken a couple of weeks ago [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Dam_copy.jpg

[nabs]

anothr bass.. caught a while ago [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/bass_1.jpg

[Feral]

Nabs ya mongrel!

Talk about a beauty of a dam!

Beats going down the backyard and playing in the shed to get some peace and quiet!

[Tim a]

Lucky $%^&! hah everyone else had to drive for hours to get to there bass and you just had to stroll into your back yard.

What reel is that? is it a daiwa sol?

[Angus]

Awesome Nabeel good work!

So jealous.

Angus

[ando_04]

BRC BASS DAY AT NABS

$5 entry

i like that idea

ando

[nabs]

yep timbo thats my sol

sexy aint she:P [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/sol_clearcut.jpg

[Tim a]

Yeh thats my favourite reel in the world! I can't wait to get one.

[efess]

A dam in the back yard, you are one lucky fella nabs.

efess

[BIG DAVE 1]

Lucky MUTHA TRUCKER, i like andos idea, also what else have you got in there? if you every want some 30+ cm eel tailed catfish give me a yell. also if you want some mullet give me a yell.

DAVE

[blue_mako]

good work nabs... remember me n ando asked first to fish your dam agggggges ago!

ive caught a biger bass then you! haha... but still i wanna fish your dam... the more people that fish it the better chance of catching a bigger one!

how big is the dam roughly?? maybe a yack will help?

Troy

p.s. i have a barra n silver perch that i need to get rid of about 35cms ea.

[Feral]

Yeah - I'd reckon from the photo's she would have to be 3/4 of an acre, at least, so how about it Nabs - how big?

[Ash]

Nabs that is absolutely awesome. What other fish you got in there? Also, did you release the bass, or did you buy you land with a damn already on it? If you released them i love to chat and find out where u got the fingerlings from. Love to have some for future ref when i buy land and hopefully build dam as well!

lucky bugger!

L:P

[nabs]

Hey

Im not really sure how big it is but i'll find out. It gets to only about 7meters deep aswell..

The bass have been here since i moved in so im not really sure where the fingerlings were purchased from Ash.. There are also spangle perch in the dam and used to be yellow belly but thanks to trespassers coming in and fishing em out i dont think theres any left.

No catfish or eels either.. which i thought was suprising.

I mite go have a fish today:P so i'll let you know how i go..

Cheers

[nabs]

hey guys

went again today and had an awesome session.. i managed 9 bass in about an hour including my first bass on a popper

The last few days they really seem to have turned on and im getting hits every cast. I also lost about 5 fish which managed to tangle up in the lillies

I had caught about 6 bass when i got taken into the lillies and lost my SP so i decided to try a popper out.. found the one Ando left in my tackle tray last time we were at manly and within 5 casts there was a big splash rite at my lure but sadly it missed it completely. This happend for the next 15min until finally one fish hit the lure and was hooked on.

Got bored of the lousy hook up rate with the popper so i changed back to my last pumpkinseed grub and managed 2 more fish until another one got me in the lillies and i lost my SP:( tried a pink grub and caught a small spangle perch and then decided to call it a day.

i got some pics which i'll put up soon.

Cheers

[BIG DAVE 1]

How big are your spangled perch?

DAVE

[Feral]

Weather is warming up, they are getting hungry!

[ando_04]

well done nabs, its good fun to watch fish hit the surface after a popper

[nabs]

Hey

Heres a few pics of the fish..(andos popper) [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/bass6_popper_23_8_06.jpg

Post edited by: nabs, at: 2006/08/23 20:32

[nabs]

Dave the spangle perch only get to about 20-25cm

Post edited by: nabs, at: 2006/08/23 20:41

Post edited by: nabs, at: 2006/08/23 20:43

[nabs]

another pic..

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/bass5__popper_23_8_06.jpg

[Gerty_92]

YOU LUCKY %&$#...I want a dam in my backyard!!!!!!!!

[BIG DAVE 1]

Oh yeah nabs i know how buig they get i was just wondering how big they are in your dam? Cause ill buy a spangled perch off you. if its small.

DAVE

[Brian D]

Nabs Do you need a best friend? Lucky bastard.

If I was you I would buy a row boat.

[nabs]

hey

Dave, yeh the biggest ive got in the dam was about 25cm.. and in summer when they start biting theres heaps of em and the smallest i've caught would be like 5cm.

Brian, i have got a small canoe but everytime i use it i dont seem to catch any bass..

Cheers

[BIG DAVE 1]

Would you sell any spangeled perch? Cause in the near future il be getting a new tank and i want to put a spangeled perch in there.

DAVE

[blue_mako]

dave im sure he would liek to sell you 1000 spangled perch.... its much better without them... cant wait till saturday when me ando n nabeel fish the dam for the night

Troy

[YakAtak]

Great stuff mate, if your folks ever even talk about selling the place, I konw someone who can fix em up for ya. hahaha lol just jokes, hope they are as happy there as you are! Great looking little bass.