queensland Embarrassed at Somerset

[Schultzy]

Shot up to Somerset for a few hours before work early in the week. Love weekdays, no ski boats and even better, no wake boats.

Slipped the boat into the water and realised something was missing. Left the camera case sitting at home. How embarrasment :blush: (to quote Kylie Mole).

Not to worry there is always the little 1.2 megapixel compact in the boat. Raced up the lake to just above the Junction and trolled with a couple of big lures. Had a Viper on one rod and an 80mm Boomerang on the other. In a lake of clay banks I managed to drive straight over a rock outcrop and modify the nearly new Solas prop. How embarrasment again! :blush: :blush:

Worked along the river channel and hooked up after about an hour. Felt like a solid fish and even mellow old Schultzy let out a yahoo when a handsome green mottled head appeared.

Swam the cod into the shallows, hopped out of the boat to take some shots with the fish in the water. Snapped one pic and the batteries in the compact went flat.

How embarrassment yet again! :blush: :blush: :blush:

Measured the cod at 49cm let him go, quit while the going was good and left before I could stuff up again.

Stopped for fuel on the way home and checked twice to make sure my fly was done up before getting out of the car. Paranoid? Maybe. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/sset_cod.jpg

[Angus]

Hahahaha.

Great report Schultzy!

And what can i say... Nice Fish!

Angus

[rumrunner]

lol

great report mate!

hope the prop is ok and ya get a better run of luck next time.

Ian.

[Ash]

Awesome stuff Shultz! Atleast you didnt sink your boat!:blush:

Nice fish, havent caught a cod yet, any tips?

[Dan23]

Wow, that's a big lure. I guess that's how the old saying goes, \"big lure, big fish\".

[ellicat]

:laugh: Nice to see it happens to gurus too lol. The difference being the gurus still manage a fish on the bad days. Pretty fish and thanks for the laugh Schultzy.

PS Not even a pretty deckie shot ?

[Schultzy]

Ash,

Persistence is the key. Keep targeting the cod, ignore the bass, etc, and eventually you'll nail one.

Easier to get a cod on the western side of the range in places like Leslie, Glenlyon, the Dumaresq River, etc.

Over the border tends to fish better than QLD, possible due to their all waters licence.

[James W]

sexy fish neil....im twitching again:) ......this sunday i reckon...angus, dust off ya yak;) ....

[Ash]

Jimmy, im waiting a couple of months then im coming to you place with my cod set up. I i know of cod that lives near you thats just asking to be caught;)

[Schultzy]

Ellicat,

Sorry about the absence of a deckie photo.

I'll post two next time.

[ellicat]

Schultzy wrote:

Ellicat,

Sorry about the absence of a deckie photo.

I'll post two next time.

I'd be prepared to tip in for new batteries:woohoo:

[James W]

Ash wrote:

Jimmy, im waiting a couple of months then im coming to you place with my cod set up. I i know of cod that lives near you thats just asking to be caught;)

i know where we need to knock ash...cant waitB)

[MichaelJ]

nice little cod shultzy

hopefully u dont get so embarrassed next time

[Oztrav]

ive noticed alot lately about bigger lures for cod maybe guys are missing out cause they are using bass sized lures an the ol cod couldnt be bothered moving for such a small meal

so was your fly done ?

[Aaron H]

jimmybob wrote:

Ash wrote:

Jimmy, im waiting a couple of months then im coming to you place with my cod set up. I i know of cod that lives near you thats just asking to be caught;)

i know where we need to knock ash...cant waitB)

Remember to ignore those pesky 50 cm bass Jimmy, I'm thinking of heading there Saturday morning, next time I go leaving all bass gear at home (especially lipless crankbaits) so no temptation to chase the bass again:laugh:

[Dinodadog]

Neil that's nearly as embarrassing as my last trip up there I got a big fat zero.

Dino