queensland Rack Raider.....

[Dazzamcgee]

Well I picked up a Shimano Rack raider rod 3-5kg class yesterday and was as keen as mustard to get out for a throw.

Headed well upstream of a well known river armed with a handfull of lures and a pocketfull of hope...

Started out tossing around a few different coloured lipless crankbaits with a few touch ups here and there.

Wasn't long before I was on to a nice little salty bass. Popped the lure back in the same spot and was rewarded again with another small bass. Things went quiet for awhile before changing lures this time tying on a gold B52. First cast after letting the lure rest on the surface for abit the lure was nailed BIG TIME !! Line smoked from the reel and the fight took forever before I got to see what had done the damage. To my suprise in comes a 4ft Bull shark with a B52 hanging out of its mouth..WOOHOO... Thats a first time for me a lure caught shark!

Tried to land it but with no luck as I lifted the shark (heavy bugger) from the water it spat the lure and fell back into the water, saved me from having to get the trebles out of its toothy gobb.

Great day out overall and a great way to break in a new rod.. [img size=255]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/small-cce889284c9559d4a76f9be23d7157f5.jpg

[Dazzamcgee]

Another... [img size=255]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/small1.jpg

[ellicat]

Haha - Good one Dazzamcgee. Next craze - bullies on poppers:woohoo:

[Dazzamcgee]

ellicat wrote:

Haha - Good one Dazzamcgee. Next craze - bullies on poppers:woohoo:

Yeah ellicat it wouldn't suprise me...

[Plastic Man]

man thats awesome shark on a lure top stuff mate

[Dan23]

Sweet, I just got a rack raider too. Now I'm really looking forward to using it.

Well done on the fish.

[MichaelJ]

lol wonder if thats happned before bully on popper

great catching river bass to

[Mack_attack]

whatnow wrote:

lol wonder if thats happned before bully on popper

Nah it wasn't a popper. a B52 is just like a gold bomber

[Brian D]

Sharkie on bombers - you gotta love that - good one Dazza

[STU]

Good stuff dazza bass and shark on lures

[Dinodadog]

Well done dazza how salty was the water where the bass came from

Dino

[Dazzamcgee]

Dinodadog wrote:

Well done dazza how salty was the water where the bass came from

Dino

Dinodadog without actually tasting the water I would say I was fishing the upper brackish region. The area had a small freshwater creek feeding into the main body of water. The bass were takin within a couple of metres of the creek mouth(freshwater) and as for the shark it snaffled the lure from abit wider.

I didn't do any special type of tweak to hook the Bully it just climbed all over the lure. Must have been feeding..:dry:

[James W]

great stuff dazz...i have a clue as where ya were...maybe:P ...good stuff on the bully...would have been a sight!...will have to hook up 4 a fish soon mate;)