queensland First fish caught with HB SX40 333 in Newstead

[alteclansing]

Hi all,

Went to Newstead with my mates around 7 to flick my stick(!)... Wanna try out the SX40 for the first time and wanted to prove to my mates that HB works...

It was during incoming tide so my mates went to cast the nets for prawns and he caught some small bait fishes, which is quite nice... While he was doing that, I went to cast from the pontoon side all the way to the middle section of the walkway...Got bites here and there but no hook ups, must be small fish anyway so I walk back to the park, saw the sand flats and I thought, hum... there must be some flathead according to what other people say... So I tried out..

Using a slow 3 circle turn with 2 seconds pause, until the line was around 2 to 3 metres away from me... WHAM!!!!!!! A fish gulp my SX40 333 and the rod was shaking like hell (I'm a newbie so might not be that exciting to others ) and I land the fish and mate, it's a 45cm lizzard... What a catch, my mates were impressed that HB works

So I went casting along the breakfast creek side and I also caught a good size bream, that was also fun.. Here are some photos

[img size=410]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Photo0311.jpg

[alteclansing]

[img size=410]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Photo0313.jpg

[alteclansing]

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[jeff f]

good stuff mate congratulations on the firsts

nice fish

[adri4n]

man you got the fish quick. It took me ages to be able to catch a fish on a hardbody, congratulations

[Rocket75]

That's a ripping start to your HB career, nice work.

Rocket

[Jeryl]

man good stuff! congrats on the first on HB too there are so many ways to work your hb so you might try different retrieves later on for more and better fish

[Dan23]

alteclansing wrote:

[img size=410]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Photo0313.jpg

That's a good sized bream for your first try well done.

[kriso]

great stuff hilary i havent got a bream on artificials yet!

[Dan23]

That's the great thing about this site. you came and asked a few questions got some advice and now you're on your way to some awesome fun. Once you start getting fish on lures you'll become seriously addicted. Just hope you are prepared for the hole in your wallet;)

[brisfisher]

landing your first fish on hb is great stuff,gotta be stoked with that flattie;)

[Do$tylz]

Well done mate. Seems like you didn't need anybodys help ;P

[flatty_catcher]

you sure proved HB works..:ohmy:

nice night out fishing there.

I have never caught a flatty in middle brisbane river on live bait, maybe there is so much of it swimming in the river at the moment you need somthing like a HB to give it that little extra action to entice em up.

well done

[nigehey]

Good job alteclansing...and great cases too (from altec :-))!