queensland NPD 10/6/08

[rayke1938]

Was to meet up with Dino at 6am at small car park at but I got there a bit early and being greedy decided to go down and fish.Found a track in the dark and dodging numerous cane toads made my way down to the water.

Not a movement on the surface but I experimented throwing jitterbugs and sammys for around 30 minutes with no result. Then switched over to a spinnerbait with similar results.

I was wondering where Dino was and went back to the car park and saw his ute there so I then found another track where Dino and his master apprentice were fishing.

They each had caught a smallish bass and we perservered for a while until we saw that the ranger had ioened the gates to Bullockies.

The fishing there was pretty slow also with the apprentice and Dino both getting another fish or so each.

About 9ish I had had it and had a sit down and rest. Reinvigorated I commenced flogging the water again. At last I had a hit from a smallish fish and promptly lost it.

I then got a hit from a good fish and christened my new old ( Thanks Tri) tcurve and the twinpower I got from the states.

Went around 50 which is best bass for a while . I knocked off around 10 and left Dino to keep on trying.

One thing that left a nasty taste in my mouth ( and smell in the air) someone had been fishing a day or so ago and left around 6 tandanus lying on the bank.

Leave Dino to finish off.

Cheers

Ray [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/P1010239_AFO.jpg

[rayke1938]

Something to smile about.

Was also smiling as I found the hearing aid that I lost there last week.

Cheers

Ray [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/P1010240_AFO.jpg

[Angus]

Good fish Ray!

Good to see the new/old TP getting a good work out

Angus

[kriso]

nice bass mate and shame about the catties people are so stupid sometimes

[Dinodadog]

Spent the morning trying a few new Ideas, surface frogs and a couple of other types of lures but all to no avail, they were not very interested this morning. Happy to see Ray finish up with a nice bass,I got 1 nice one and a small one and neighbour got 1 nice and 2 small. Seems like the arvo,s are working out better at the moment.

[benno573]

nice bass ray, and a bit of good luck on the hearing aid!

i think some people see tandanus as a pest fish (the assimilation with catfish i guess). i wish people would learn the truth sometimes.

[kriso]

what do the bass taste like from there any good as say compared to hinze?

[Rocket75]

Nice fish Ray,sounds like you worked hard for it too.

Good news about the hearing aid.

No excuses now you have a spare one, no more...whats that dear?, can't hear you my batteries are flat!

Rocket

[STU]

Good onya fellas

[bretto]

Nice work guys and good to see NPD is still producing.

[Tryme]

good to hear the rod is doing well for you, as for me lets just say so so...

[EMP]

Great bass, Ray. I was there later in the day.

Sad to hear about the tandanus. Bastards.

EMP

[mangler]

Nice work Ray, nice bass there. Can't believe that about the catties, I'd rate the tandanus as one of my favourite freshwater fish.

Cheers,

Matt

[EMP]

mangler wrote:

Nice work Ray, nice bass there. Can't believe that about the catties, I'd rate the tandanus as one of my favourite freshwater fish.

Cheers,

Matt

Matt, if only I could catch tandanus every now and again... I love it, too!

EMP

[Cowfish13]

mangler wrote:

Can't believe that about the catties, I'd rate the tandanus as one of my favourite freshwater fish

I agree. Awesome fella's:cheer: Good eating and decent fight as well:) People killing things like that really ticks me off:angry:

Nicely done Ray and Dino (and friend):cheer:

[Dinodadog]

EMP if you want some catties use worms, you also get the odd bass now and then