Dinodadog

Arrived to a nice overcast dam, so I had to work fast to get a few from the edges before the sun showed its ugly face and the heat drove me home.Picked up a few trolling and casting, even managed a lean 50cm yella. Dino

Past the shrimp traps and kept going, havnt needed them lately, fingers crossed. Lucky the bass were in an eating mood, managed to get them trolling hardbodies, trolling spinnerbaits and casting spinnerbaits.Headed home when it got to hot. Dino

I have 3 Maximus rods now and love them.I'll put a post up on them soon.

Been having a bit of trouble with the wrists winding in these NPD brutes. So I got myself a new baitcaster rod, a 8ft with a long but I can stick under my arm. I can also cast it a mile using both hands and dont have to worry about backlashes as I have a SLX DC Shimano reel fitted to it. I managed a 50cm bass for the first fish on it, when I got a double hookup trolling spinnerbaits between spots. Managed 41bass with most on spinnerbaits and a few on hardbodies. Dino

They came from 140,000 we put in a few years a go, they are all still that nice color.

As Luc said above. Freshwater fish are very plain eating, its what you like to flavour them with to make them OK.

Had a very good morning out at the dam, that is in amongst the disgusting winds, strangely enough it didnt bother the bass. Picked up a few trolling flickashads also a few trolling spinnerbaits, plus plenty casting spinnerbaits. Dino

A wet bum to start the morning off, then later strong winds made casting uncomfortable. Fishing was fair, plenty of bass and 3 nice yellas,spinnerbaiting,chatterbaiting and trolling. Dino

It is both sides of the barrier, blowing out of all the back alleys.

forgot the pics

Took a trip to the western end of the dam (NPD) just to see what the action was like.Managed to get into double figures on the bass and one yella.Change of scenery was nice but the fish were scarce.Went as far up the dam as possible, where I found the weed totaly blocked any advancement.This weed can change hundreds of meters overnight, depending which way the wind blows. Dino

Its just great getting lures working.

Started off in the paddock picking up a few bass on the flickashads, before moving down to the bottom boundary.It was blowing pretty hard so had to keep finding spots out of the wind. Spinnerbaits were doing well, but I felt the need for something new, so I clipped on a white Jackall tn60. Bass loved them.I also dropped a shrimp over the side while I was casting but the pesky bass kept biting while I was trying to castand when I got a bass on the lure the buggars would tangle up in the baitline. Dino

My carer Luke has to work so back for more exercise tomorrow.

Now now now, there is no hurry, I am looking after the fish.

Headed out on my own this morning, everything went great, until I got back to the ramp.I hobbled my way up the hill to the car, reached in my pocket for the key, empty pocket.Old stupid had taken them out of my track pants and put them on the seat in the boat.Off I went all the way back down the hill then all the way back up.Had to hit the ice when I got home. On the fishing front, started trolling flikashads while there was still some mist over the water,it gives the bass a bit of security in the shallow water.After I had got 5 I headed off down the dam, nek thing out come the spinnerbaits.Got a few then started mixing it up couple of casts on spinnerbaits, then a couple on jackalls,bass were willing to join in and even managed a yella. Heat drove me home early. Dino

Going to try it alone tomorrow, everybody is busy working.Walk up to get the car after fishing might slow me down a bit but the exercise should do me well. Wont feel it if I have a good session on the bass.

Luke and I started off with spinnerbaits getting quite a few, then they seemed to go quite. We moved out a bit further into deeper water and while I tried jigging spoons, Luke tried a Jackall TN60. Well by the time he got to 9 on the jackall I thought I had better join him.With that much start it was hard to catch up, by the time he got to 12 I was only on 6.We kept getting them until it was time to go home. Between the spinnerbaits and the jackalls it was a real good session.I got the rest of my stitches out of my nose thursday, whiched revealed an ugly site, black and red, so had to cover up once more to go fishing. Dino

Go west young man, so we did one young Luke and one old Dino. We found some calmer waters before the winds come up and also found heaps of choking weed that we were lucky to get through. On the fishing side we had a ball on the spinnerbaits and a few on flikashads. Found a few yellas as well as plenty of bass. Dino

They only took the solid stitches out, have to go back next thurs to get the dissolving ones out or put up with them for 6 or 7 weeks.

Yeah I usually head for the car park near the rangers hut, got my first donut there a few weeks back.

Tigers v Cronulla easy to see who the refs were going for, they were realy nitpicking the tigers.

Mate said he would take me out sunday, so when he rang yesterday I said the wind would be OK, I was sick of sitting at home. When we arrived at the dam it was blowing a gale. I said it will be OK plenty of spots to try out of the wind.Same old story everywhere we went the wind followed. Glen and I managed (just) to get to double figures before we threw the towel in. All on spinnerbaits, I got the prize for the biggest a nice 51cm (it moved forward on the mat, jaw hanging over the start) Dino

I went to shove the crumbs from some potato crisps in my gob and didnt realise how far out it was and nearly busted all the hard work the surgeon had done.

Got the solid stitches out of my nose and beside my ear yesterday early, have to go back next thursday to get the dissolving stitches out otherwise it takes up to 7 weeks to dissolve and it annoys you. I know from the cancers I had removed from the lip. So I decided on the way home that I was going fishing no matter what, quick call to see if my carer was available. On the fishing side it had been awhile since we had an arvo session. Luke said are we pulling any pots and I said not today we have to get to the fishing spots likkity split. First spot I cast one side of the boat and Luke the other, nek thing I am on so am I, and that started a nice arvo session. I found an old hat in the cuppard I kept from a NT trip that had mossie net around it and it worked a treat protecting my face. Only problem was I kept forgetting it was there when I went to have a drink, it didnt taste the best. We fish the edges for a couple of hours thinking we had to be off the water before 6pm, but could of stayed longer when we found out it was off by 6.30pm. Anyway we managed 33 bass which was better than a kick in the ass for the short time there. Fresh air escape was totally worth it. Dino