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Dunno about that ! I have a lot to learn but luckily I have big ears and good teachers.

Especially on jigs I love it

Bass and bass with catfish underneath

With anticipation through the roof as usual I was up early and off out to the dam. Wasn’t as cold as it has been lately which was much Welcomed being up to my knees in water launching the boat, heading off down stream looking for that school that I found last week I passed up a few loose schools that I have been seeing sitting in the small drop offs. Made it all the way down the dam and heading back with all but two tiny bass and whopper forky giving me some grief on the silly string. Working my way back to the ramp I bumped into a familiar face and a quick chat and report from each other reveals some better needs. Working my way back hitting the edges looking for a toga or some bass sitting in the edges was nothing but casting exercise.almost home and the sounder lights up “you bloody beauty” dropped a shrimp down and was on immediately, after a few on shrimp I started to jig and that’s where the fun started, almost a fish a drop for a frantic 20min session. Even managed a double hook up at one stage with a dirty bloody forky taking the blade off the bottom. Turned out to be a good session in end. fish while you can guys n gals as tomorrow isn’t promised. 20 odd bass and a hand full of catfish, didn’t have much time to take pics cheers

Good stuff old mate, where is the ash tray ?

Try the slim beauty its very similar to the albright but just a bit neater

It is a great knot for sure but @AUS-BNE-FISHO just keep it simple and use a uni knot and kreh loop knot. I see your in scouts so wont take you long to master these

Nice one, I had fun casting to the edges last week and forgot how hard they hit a spinnerbait !

Nice one ray, caught a tagged fish yesterday it was staged by g white and tagged 5 years ago and grew 38mm.

Well for ray not for me ! After putting the boat in and finding out the rear motor has decided to pack it in I should have taken the hint. Beautiful foggy conditions out there this morning making me second guess where I had the shrimp traps, after debating to head down the dam with only one motor my greed got the better of me after the session I had earlier in the week. Passing a few scattered Fish here and there and seeing the bass sitting in the small drop offs I should have really stopped and had a go at what was on offer but the blinkers were on ! Passing a half decent school I stopped for a quick jig to see if they were hungry but my own impatience got the better of me and off I went ( see rays report for the school he sat on ) hoping I could replicate the previous session I looked everywhere and only raised a few fish here and there. Nothing jigging but got some casting to the edges using spinnerbaits ( forgot how good the bite is fishing edges) and a couple on shrimp. Only a hand full of fish for the day but beats vacuuming that’s for sure! As they say you can’t win em all.

ill have to drag you out there one day mate. Ray if you had of thought I could have got it out the car when i was getting the stuff out the back and dropped it off to you.

Good to see they have come up our end. Hopefully they hang around.

Interesting about the tooth paste, I knew about the hot water reminded me to pack a thermos next time

Was a fish a cast for a while there, I even stopped and had smoko to give my self a break.

Just naturally gifted mate ! they were never in our dam and when seq stopped PRFMA doing the dish recovery below the dam wall after a spill some dumb arse had put them above the wall and into the dam, never going to get rid of them now but will do everything I can to keep the numbers down

Off to a chilly start out the dam this morning, after losing a shrimp trap to snag I had 5 shrimp to try and convert into bass so off I go trolling my merry way down dam taking in the serenity, let’s just say after a few hours of enjoying the serenity I had Deffinetly had enough of it ! Searching all the usual haunts of the dam revealed nothing except a few scattered fish here and there and even they weren’t interested, by dumb luck I managed to to find the school I had been searching for after going to investigate what I thought was a eagle eating a snake (turns out he it was a stick) with the sounder lit up like a Xmas tree it was on for young and old. No trophy fish landed but what they don’t have in size they deffinetly made up for in fight. By far the best session I have had on jigs out there and also managed to get a pb of forkies! I don’t mind to as they get a quick shave from me and turned into eagle food as Percy was not interested he’s too well fed ! Took a while to find em today but well worth the wait. I managed to take a few quick pics In between the action. 37 bass all up, also managed to get gill spiked by a bass for the first time today too right in between the knuckles I can tell you now it’s not much fun!

Well done on the river perch, can honestly say I have never caught one .

Hope I run into them tomorrow.

Happy bday mate

Thank you. Il just keep mine as a spare then just incase, How long have you had yours for ? what size cable and anderson plugs did you use to power it from the battery ?

Did a few leaps and one long tail dance, was awesome to see.

Only half his keep I see some still sideways

@rayke1938 how long does it take to pull your boat up into the trailer ?

Yeah I have listened to a few older fellas that fish the dam over the years and practiced what they preached