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Good stuff old mate, where is the ash tray ?

Good stuff old mate, where is the ash tray ?

Bass  and bass with catfish underneath 

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

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

Well done mate. You're definitely right about that tomorrow stuff.
Good to see ya giving a coupla seniors a bit of competition.

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 

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 ?

That's the other news...
I decided to make it a non smoking boat to aid me in giving away the filthy habit. I'll save $300 a week if I give it up, so would have paid back a large chunk of what she cost, in a year.

Good stuff old mate, where is the ash tray ?

Good stuff old mate, where is the ash tray ?

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

My 2 favourites, a take on a spinnerbait and a take on a surface lure in a creek.

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

I found this knot the other day. I love it so much. 
For an old fool like me I find it hard to tie braid to anything. This knot is sooooo easy and so fast. I can do it on windy days on light line no problem. 
Thanks me later haha. 
 

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

Well done again Hamish tick off another good threadfin you will become our forum guru on these fish 

Good day again at NPD. I had a full crew with Hai,Stew and stews mate Guy.Took a few spots before we found a good school in 50 feet of water near the fad opposite the fig tree.Hai increased his pb with a good trophy bass whilst Guy got a workout with a couple of forkies, Stew being a gentleman said I will release it for you and promptly got spiked in the hand for his trouble. When Guy caught the next one he was told to look after it himself.
Both forkies were too big for percy and the eagles. We knocked off with the counter showing 107 bass and 2 forkies.
Cheers Ray

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. 

An indication of how the fish move around,  where Ray told me he found the fish was void of any life the day before.

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.