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Posted by: STEVE.P Jan 2 2008, 09:33 PM

Hello All . we just got back from a visit to Jasons , JG my son and myself it was to be a shooting trip with a few rods thrown in . as jason said there were trout and murry cod up there . I only packed some spinner baits as what usually happens you plan to fish but never get around to it. JG had thrown in some plastics and a coulple of larger hard body's . On the second day we were just sitting around and the boys were going into town to get some things So I asked them to drop me of down were jason said the cod country started , about 4ks down from camp, took my spiner baits and some plastics + 2 large hard bodys

they droped me off at a bridge were the cod country started this was deeper pools and wider river .
saw some bolders down stream and headed towards them throwing a spiner bait in were I could. the water was a bit brown and i changed spiners a few times working them and seeing them come through the water , sometimes I was up high on a rock and could see the lure coming into view. I would have at least 5 casts to the same spot before i moved on.

I wasnt happy with the spiner baits so I put on a large hard body with rattles in it. this had a big action on it , side to side and making noise this is better I thought finally got to the big bolders and started casting,
again and again and again, I did not think I would get anything being a new place and being told theres cod in there , as I was thinking to myself one more cast to boulders and I'll move on the rod was neally riped outa my hands , and it took about a long second to register I was on , it took off and line peeled off my reel to easy > did I set the drag I duno I thought to myself . so up it went .
I was high up on a boulder bout 15 feet finally the cod YES A COD came into view , jason said there were yellow belly in there aswell. my next thing was were do I go as i couldnt go left or right only straight back cos there were drops either side I let him have some line to keep him out a bit backed off drag then did the shufle back, around . down and to the side and about ten metres futher down till i could get to the waters edge . I was wraped first time cod fishing and within 30min I landed one my guess it was about
7-8lb . NO camera to prove it , and for myself to have
I couldnt get the lure out of his gob as it was in solid , I cut the line and made a tether looping it around a few times passing it through its gills and out its mouth. then I walked back putting him in the water every 20-30 yards till I got bake to the pick up point witch was about 500mts back and I waited for them to pick me up . IT wasnt long before they arived we took a few picks and let him go.

Posted by: poly Jan 2 2008, 10:28 PM

nice capture steve, is that your fist cod

Posted by: jasonb Jan 2 2008, 11:01 PM

nice catch steve where did ya get him ?,,,,,they like those viva lures

Posted by: STEVE.P Jan 2 2008, 11:07 PM

first try first cod in the first 20min

Posted by: STEVE.P Jan 2 2008, 11:11 PM

got him upakinbuckterwest near kickatinalong round the corner from pushabaraback.

Viva loss vagas . Thank you very mutch

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jan 2 2008, 11:27 PM

Dont believe him guys

Jumpus caught all the Cod & was kind enough to let these guys get a pic taken with Jumpus's fish & wot do these guys do ??????

Tell Ewe Guys Porky's

Posted by: jasonb Jan 2 2008, 11:31 PM

oh you lyein sheit,,who was it that got the big nestie in his bait caster ?

Posted by: Christos Jan 2 2008, 11:51 PM

Catch Steve.P

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jan 3 2008, 12:00 AM

That was ewe guys I know ewes sabortaged my chronach & it took me ages to get it out but I still managed to catch all the fish

Posted by: Majed Jan 3 2008, 12:16 AM

Fair dinkum you guys....who is telling the truth??????????

Posted by: jasonb Jan 3 2008, 12:40 AM

put it this way guys ,,,,,JUMPY CAUGHT NOTHIN ,,,,,,

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jan 3 2008, 02:04 AM

Majed is not silly he believes me not ewe jason

Posted by: Fed Jan 3 2008, 10:52 AM

Gotta love the story about keeping him alive for a photo shoot Steve, well done.

Posted by: CATCH22 Jan 3 2008, 11:56 AM

WHAT A NESTIE IN THE CASTER OH NO NOT JUMPY CAUSE HE NEVER GETS STUFF LIKE THAT HAPPENING FOR HE IS A PRO ..HAHAAH SO HE TELLS US ALL......

Posted by: CATCH22 Jan 3 2008, 11:58 AM

[quote name='jasonb' date='Jan 3 2008, 06:21 PM' post='7210']
oh you lyein sheit,,who was it that got the big nestie in his bait caster ?
[/qOH NO NOT A NESTIE FOR JUMPY THAT ONLY HAPPENS TO THE AMUTERS LIKE STEVE NOT PRO.S LIKE JUMPY SO HE TELLS US...LOL

Posted by: STEVE.P Jan 6 2008, 09:47 PM

Ahhhhhh you must know him well catch

Posted by: Smelly Jan 7 2008, 01:14 AM

aaahhh hahaha.......naaaa naaa you guy's that was'nt a nestie . It was a

' WIND KNOT ' ... only the Professionals get them .

Posted by: Smelly Jan 7 2008, 01:20 AM

How rude of me .

Congrats on the first cod int the first twenty mate .

Top effort on keeping it alive too ,awesome.