tednted
04-11-2010, 08:48 AM
Well another great trip has been run & won 8-)
This year there was no great drama getting there & back , no Kangaroos hit !!
We headed for Cania gorge for a spot of bass fishin first up with an overnight stop at Dalby . We made it to Dalby & fluked accomodation in a motel that was only 12 mths old with near palatial rooms but the only trouble was we had to take the boats off & park them outside other peoples rooms . With so much gear in the boats , me mate John jerry rigged up a motion detector alarm for the boat before we left . So we thought we 'd set it up at the motel with the boat being so far away . John is a bit of a electronic whizz , so I should've realised this was not just gunna be a normal alarm !! when it goes off it actually goes off with a sonic boom !! After settling in & gettin a few froffies into us we ordered room service for tea (Rump surf & turf) so we're sittin at the table diggin in & all of a sudden there's almighty ear piercing siren goin off outside this poor bastards room !! We didnt tighten up the draw string on the cover & the wind was blowin it around a bit . So I did the big bolt across the courtyard to disarm the the alarm . As I was walkin back to my room I looked back & there was this poor prick standin in his doorway rubbin his eyes sayin WTF was that >:( >:( .Next mornin up @ 4.30 ,a slow & steady get ready to get on the road everything good ,untill I went to unlock the trailer lock :-[ No KEY !!! No probs I've got bolt cutters ! just manged to get the jaws of the cutters onto the lock & gave it the heave ho & yep you guessed it , broke the jaws of the bolt cutters . Good locks them Lockwood Padlocks ;)
Luckily there was a guy with his work van there & offered to cut it off with an angle grinder
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After a bit of Breaky we set off for Cania on the tar that they put over dirt & call roads in QLD ::) After arriving at the tourist park & checking in & upacking the boats & utes we finally make it down to the water & launch the boats & set about fishin. Overcast conditions & the lake with quite a bit more water that last year I decided to do a bit of trolling 1st to see what was on the sounder ! Set the minn kota on a course & tied on a little 50ml purple halco lure and before I had a chance to set the drag I was on , a lovely 65 cm saratoga !! to say these fish put on a bit of a show is an understatement !! 10mins later & about 8 jumps & tailwalks across the water we had him landed !!
I stuck me hand in its gob to dislodge the lure & found out that they have teeth ::)
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Another 15 mins of trollin & the sun going down a bit we thought we'd have a go at a bit of flicking . flicking around a rock wall with jackalls & me mate Mick who's a bit new to flickin gets hit & lands our first Bass A little 29cm model (sorry didn't get photos of the bass) Mick now likes this flickin caper !! Another 30 mins of flickin & Mick again lands another little bass ! but this one goes 33cm & is a keeper . Darkness sets in & absolutely no more action on the flick we decided to go on the troll , with so many fish showing up on the thermocline we put on bibbed lures to see if we can entice them to have a go ,but Mick stays with his jackall & as the night goes on picked up another keeper & put back another 4 fish . So of course we all go to jackalls then the next one to hook up was me other mate Clarkie ! too small so another release .
that was it for night no. 1 The boys in Pauls boat had got onto a couple of keepers aswell & also through a few back . At this stage I'm still yet to hook my first bass !! Next mornin up & on the water before day break & as the day breaks the water is boiling in a few spots close to the bank so we concentrate on flicking these boils . Mick is on fire & still catchin fish on the flick albeit undersize & me & Clarkie are getting jack shit . after the sun ios up we go on the troll again & Clarkie gets a couple of undersize & some spangled perch & I've had 1 hit for 1 drop when we pulled the pin & head back for some brunch & a few froffies & a snooze . Clarkie decides that the froffies are more important than a snooze & food !!!! So by the time we set off for the evening & night session Clarkie 's a mess & decides to have the night off . Me & Mick set off & start flicking straight away for an hour for no hits , so again we go on the troll & finally I crack it for my first Bass !!! 29 cm back he goes ! 10 mins later Mick is onto a cracker ,easily a 40-45 cm bass but goes a bit too hard on him at the boat & loses him . another 2 hours & we get My first keeper 31cm & I'm finally contributing to the barbie cookup for awoonga . 10 mins later & Mick lands another keeper . Another 20 mins & again my rod goes & this time this fish has got a lot of weight about it ! I get it to the boat & see the size of this thing & call for the net . We get in the net & I yell out a"You f###ing beauty "that anyone back at the park could have heard & upon close inspection under the light To be followed by "F##k 1600 kms for a F##king Yella " Yep 1600 kilometers for a 47 cm Yella :-[
With the boys in Pauly's boat ,gettin 4 keepers & with my boat with 5 keepers , we have enough fish for a cook up at Awoonga . As for Deiter & Col in the 3 rd boat well , they got their fair share of fish, but no keepers at all :-[
Part 2 to come Guys !!! I've got to do some work & I've got sore fingers
Pauly with one of their bass
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At this stage , Team Cortina 6 team, Datsun 4, team Gemini zip
This year there was no great drama getting there & back , no Kangaroos hit !!
We headed for Cania gorge for a spot of bass fishin first up with an overnight stop at Dalby . We made it to Dalby & fluked accomodation in a motel that was only 12 mths old with near palatial rooms but the only trouble was we had to take the boats off & park them outside other peoples rooms . With so much gear in the boats , me mate John jerry rigged up a motion detector alarm for the boat before we left . So we thought we 'd set it up at the motel with the boat being so far away . John is a bit of a electronic whizz , so I should've realised this was not just gunna be a normal alarm !! when it goes off it actually goes off with a sonic boom !! After settling in & gettin a few froffies into us we ordered room service for tea (Rump surf & turf) so we're sittin at the table diggin in & all of a sudden there's almighty ear piercing siren goin off outside this poor bastards room !! We didnt tighten up the draw string on the cover & the wind was blowin it around a bit . So I did the big bolt across the courtyard to disarm the the alarm . As I was walkin back to my room I looked back & there was this poor prick standin in his doorway rubbin his eyes sayin WTF was that >:( >:( .Next mornin up @ 4.30 ,a slow & steady get ready to get on the road everything good ,untill I went to unlock the trailer lock :-[ No KEY !!! No probs I've got bolt cutters ! just manged to get the jaws of the cutters onto the lock & gave it the heave ho & yep you guessed it , broke the jaws of the bolt cutters . Good locks them Lockwood Padlocks ;)
Luckily there was a guy with his work van there & offered to cut it off with an angle grinder
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/tednted/dolby1.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/tednted/dalby3.jpg
After a bit of Breaky we set off for Cania on the tar that they put over dirt & call roads in QLD ::) After arriving at the tourist park & checking in & upacking the boats & utes we finally make it down to the water & launch the boats & set about fishin. Overcast conditions & the lake with quite a bit more water that last year I decided to do a bit of trolling 1st to see what was on the sounder ! Set the minn kota on a course & tied on a little 50ml purple halco lure and before I had a chance to set the drag I was on , a lovely 65 cm saratoga !! to say these fish put on a bit of a show is an understatement !! 10mins later & about 8 jumps & tailwalks across the water we had him landed !!
I stuck me hand in its gob to dislodge the lure & found out that they have teeth ::)
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/tednted/awoonga001.jpg
Another 15 mins of trollin & the sun going down a bit we thought we'd have a go at a bit of flicking . flicking around a rock wall with jackalls & me mate Mick who's a bit new to flickin gets hit & lands our first Bass A little 29cm model (sorry didn't get photos of the bass) Mick now likes this flickin caper !! Another 30 mins of flickin & Mick again lands another little bass ! but this one goes 33cm & is a keeper . Darkness sets in & absolutely no more action on the flick we decided to go on the troll , with so many fish showing up on the thermocline we put on bibbed lures to see if we can entice them to have a go ,but Mick stays with his jackall & as the night goes on picked up another keeper & put back another 4 fish . So of course we all go to jackalls then the next one to hook up was me other mate Clarkie ! too small so another release .
that was it for night no. 1 The boys in Pauls boat had got onto a couple of keepers aswell & also through a few back . At this stage I'm still yet to hook my first bass !! Next mornin up & on the water before day break & as the day breaks the water is boiling in a few spots close to the bank so we concentrate on flicking these boils . Mick is on fire & still catchin fish on the flick albeit undersize & me & Clarkie are getting jack shit . after the sun ios up we go on the troll again & Clarkie gets a couple of undersize & some spangled perch & I've had 1 hit for 1 drop when we pulled the pin & head back for some brunch & a few froffies & a snooze . Clarkie decides that the froffies are more important than a snooze & food !!!! So by the time we set off for the evening & night session Clarkie 's a mess & decides to have the night off . Me & Mick set off & start flicking straight away for an hour for no hits , so again we go on the troll & finally I crack it for my first Bass !!! 29 cm back he goes ! 10 mins later Mick is onto a cracker ,easily a 40-45 cm bass but goes a bit too hard on him at the boat & loses him . another 2 hours & we get My first keeper 31cm & I'm finally contributing to the barbie cookup for awoonga . 10 mins later & Mick lands another keeper . Another 20 mins & again my rod goes & this time this fish has got a lot of weight about it ! I get it to the boat & see the size of this thing & call for the net . We get in the net & I yell out a"You f###ing beauty "that anyone back at the park could have heard & upon close inspection under the light To be followed by "F##k 1600 kms for a F##king Yella " Yep 1600 kilometers for a 47 cm Yella :-[
With the boys in Pauly's boat ,gettin 4 keepers & with my boat with 5 keepers , we have enough fish for a cook up at Awoonga . As for Deiter & Col in the 3 rd boat well , they got their fair share of fish, but no keepers at all :-[
Part 2 to come Guys !!! I've got to do some work & I've got sore fingers
Pauly with one of their bass
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/tednted/Awoonga11.jpg
At this stage , Team Cortina 6 team, Datsun 4, team Gemini zip