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was walking over to urangan peir (hervey bay) last night when a young fella walked past me with a 45cm bass it was real fresh and had been caught off the peir moments before ,this blew me away as i never new they ventured this far into the saltwater one of the other men saw it still moving around in his hand so it must have been.true
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after flooding it is not uncommon to get freshwater fish well into the sea.
After a decent flood about '93/94 period I went out to Woorim reef to see what was hanging there in what i expected to be pretty salty water. I caught two spangled perch!
About 8 weeks after that I was fishing in the Pine River near Castle Hill Estate and scored half a dozen tilapia that were none worse for wear.
This was after that deluge that saw Strathpine cop 300mm in 24 hours.
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Bass migrate to saltwater for spawning at this time of the year.
Usually into rivers and creeks moreso that openwaters though.
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thats what suprised me the peir is out in the bay no where near the mouth of the mary or susan riversComment
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It may have been a Sand Bass, a saltwater species not directly related the Freshwater Bass but looks somewhat similar (actually slightly barra looking in the head area).
Cheers
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Freshwater Eels can travel on land.Comment
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I sure warrior knows what a sand bass looks like and i think he would have seen a fair share of aussie bass and the other fella said it was a aussie bass aswell.Originally posted by Outsider1 View PostIt may have been a Sand Bass, a saltwater species not directly related the Freshwater Bass but looks somewhat similar (actually slightly barra looking in the head area).
Cheers
Dave
Im guessing this bass came from a local lake warrior a few of my mates have caught bass in the lakes that conect to the beach would be quite a few big barra getting out aswell i think
I WISH I CAUGHT A SALTWATER BASS 
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Quote From Native Fish Austalia web page on bass:"In the 1990s, fisheries research vessels captured a number of Australian bass at sea, several kilometers off shore and this led to the theory, then backed up by initial genetic work, that bass may share a common gene pool, rather than being different in separate river catchments."
could well have been a bass. pity tho' they are spawning at the moment so currently closed season for bass.
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I can personally vouch for the fact that Warrior knows exactlyOriginally posted by BARRAkid View PostI sure warrior knows what a sand bass looks like and i think he would have seen a fair share of aussie bass and the other fella said it was a aussie bass aswell.
Im guessing this bass came from a local lake warrior a few of my mates have caught bass in the lakes that conect to the beach would be quite a few big barra getting out aswell i think I WISH I CAUGHT A SALTWATER BASS
what an "Australian Bass" looks like,
his missus Sharon catches them all the time.
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hahaha that would be riteOriginally posted by M62 View PostI can personally vouch for the fact that Warrior knows exactly
what an "Australian Bass" looks like,
his missus Sharon catches them all the time.
Cheers
Mike
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Yet another story about Bass being caught during the closed season.
God this annoys me...People who dont keep up with the rules and regulations in regards to the sports they enjoy. Bass are OFF LIMITS (except in impoundments) during their spawning run (Jun-Aug inclusive). Its not a hard concept to grasp.
Leigh.
P.S Not having a shot at anyone...just venting!
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It may be funny...but its true!Originally posted by BARRAkid View Posthahahaha that is funny
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yer that is what makes it funny i thought most people would already know that i learnt that in year 5Originally posted by Leigh77 View Post
I don't think the fella that caught the bass would have known about the restrictions on bass as he was fishing in the salt for flathead of a pier that is 500+m long
but i do agree there is alot of people that are fishing for Wild bass at this time of the year when they shouldn't 
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hey mike that will keep but true she outfishes me very often.outsider it was definatly an aussy bass and a good one too,i would love him in my livewell in any comp,a very fat fishComment
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