Hit Monduran with Kyle for a quick splash'n'dash trip on Friday to Sunday. Conditions were great - a bit windy from the SE on Friday but easing to completely still by Sunday. We got a couple of jighead prototypes from Matt Fraser to trial during our trip.
Day 1
Tried the second island at the first cut-through for a couple of taps but no hook-ups. Headed to quad point for nothing! After lunch hit Jack's but found too many boats and too much noise there. I managed a small catfish on a lure rigged with single hooks. Back to the second island at the first cut-through for the dusk bite and Kyle nails a feisty 63 on his favourite bomber.
Day 2
Dawn saw us throwing slickrigs and hollowbellies with prototype jigheads in a creekbed in B. Kyle's slickkie is engulfed on his second cast as he is practising a Taylor boys jiggy jig retrieve. The barra was deep hooked and abraded the 80lb leader on it's second jump after about 10 seconds of fight, while Kyle was desperately trying to back off the drag (we were in open water). I managed a couple more catfish. Headed to north B where I tied on a gold Xrap and managed a couple more catfish.
That afternoon saw us work a new bank in south B. Second cast Kyle's bomber is smacked by a 98 that finds some underwater timber. We manage to free it and get it to the net when the fish heads to open water rather than towards more timber. A PB on the cast for Kyle. Great net work by me!
Dusk sees us back at the creekbed in B where I see a huge swirl behind my drop bear but no touch. I do manage 7 or 8 catfish, 3 big ones in consecutive casts so Kyle says "Are you sure it isn't the same fish Dad?" - smartarse!
Day 3
Tried another new area in south B at dawn. After an hour or so, I throw my lure to a weed edge and then Kyle throws his 2 metres to the left where it is hammered by a good fish that goes straight around a big tree. Kyle free spools as he leccies after the fish. To the left is deep water and to the right is a shallow bay. Kyle reapplies pressure and the fish heads right into the shallow bay and weed. The next 5 minutes sees us following the fish in 1m of water and weed with me pulling many kilos of the stuff off Kyle's line. Eventually I manage to get the net under 10kg of weed and a 96cm barra that has destroyed Kyle's favourite bomber.
In a final act of desperation I tie on a similar bomber and work another bank. Almost immediately I'm on but, you guessed it, to another catfish. Final tally was three barra to Kyle (63, 98 & 96) and none to me. Catfish count was 4 to Kyle and 12+ to me!
Headed home with a happy boy that was very prepared to educate Dad (aka Catfish King) on how to catch barra...
Kyle (aka Mr Consistency) now has 7 successful trips in a row to Mondy. We will be back in late Feb.
Regs
Pete & Kyle
Good read there Lads - It certainly looks like Kyles giving the old man a real ass woopin! Not too many could say that they have done seven consecutive trips to Mondy & caught barra on each one ....... Goodonya Kyle!!!!
Whats the go with the catties Pete ..... you're not using the S Factor again or trying vegemite...... time to pick ya game up
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Great report Pete---Catfish King----- and well done Kyle.
In all its sounds like a good trip, well done.
When you post the pictures make sure they are the ones with the Mondy Cup sticker in evidence so that i can post Kyles score on the Progressive Score sheet.
Cheers,
John.
Gee's did he ever......Well done Kyle you are fast gaining a reputation of consistency.......I suspect Dad enjoyed that effort.....Thanks for the report Pete well done.....Watch this Space Mondy Cup wise
Good Mates....Good Food.....Good Fishing....Priceless
Nice effort Kyle...you're certainly consistent that's for sure and deserve everything that comes your way because of the dedication and hard work we all know that you put into it.
CK aka Pete...what's going on mate? Get back into the groove will ya?
Cheers
Paul
Ranger 188VX - "Sweet Chariot"
Done John. Kyle has 257cm by my count....Originally Posted by Obi _ Wan
Oh, and I have...ummmm...nil (but I think I might be leading the catfish count!)...
Pete
well done lads kyle kicked butt again i bet he is pleased with that and look at it this way pete a team effort you kept most of the catties away from his hooks to give the barra a chance to hook up like a good deckie should
shane
Well done Kyle!! Smashed it!
awesome report guys,
some unreal fish there, cant wait to get up there,
can only dream of pinning a fish like that.
hey just out of interest, how crowded was the dam..?
roughly how many boats are out over a weekend, is it under 20 or are we talking 50+ boats...and is there always boats within a few hundred metres on the lake..? having not been yet i just wondered what to expect.
Cheers,
Ben
Ben,
Where Kyle caught the bigger fish (area B) is usually very crowded but we were one of only three or four boats there all weekend. Upper reaches of the lake were pretty empty.
Quite a few boats in Jacks and the main basin...but it is a big dam. There were always 30+ boats out but we rarely saw them.
Regs
Pete & Kyle
Great work Kyle you should be very pleased with your consistent efforts.
Pete, at least the catfish keep you excited until you see them! And as most fathers know, watching your son catch a fish can be as satisfying as getting them yourself. Thanks for the report and photos. - Richard
Kyle, you smashed em, and kicked the ol boys butt as well, great week end mate!
Pete, loike Ive said before, cattamundis are an under rated sport fish that will one day be recognized by the masses for the true challenge they offer.
That, and some one has to make the sandwhichs, net the boys barra and take the pics, you done a goood job mate lol!
Good guiding pete!!!....thats about all I can say there!!
Well done Kyle!! your on fire at the moment. Some great fish there mate.
Cheers Steve
Top report Peter,,, good read... Well done to Kyle... (At least you can say you caught more fish than him)... Although that probably won't make you feel any better... Next trip a different story maybe...
Cheer's Baz
Well done Kyle. Nothing better than kicking the old man's butt. I got 1 up on my son for a change. Good to catch up Pete. Sorry to interupt yuor session in the land of nod.
Dave
Not to get technical...... but according to Chemistry, ALCOHOL IS A SOLUTION
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