Eildon: 20/8/17
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Eildon: 20/8/17
Had plans to head up to Eildon Friday night having not been up there since March i was pretty keen to get some lines in however, ended up being Saturday afternoon by the time we got up due to a few things coming up.
The main target was a trout having not caught one at Eildon yet and i started with a troll of a Tassie devil and Duel Clutch as we moved to our spot for the weekend. Being on my girlfriends houseboat makes trolling less then ideal but better than nothing.
After a unsuccessful troll on route to our spot and securing the boat it was a change of plans with the lures off and hooks on. I had two rods set up both with worms, one set under a float and another just off the bottom. After 4 hours and not a single touch the whole time i decided that it was time to change my approach.
I decided to put my cod setup out and thought a combination of worm and cheese should get me something, at the least a carp. After another 2-3 hours Saturday night without a touch, freezing fingers and my girlfriend saying maybe fishing isn't for me i called it a night.
Feeling a bit discouraged and having the chance of a sleep in for the first time in a few weeks i decided to wake up at 9:30am, the first time up there i haven't woken up early to get out on the rubber ducky and troll. Like always when i wake up i head straight for the rods and set them before anything else.
I had the float out on one side and the cod rod out sitting 2 feet below the surface on the other. I had just gone inside to get a drink and then i hear the Cod rod hitting the side of the boat as its bent over in my makeshift rod holder i use. I ran out and after a relatively quick fight i had colour and a nice 62cm and fat my biggest one yet. I had got him hooked right in the top of his lip using a circle hook perfectly set and easy to get out. After a few quick snaps it was back in to fight another day and grow bigger, defiantly worth the 7-8 hours the night before after catching this.
The main target was a trout having not caught one at Eildon yet and i started with a troll of a Tassie devil and Duel Clutch as we moved to our spot for the weekend. Being on my girlfriends houseboat makes trolling less then ideal but better than nothing.
After a unsuccessful troll on route to our spot and securing the boat it was a change of plans with the lures off and hooks on. I had two rods set up both with worms, one set under a float and another just off the bottom. After 4 hours and not a single touch the whole time i decided that it was time to change my approach.
I decided to put my cod setup out and thought a combination of worm and cheese should get me something, at the least a carp. After another 2-3 hours Saturday night without a touch, freezing fingers and my girlfriend saying maybe fishing isn't for me i called it a night.
Feeling a bit discouraged and having the chance of a sleep in for the first time in a few weeks i decided to wake up at 9:30am, the first time up there i haven't woken up early to get out on the rubber ducky and troll. Like always when i wake up i head straight for the rods and set them before anything else.
I had the float out on one side and the cod rod out sitting 2 feet below the surface on the other. I had just gone inside to get a drink and then i hear the Cod rod hitting the side of the boat as its bent over in my makeshift rod holder i use. I ran out and after a relatively quick fight i had colour and a nice 62cm and fat my biggest one yet. I had got him hooked right in the top of his lip using a circle hook perfectly set and easy to get out. After a few quick snaps it was back in to fight another day and grow bigger, defiantly worth the 7-8 hours the night before after catching this.
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Re: Eildon: 20/8/17
Good report & nice work on the cod pb :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Don't forget you can fish for cod all year round at eildon
Don't forget you can fish for cod all year round at eildon
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Re: Eildon: 20/8/17
Nice fish, well done mate, cheers davo :a_goodjob:
It's an exhilarating feeling catching a fish
But it's an even better feeling releasing them
But it's an even better feeling releasing them
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Re: Eildon: 20/8/17
Thanks guys,
Appreciate it and can't wait for it to get a bit warmer so they really start to firer up.
Appreciate it and can't wait for it to get a bit warmer so they really start to firer up.