Thanks mate see you tomorrow :thumbsup:Brett wrote:We are at the bunyip hole for those that know where it is.
Signs will be up before dark tonight.
Cod Trip 2018 - March 17th/18th
- Boonanza
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Re: Cod Trip 2018 - March 17th/18th
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Re: Cod Trip 2018 - March 17th/18th
Brett wrote:We are at the bunyip hole for those that know where it is.
Signs will be up before dark tonight.
For people that don't know. You can actually google Bunyip Hole. Just stick to the river and you will find us
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Bu ... 0576?hl=en
Murlz
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Cheers for the link. We are on the river though aren't we??? I'll zip over on Friday, non snoring please.
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Yes mate. Keep the river hard on your left. When you go over the creek you are almost there. Look for the signsMillzee wrote:Cheers for the link. We are on the river though aren't we??? I'll zip over on Friday, non snoring please.
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Yes definately on the river mate. Here is a better map of the Bunyip hole. :thumbsup:Millzee wrote:Cheers for the link. We are on the river though aren't we??? I'll zip over on Friday, non snoring please.
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Re: Cod Trip 2018 - March 17th/18th
Hit a bit of a bloody snag boy's.Hope you are all having a good time up there :cheers: :cheers:
Check your pm's if you can davo.
Check your pm's if you can davo.
Re: Cod Trip 2018 - March 17th/18th
Ah, camping by a river chasing Murray Cod; reminds me of my days with the the Sunshine Anglers Club back in the late 70's. I'll have to join you guy one year for nostalgia sack if nothing else. Best of luck to you all!
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I'm the first one back from the cod trip so I'll put in a report. Most people are packing up and heading home with the gale blowing up here but a few are still fishing re the PIRTEK challenge.
Everyone has caught fish with lots of 'endangered' species, ie, trout cod, silver perch and Murray cod. A few small carp but no yellowbelly. Fishing has been difficult due to a very high river making it difficult to fish lures from boats, troll or just even tie up to bait fish.
Millzee was a new member who attended. It took a while for a few of us to pick our tongues up off the dirt after we saw his boat - obviously a very experienced and dedicated cod angler. He was also a gentleman taking a few of us out who didn't have boats :thumbsup: .
Others will put in some detailed reports but here is a bit of an overview. Davo and Milkman have caught quite a number of cod in the 50-60 cm range on bait. Davo got boofed a few times by one fish that just doesn't want to take the lure properly. Millzee and his son similarly have taken cod up to 60 cm too and I know one of Boonanza's sons has caught cod in to 50cm+ class as well as stacks of silver perch.
In the end I didn't drown a bait I just used surface lures. First night I went out in Millzee's boat and landed this one about 45 cm as well as dropping a smaller one:
The next morning I missed one smallish boof but picked up this beauty in daylight. I didn't muck around too much with the brag matt as the cod swallowed the lure and I wanted to get it out asap without doing any harm. With one pic of the brag mat roughly rolled out next to it (with part of the tail cut off in the pic) I'd say its 79 cm and it was in top condition (my best for this season so far, and off the top):
I picked up another one yesterday arvo in the 40-45 cm range:
The surface fishing was hard work but last night I got boofed by another good fish. This morning I had another crack at him and he hooked up for a few seconds but got off. So for the trip I landed 3 cod without wetting a bait. The rest of the time I just enjoyed the camp.
I had a great time, thanks guys! :a_goodjob:
Best Wishes
Truedogz
Everyone has caught fish with lots of 'endangered' species, ie, trout cod, silver perch and Murray cod. A few small carp but no yellowbelly. Fishing has been difficult due to a very high river making it difficult to fish lures from boats, troll or just even tie up to bait fish.
Millzee was a new member who attended. It took a while for a few of us to pick our tongues up off the dirt after we saw his boat - obviously a very experienced and dedicated cod angler. He was also a gentleman taking a few of us out who didn't have boats :thumbsup: .
Others will put in some detailed reports but here is a bit of an overview. Davo and Milkman have caught quite a number of cod in the 50-60 cm range on bait. Davo got boofed a few times by one fish that just doesn't want to take the lure properly. Millzee and his son similarly have taken cod up to 60 cm too and I know one of Boonanza's sons has caught cod in to 50cm+ class as well as stacks of silver perch.
In the end I didn't drown a bait I just used surface lures. First night I went out in Millzee's boat and landed this one about 45 cm as well as dropping a smaller one:
The next morning I missed one smallish boof but picked up this beauty in daylight. I didn't muck around too much with the brag matt as the cod swallowed the lure and I wanted to get it out asap without doing any harm. With one pic of the brag mat roughly rolled out next to it (with part of the tail cut off in the pic) I'd say its 79 cm and it was in top condition (my best for this season so far, and off the top):
I picked up another one yesterday arvo in the 40-45 cm range:
The surface fishing was hard work but last night I got boofed by another good fish. This morning I had another crack at him and he hooked up for a few seconds but got off. So for the trip I landed 3 cod without wetting a bait. The rest of the time I just enjoyed the camp.
I had a great time, thanks guys! :a_goodjob:
Best Wishes
Truedogz
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