My 35+ year old hand painted spinner still can catch trout..

[meppstas]

Hit the river at 6:00 am in what was bloody cold conditions, around 4 degrees.. Fine after 9:00am once the sun was high in the sky. Spent just on 6 hours chasing trout in started off poorly with me hooking & losing the first seven trout before I finally landed and small brown on the Mepps #0 Aglia brown spinner.. Lost another three after that, then decided to use a 35+ year old spinner, one that I had hand painted when I first bought several of them during a clearance sale for 50 cents each. The blades were originally chrome & the lures themselves were made in Japan. Any way no sooner had I put one on I was onto my second trout of the session, to cut a long story short I went on to catch & release another 11 trout from fourteen hook ups. A complete turn around to how that day started that's for sure. Also I hooked two rainbows & landed one, a rare catch in the Meander River now days..Went home feeling quite satisfied of how the day turned out in the end... After finding the three 35= year old spinners in my lure box I remembered I had a few more tucked away in a lure box in the shed somewhere.. Had a hunt around for them today & found them.. there's the original rubber Floppy lure, Wonder Wobbler, JJ'S Lures (probably Stumpjumpers I reckon), Flatfish, Jensen insect spinners and several other old 35+ year lures most of which I hand painted when I bought them all those years ago..

cheers
Adrian.

Mix of old lures I had in the shed..

Around 4 degrees here this morning..

First trout fell to the Aglia brown..

The first of twelve taken on the old 35+ year spinner..

Couple of trout taken here..

Another solid brown..

Several trout taken from narrow flat water next to river bank RHS..

Trout No 12 of the spin session..

Ended the spin session here at 12:05 pm..

Trout just released..

[Lightningx]

Good to hear that they can still catch trout mate
Great pics :thumbsup:

[meppstas]

That is is LX, only other change to the lure was putting on a small split ring and a new set of trebles..

cheers
Adrian

[smile0784]

Good to hear they still work

[Lightningx]

That is is LX, only other change to the lure was putting on a small split ring and a new set of trebles.. :thumbsup:

cheers
Adrian

Haha yea mate I’m sure after 35 years they would be in need of a new set of trebles :rofl:

[Bugatti]

On the Meander River, when it was cold.
An unusual story, started to unfold.
The fishing was far, from being heaven.
With poor Ol Adrian, dropping the first seven.
When he changed to one, which was hand painted.
The results were amazing, that he could have fainted.
Only three more were dropped, but he landed many.
With a 35 year old lure, that he bought for a penny.
And two rainbows were hooked, and landing one.
The turnaround day, ending up being quite fun.
With a satisfied feeling, as he walked through his door.
Off to his shed, to see if he had more.
It’s one of Adrian’s adventures, which is sure to be told.
While he’s rocking in his chair, when he gets old.


Truly enjoy your reports Adrian, they are more like adventures than anything else. And your photos are second to none, thanks.

Cheers, Bill

[Lightningx]

On the Meander River, when it was cold.
An unusual story, started to unfold.
The fishing was far, from being heaven.
With poor Ol Adrian, dropping the first seven.
When he changed to one, which was hand painted.
The results were amazing, that he could have fainted.
Only three more were dropped, but he landed many.
With a 35 year old lure, that he bought for a penny.
And two rainbows were hooked, and landing one.
The turnaround day, ending up being quite fun.
With a satisfied feeling, as he walked through his door.
Off to his shed, to see if he had more.
It’s one of Adrian’s adventures, which is sure to be told.
While he’s rocking in his chair, when he gets old.


Truly enjoy your reports Adrian, they are more like adventures than anything else. And your photos are second to none, thanks.

Cheers, Bill

:thumbsup: :a_goodjob: very good mate I think we have a new poet in town.

[Blue]

Hey Boonie, have a look at Adrians first pic of the 35 year old lures.
I reckon you would see some similarities with the ones that I gave you.
Oldies but goodies.
Blue

[meppstas]

Thanks guys, and to Bill.. just great to have you back old mate.. :super: just love the poems.. :victory:
I haven't written up my full fishing report yet, just wanted to get this little bit of info on site.. I gather the photos help to tell the story anyway..

cheers
Adrian

[Bugatti]

I gather the photos help to tell the story anyway..

cheers
Adrian

Yes, the photos do and they are the best. You have a good knack of combining words with photos in a great story telling way.

On the photos. I know now, that trout look downwards for some reason, when landed.

Hold the phone, I just noticed something

Way to go Adrian, incorporating a part of thousands of years of Australian artwork, to catch trout, nice and ingenious, , , , or better said as indigenous.

Cheers Bill