Yarra In Eltham

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Yarra In Eltham

Post by Aussie_moose » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:42 am

Yesterday (30th June) i had a morning free so decided to head down to the Yarra with my brother to wet a couple of lines. We tried a new spot we had never fished before and it took a bit of a hike to get there. after fishing for about an hour and a half and getting nothing i decided to move about 100 metres up the river and within 5 minutes a BIG carp took my worm and took off, it went for 2 runs, then trashed on top of the water before just lying motionless on top of the water not far from the bank, so i was thinking sweet just gotta reel this baby in, when all of a sudden its as if it just spat the hook out and swam off really slowly leaving me on the bank just watching. Some of you might be wondering why i seem so excited about a carp that i didnt even land, well its because iv never got onto anything in the Yarra before and have never caught a carp either, and well still haven't. For anyone wondering i was fishing a full scrubby on a running sinker rig but with a 3 way swivel so i could attach a scentinal.
will be heading back to that same spot next Sunday and hoping for just that little bit more luck
There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the bank like an idiot, I excel in the latter!!!

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Re: Yarra In Eltham

Post by justonemorecast » Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:55 pm

Bad luck mate, but next time catch and despatch that ugly big mud sucker.

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Re: Yarra In Eltham

Post by trout-hunter » Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:17 pm

Hey mate try cheese... You will get good size cod from warrendyte all the way through eltham. Drive up reynolds rd to the very end. Theres a fire access gate then a loooong steep dirt rd to walk down about 1km the yarra is big and deep and big cod live in there. I use motzarilla cheese, its the only cheese fish can digest other cheeses can catch you cod but also makes them a bit crook..

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Post by Rod Bender » Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:07 am

trout-hunter wrote:Hey mate try cheese... You will get good size cod from warrendyte all the way through eltham. .......................................................................................................................................................................
A good suggestion to try when the cod season opens! :-D
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Post by trout-hunter » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:08 am

When does cod season open? Ill see if i can post a photo of a cod a mate caught at the end of reynolds rd

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Post by trout-hunter » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:13 am

We are strictly catch and release with the cod in the yarra because iv heard they dont breed in there. fun to catch though

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Post by nickb123 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:38 am

what size gear do you use on cod hook size and set up etc i've never fished for them before?
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Post by trout-hunter » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:53 am

The line on our cod rods is 15 to 20lb braid and hooks are random sizes, a big hook splits the cheese and it falls off when casting. Cheese should be no bigger than 1cm squar. We also use a normal running sinker set up. I think the most important thing is to SET YOUR DRAG... They are very strong fish. Spinner baits are very popular aswell but i havent had luck with them in the yarra.
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Post by nickb123 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:21 am

Thanks for the info mate i would love to try when cod season opens something different from the saltwater fish
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Post by drew 2 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:56 am

trout-hunter wrote:Hey mate try cheese... I use motzarilla cheese, its the only cheese fish can digest other cheeses can catch you cod but also makes them a bit crook..
That's a myth, can you show me any study's/research that has proven this to be true in regards to any type of cheese. Cod will regurgitate anything they cant digest.

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