Cod Attack

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Got home day after boxing day after a fortnight away and kids were up for a bit of welcome home fishing in our local hole - Jules wanted to catch herring using small grasshoppers under a float - problem was the bass wouldn't leave his bait alone - he managed one herring in between three bass - while landing his largest one it was shadowed by an Eastern cod ~70cm whicgh kept attacking the hooked bass - Jules said he wish his bass was smaller so the cod could of swallowed it and he would of been on ! 

I redeemed myself with one repectable bass on fly on a 5wt in a hole we'd thrashed earlier in the day with lures - something different sometimes does the job!

Helped  dad catch his biggest bass (50cm) in his home reach of the Burnett on boxing day - I worked it up with a popper then dad hooked it on his spinner bait - Jules had a few tussles with big catties on the 3 kg rig - looking forward to the rest of summer !!

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Nice one Jim, nothing like your local water. Nice to see the EC making an appearance too.
John

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Nice one Jim, seem to remember something about freshwater herring from the past. Would have I seen them on the Sholhaven in NSW?

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  very nice fish mate...one day would love to catch a wild bass like that

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Great family fun Jim, well done mate.

Some cracking fish amongst those pictures, especially your Dads and it looks like Jules maybe a chip off the old block the in the way he's fishing expertise is expanding!

Cheers Dave

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Shoalhaven river was always a good place for Australian Grayling but I am not sure if these are the same as frshwater herring.

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Some great photos there Jim I especially like the great bass your son is holding - a picture of health that fish and one proud kid. Well done on the bass on fly is that a pink thing in it's mouth ? I fished the South Pine with fly on Wed. just gone ,dropping one due to a poor "trout" strike and getting done by one in a snag - lucky to get the fly back with a retriever. Thanks for sharing PAT.

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Hey Dick those herring Potamalosa richmondia - go all the way down the east coast of NSW and into Victoria so you would of seen them in the Shoalhaven - they do look a bit similar to grayling tho - Yeah Pat fly is a small pink thing - one of my favourites - like the big ones for barra and small ones seem to work real good on bass - Jim

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Jeez Jim, you don't look like you've aged at all...a bit more facial hair though!!

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Its all the puratanical living Hammy