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Title: Weird lookin' Bass
Post by: aussiebasser on July 08, 2013, 06:53:41 AM

I got to spend a day fishing in the South China Sea at Kuala Rompin in Malaysia with Pam.  Their water tastes funny and the long nosed, high finned, leaping Bass are a bit different to our Bass.  This is the result of a double hook-up.
(http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu255/aussiebasser/DSC_1217.jpg) (http://s653.photobucket.com/user/aussiebasser/media/DSC_1217.jpg.html)
(http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu255/aussiebasser/DSC_1210.jpg) (http://s653.photobucket.com/user/aussiebasser/media/DSC_1210.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Weird lookin' Bass
Post by: UBK on July 08, 2013, 08:18:20 AM

Cant see any structure. .. were they schooling? :p

Title: Re: Weird lookin' Bass
Post by: aussiebasser on July 08, 2013, 08:37:46 AM

They were schooling in about 20'.  Pam's livie went off, and I grabbed my rod to clear the area and it went off, and the two fish were jumping together and a third free jumper joined in.  At one stage Pam's fish jumped over my line.  I think we were pretty lucky to land them both.  The conditions weren't right for fly fishing, with about 0 visibility in the water and rough conditions.

Title: Re: Weird lookin' Bass
Post by: Novice on July 08, 2013, 09:07:12 AM

Nice shoes Dale!

Title: Re: Weird lookin' Bass
Post by: takrat on July 11, 2013, 09:29:11 PM

Freshwater sailfish! That's very unusual.

Title: Re: Weird lookin' Bass
Post by: Jason L on July 12, 2013, 04:55:41 PM

Dead set Dale you're a goose!

They're Macquaria Istiophorus Leichardti, northern species I think.