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Maxima ultragreen or ande

Great to hear about the improvements! I assume those other guys were targeting a deep hole.

Coopex powder mixed in water smashes most insects including wasps. The wasps have never chased me when I spray them. I guess they think it is just water. Not instantaneous, but permethrin based and supposedly low toxicity. Residual, so stops others infesting the area for a while.

Addicted to the smell. Bottle it for aftershave.

Great fish! I love the shot of the cod being returned.

Snatcher, I agree the pike eels are very nasty characters. The largest I once caught was over 7 foot in the river and I wrestled it easily for 15 minutes trying to get my hooks back. It had no qualms trying all manner of ways to bite me. Too bad it wasn't a hairtail. I have caught hairtail up that way in the middle of the day in summer on plastics. Noosa is a great spot. Cheers.

Hi Pomey, I am yet to catch a cod, so take my advice with a grain of salt. However, a bloke who fishes my local river told me to use a predatek boomerang 80 crimson tiger medium diver. He certainly caught 60cm plus cod from the photo's he showed me. The one time I tried the lure, I hooked something very solid that I couldn't get to the surface. Unfortunately, the fish got off unsighted. Good luck in your search.

Dave: I think carp give a good account for themselves, for sure. I have caught them on 6 lb mono but there can't be obstacles otherwise they will bust you off. I haven't caught a really big one yet. Fishywang: I'm always looking for tips on how to target these fish more effectively., though it seems we can't keep up with them even with all the carp bashes held! Cheers.

First pic is great. I know you like your reflection shots.

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Did the Sofala carp Bash on the weekend. A top bunch of people and a well organised event. The phone played up all day so I only have one very poor pic! Report: I turn up to the Turon River site at 8 am. So I register and ask for directions to any area that might be free of fisho's. A get some rudimentary directions and head off. After driving 25 mins up some dirt roads and becoming stuck behind a mob of sheep I finally reach my destination, Crudine Ck. When I arrive I see the creek is all on private property. So lucky that the manager is fixing the fence. Well, after 45 mins of discussing topics all and sundry I see a massive splash in the creek . So I quickly wrap up the conversation and with permission I head up the creek for a start to my part of the bash. After 15 mins I start becoming impatient with no inquiries. So I start a bread berley and slowly I start to see the golden submarines appear like ghosts in a muddy mist. Red tails begin to splash the surface so I cast in hope of a bite. After 1 hour of no nibbles I finally see my line gently move. I let it move about 2 feet before I strike and I'm on. The fish roars up and down the pool efore finally being vanquished . Being lazy I decide that I will lift the beast up the steep bank. Of course, the hook pulls and the beast splashes away to mooch in the mud for another day. At that point it was getting hot so I went to the car to cool off and try and fix the phone. After a while I head off up stream in search of cooperative rubber lips and co. After about 500 m I see a carp 1/4 out of the water sucking on rocks. I cast and watch it hoover the corn bait. Being impatient I give it the full weight of the rod to reef the beast out still green and ready for fisticuffs. I did this two more times after walking another 1.5 km's up the creek. I also managed to see what looked like a large carp-goldfish cross breed, but it was very flightly so no chance of getting a nibble. The heat was starting to get to me so I decided to head back hauling my smelly catch to the car. At the comp I found that I was clearly out the of running for any prizes.My 2.5, 2.2 and 1.57 kg fish did not rate a mention against the 7.2 kg winner and many in between. Poor pic of the carp hanging on the chain. Oh well. I had a great, if not very hot, time and will try out using flies next time. So watch out you feral carp

The great Aussie dream, BBQ on the boat! The BBQ pic actually made me hungry. I really enjoyed the read from a trial and error perspective. Good luck next time Saltwaterdog.

Endless stream of bass with some yella's in the mix. Great work!

Ahh. A classic 'one that got away' story. At least you have photographic proof!

Great story and pic when you can't even see the mat. I can feel the excitement in the text. Was the surgeon kept? Don't know if it's any good to eat?