Basseeker

The evergreen crazy cradle is another great small size shallow/mid depth crankbait. With powerful rattle they can attract fish from a fair distance. Haven't tried them on the Aussie bass yet but they work really well with the largemouth. From what I've read in here, they will for sure do some damage on the locals. I hope to put them to test soon and let you know of the outcome! Cheers,

Hahah! Good on both, congrats! ?

Now that's a keeper!! Hold on to her!! ??? That's what love should be all about... ?

Hahahaha!!! And the list of must haves will never end... ??? Welcome to bass fishing!

Good on you both! One for the fish, one for "spreading the love" ??? I agree, the probability of loosing your lure and that of getting them to bite walk hand in hand. Cheers,

Congrats on the beautiful fish mate! Was a good way to start the day ?

Congrats mate! What a cracker of a fish. And in a cracker of an outfit too. ? Great report!

Tks mate, for sure I will need to explore more fishing ground and having someone to share the fun with is always a must. Will let you know of my next go at them. cheers,

I'm on the right track then!! ? Although the aussie bass has a much smaller mouth and probably does not reach the size of the largemouth I am used to (in Europe, never been to South America), the way fish engulf their prey tells me they can perfectly deal with a Texas rig... as you say, give it a try I will, possibly with a crawfish instead of a worm for a smaller profile. Will let you know of the results! Cheers ?

To the bassmasters out there, next time I want to try some plastics, do you guys use the Texas rig? I couldn't find any bullet sinkers in the shops I visited and it didn't seem like a good idea to fill my suitcases with lead when I came here... ? At times I use jigheads but the weedless effect of a Texas rig is unbeatable! Any comments? Cheers,

That's pretty much what u need. I use braid on the lures from the shore, not so much thinking of the fish but more of recovering them lures when snagged... it's a heartache to loose some of them and I tend to cast thigh to cover to entice them.

Tks Neil, I'm stoked! There's a whole new world out there to be explored... ?

Thanks Matt! Being my first attempt and land based, I looked for easy access to water that seemed a bit deeper close to the shore.

Left at 5am, gear in the car and hit the road for my first Aussie Bass attempt. By 6 I'm by the water at the chosen spot on the beautiful Nepean river, regardless of the calm of the moment the surface is "boiling" with activity... this will be fun I thought! ? A couple of hours later I had this stupid grin stuck on my face... and it still won't go off. Landed 3 bass and had a few more hits on topwaters. Tried the jitterbug, the pop-r, the buzzjet, the tinny torpedo and the gunfish at the surface and a couple of cranks and jerks. All strikes were on the tinny torpedo and the pop-r. This beauty (in its 30s) was the best fish of the session and just smashed a tinny torpedo! Thank you for being so nice, hope We see each other again! Still have to spend many more hours after them until I feel I know how to fish them but they've got me hooked for good!! Cheers,

As promised in another post, my trophies for: European jewie (argyrosomus regius) - 14.3kg. Landbased, on a Lunker City 6" Shaker and 40g jighead. European seabass (dicentrarchus labrax) - 3.6kg. From kayak, on a Daywa Saltiga 17cm jerkbait. Largemouth bass (michropterus salmoides) - 59cm. Land based/wadding, on a Lucky Craft Sammy. Both the jewie and the seabass made a few other people happy around the table, hopefully the largemouth still happily swims in the reservoir where I left him. Hope you like the photos and most importantly hope I'll soon be able to take and post a few shots of Australian trophies! ?