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  1. Thanks Paul! I sure did, took the day off and went fishing A couple fish even comitted suicide, they must've known it was my b'day. lol Herby
  2. That's a WHOPPER!!! Congrats Lozza, that's an awesome catch. What bait was it taken on? Cheers, Herby
  3. Josh's fish ... pulled from a puddle (less than 1m of water). Not a bad way to fill in a couple of minutes whilst everyone else is using the restroom. lol Tony showing off his little barra! Pretty countryside and very relaxing! No jetskis Thanks CFD. Glad you enjoyed the read. I had a ball and will be back later on in the year, so watch this space. There were a few big barras caught that week, but mostly on the troll. I was out with the purists and they would have none of that ... it was cast, cast, cast all the way! Make sure you get up to places like Peter Faust and Awoonga Dams one of these days as they truly are beautiful spots and 50lb+ barras are worth the effort. Cheers, Herby
  4. Hello Fishraiders, It's been a while since I last posted. Been a very busy start to 2006 so I've had very little time to fish, let alone post reports. March had rolled around again and it was time for another long w.e. at 1770/Agnes Water to have a fish and just get away from it all. I was meeting a few friends up there and the plan was get offshore to target the mackerel, tuna and other pelagics around the headland and if conditions allowed, fill the esky with some nice reef fish at the inshore wrecks and reefs. However, upon arrival and checking the weather forecast it soon became apparent that the chances to fish salt water were very very remote. A big SE’erly swell had the local surfers excited but not the visiting fishos and unfortunately the offshore armada stayed dry for the entire 4 days. Being a versatile bunch, the decision was made to fish the estuaries and creeks and we caught plenty of good fish including trevally, estuary cod, bream (both yellowfin and black), flathead and moses perch. As the poor weather (25-30 knots) persisted for the entire w.e. we were running out of options and the decision was made to give Lake Awoonga a go, although none of us were really set up for impoundment barra fishing. We hooked up with Tony (and his son Josh) who owns and runs the local Agnes Water Bait & Tackle store. Tony’s local knowledge proved invaluable and he supplied the lures and info for us barra novices on how to best fish for our target species. We rigged up the tinnies (neither of which had an electric unfortunately) and left Agnes not long after 3am to give ourselves an early start, that put us at the boat ramp at around 4.30. After a short run and we arrived at Tony’s spot X, and I must say the place looked amazing just on sunrise, with a thin layer of fog rising off the mirror-like water. Any plans to remain as quiet as possible went out the window, as all of us soon found our lures dangling from green vegetation or dead timber. I think we sounded like a herd of elephants crashing through the timber, although I must say the rods we were using (offshore spins sticks and estuary rods) were not designed for that type of fishing. Still, no excuses! After a while, with our confidence building, and the casts becoming more adventurous, the first Barra of the day hit Roz’s lure and stayed connected, and after a brief struggle she landed a nice little barra into the boat. Her first ever, and therefore also a PB. We quickly snapped some photos, before releasing the little (approx 60cm) fella back into the water. It didn’t take long before I managed to get on the board as well. A good cast was rewarded with an almost identical fish to the one Roz had caught earlier. This was also my first barra, so more photos were taken and then that fish too was released. Tony and Josh fishing out of their rig, managed a fish each but even they couldn’t produce anyting much bigger. The closest we came to a ‘1 metre” model was when Josh’s lure was smashed just meters from the boat but unfortunately the fish didn’t stay connected. The big splash was a reminder that what the fish we had caught that morn were merely babies and that plenty of ‘big mamas’ were there to be caught. The rest of the morning passed by without any more action but it was a magical morning to be out fishing. I had a blast and will definitly be back to hunt down one of the ‘bigguns’. Roz and I purchased our ‘successful’ barra lures as mementos of our first barra experience. Can’t wait until October when I’m up there next. Here's mine ... Back it goes ... Gooooone!!!!!!!
  5. That's good info and insight Allan. Appreciate you posting and providing feedback. Cheers, Herby
  6. Dave!!! Hope you have a smashing one champ. If you end up having a fish - may you catch a whopper but something tells me you'll be spending the day with the kids and family. All the best, Herby
  7. Awesome Dave!! Best of luck, look forward to reading and drooling over your reports whilst you travel through the USA. Should be a bit of a change from fishing the ol' Moruya River. lol Good on ya, keep safe. Herby
  8. Sounds about right Clutch ... waaaaay before my time, so I wouldn't know! Herby
  9. Welcome to the site CJ and congrats on a nice bream. Why don't you post a fishing report and give us the FULL story! Hope to see more of your posts in future. Nice to have some diversity on the site too. You can join Clutch ... now we have 2 'islanders' lol Cheers, Herby
  10. What Chris has said AND .... 3. Purple People Eater 4. Blue Lagoon 6. ??? 7. Black Hawk Down 8. Jackie Brown 9. The Hunt for Red October 11. Blue Velvet 13. A Clockwork Orange
  11. I'm addicted!!! hahahaha 10/10 Still a bit slow ... but I can lift heavy things! Herby
  12. Motty, My hat off to ya! Some great fish there Glad you enjoyed yourself. I had my first go at catching a Barra 2 weeks ago and altho I managed only one fish that day, and it only went just over the 60cm mark, it was a thrill for me. I learnt a lot and found everything you have said to be true. Can't wait to get back there in Oct and have a another (better) crack at them! Cheers, Herby
  13. My virgin effort ... 9/10 and into the top 10!!! Might have to work onthe speed a bit Good fun Herby
  14. Awesome fish mate .... there haven't been many billies caught thus far this season on the sunny coast so considering how slow things have been, your capture is even more remarkable. Well done on the dollie too, fantastic looking fish aren't they? Well done, Herby
  15. Top brag!!! Some great fish there. When I was in Perth I tried to get on a deep sea charter that specialised in jigging .. unfortunately the weather stuffed us. Glad to see you got out and amongst them tho. Nice catch, well done. Herby
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