T_Bert83 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Headed to Wyangala Dam for the AYC Cod Classic over the weekend. After weeks of good weather, low winds and a steady barometer we were due for a change and as so often happens the weather turned nasty during the competition. With a dropping barometer, severe winds, pouring rain forecast it was a short bite period on the Saturday morning that produced the goods for us before the wind and rain hit. We had picked a bank to fish and headed off in the dark at around 4:30am. 2 hours passed without as much as a bump. As we fished our way along the bank we started noticing more fish activity and birds working the bait schools. From 6:30am to 8:30am we had an excellent session producing 4 fish ranging between 75cm and 99cm. All fish were caught on Jackall gigantarel swimbaits fishing between 3-5m of water. The dam fished pretty tough over the weekend so we were pretty happy with our results. 60+ teams fished the competition catching 40 cod with the winning fish coming in at 106cm. Cheers for reading, Trav 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Good to see you. It’s getting stuck into them! It must be cold 🥶Nice hat Josh! 😝 cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bert83 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 @Scratchie wasn’t near as cold as I’ve experienced while cod fishing no frozen reels or guides and could even feel my fingers through the whole session 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Nice fish and the forecast certainly sounded unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bert83 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Blackfish said: Nice fish and the forecast certainly sounded unpleasant. Was forecast 35km/h winds but somehow they missed the 65km/h winds that caused mayhem haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Great session & fish in tough conditions , good effort, bummer being shy by 70mm😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Well done some top cod Trav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Excellent results under difficult circumstances Trav. Top stuff. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizardboy Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Nice work Trav, catching catching 4 solid fish like that between you, it probably only takes a little bit of extra luck on the day for a good result to turn into a great result! A lot of boats would have done it tough, but 5 over a metre shows great winter fishing potential! It gathering little pieces to the puzzle here and there, bird activity is one i’m going to keep an eye on. cheers, Gus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Nice cod mate well done ...rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Top stuff guys, you've certainly got the Cod dialed in. You do need to learn how a fisherman uses a measuring tape though, first time i think I've ever seen a fish called at 99cm. Angle them right, stretch a little, a slight crumple in the mat, squint your eyes and suddenly they are a meter on the dot haha. Cheers Rich 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Awesome mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bert83 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 11 hours ago, 61 crusher said: Great session & fish in tough conditions , good effort, bummer being shy by 70mm😎 Cheers mate 70mm was definitely easier to take than the poor buggers that lost by a couple of mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bert83 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr Squidy said: Top stuff guys, you've certainly got the Cod dialed in. You do need to learn how a fisherman uses a measuring tape though, first time i think I've ever seen a fish called at 99cm. Angle them right, stretch a little, a slight crumple in the mat, squint your eyes and suddenly they are a meter on the dot haha. Cheers Rich Been pretty lucky the last few trips but I don't post all the donuts haha. Hahahaha you're right Rich I do need to learn that art I haven't managed a metre cod this season but have 2 x 99cm models. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marks1984 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 AWESOME CATCH MATE GEE UP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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