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ritchie001
17-03-08, 11:04 AM
Wanted to wet a line somewhere after a hectic week @ work..

havent been to Wisemans ferry in awhile so thought of going for a drive since its a nice day...

it was pretty quite untill 12.30ish and all of a sudden i've had a massive hit on my bream set up! i was using hawkesbury prawns ..after the hit all went quite i thought a bream wouldve taken off with the bait..so started reeling in but felt heavy, like when its snagged..so i let loose the line abit and it started running!! hehehe .. long story in short, after a few mins fighting i landed a ....

.....42CM BASS !!! how wierd is that??? last thing id want outta hawkesbury is a BASS and never encountered one!! hehe ..

anyway, after the 1st bass, landed a tiny bream..released and a freaky eel!! didnt know how to handle that slithery little thing so had to cut off the line.. http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

few mins pass...another BASS !!! http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/style_emoticons/default/beersmile.gif this time its only 33 CM and took the bait soon as it hit the water!! didnt put up much of a fight but a beautifull fish ..

all this happened within a space of 45 mins ..

I didnt have any surface lures/poppers. http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif otherwise could've catch few more as i saw afew jumping ouutta the water under the mangroves..ah well..since i got my bag limit of bass and HEAPS of fun called it a day..

Attached is the 33Cm bass, small bream and the eel.. took these pics from my phone..poor quality..will post a better quality pic of the 2 BASS tonight as they're in my digi cam...

enjoy..

PS/ can someone explain me why/how bass ended up in Hawkesbury system ?

Bass #2
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/elakiri_2007/Photo-0048.jpg

Bream
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/elakiri_2007/Photo-0047.jpg

Eel
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/elakiri_2007/Photo-0046.jpg
Bass flicker
17-03-08, 11:42 AM
I live about 2mins from the Hawkesbury river and target bass regularly. You encounter Bass and Estuary Perch all the way from above Richmond right down to Lion Island, though any past wisemans I would think are usually Ep's. Its hard to tell from that pic but you may have caught a couple of E.p's not bass?? Ep's have a deeper body and and a concave head above the eye. They tend to group up around those brackish to salty areas in the colder months to spawn. Considering its thier breeding season its probably best to release any captured bass or ep's unharmed.

Well done on your capture, a 42cm fish is a cracker. Have a look in the record table, I have entered a 40cm Bass and it may help you to I.D your 42cm model.
Bass flicker
17-03-08, 11:59 AM
Here is some pics of Bass from a river that flows into the Hawkesbury. http://www.sydneyfishfinder.com.au/sffforum/showthread.php?t=2461
ritchie001
17-03-08, 12:22 PM
Cheers BF..my first guess was EP too but then again the top fin looks alot like bass's! hehe ..

And..OOPS!! i didnt know its C & R this time of the year..i thought its June-August..ummm...anyhows...

if these are 100% bass then my 42cm is a new record?:congrats: hehehe

i will upload the other photo tonight..
ritchie001
17-03-08, 12:26 PM
damn..they're EPs ..

so much for my excitement :smoking33:

ah well..it was fun though...

Thank BF for help identifying the fish :)
Bass flicker
17-03-08, 01:23 PM
Cheers BF..my first guess was EP too but then again the top fin looks alot like bass's! hehe ..

And..OOPS!! i didnt know its C & R this time of the year..i thought its June-August..ummm...anyhows...

if these are 100% bass then my 42cm is a new record?:congrats: hehehe

i will upload the other photo tonight..

No worries mate, please dont think I was giving you the third degree on the catch and release thing winter is their true spawn. Im just catch and release all the way with bass and ep's and encourage it where ever possible.:ohhh yeah:
ritchie001
17-03-08, 01:51 PM
No worries mate, please dont think I was giving you the third degree on the catch and release thing winter is their true spawn. Im just catch and release all the way with bass and ep's and encourage it where ever possible.:ohhh yeah:

haha no worries matey..!!! u told me the right thing to do and i didnt know that!! why would i think that u're giving me third degree ?? hehe its all good...

now i know what to do if i catch one around this time of the year!!

Thanks again matey..:beerchug:
TomMc
17-03-08, 03:29 PM
You will need a picture of it agaisnt a ruler with two coins for it to be a record..
nice fish mate...
storms72
17-03-08, 04:14 PM
No EP as a current record so get it up there mate, well done!
ritchie001
17-03-08, 07:20 PM
You will need a picture of it agaisnt a ruler with two coins for it to be a record..
nice fish mate...

Daymn..in that case im gonna miss out! :banghead: didnt know about the ruler rule :( ..too late now ..

ah well..its all good..

....Next time :nopity: ...

Attached is the pic of both EP's (now that im convinced hehehe) .. the smaller one is the fish im holding on the above pics...big one is the BIG 42cm EP (so much for my hopes for it to be a bass! LOL)

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/elakiri_2007/EPs.jpg