Don't you hate it when
Don't you hate it when you get everything ready to go fishing, get up way before the sun comes up, get to your fishing spot and the fish are going of, start to organize your fishing rod the realize "I LEFT THE TACKLE BOX AT HOME "
Thats what i was faced with this morning at Harvey dam. I couldn't believe i left all my lures, Flies and terminal tackle at home, and to make things worse the trout were rising all over the place, most only a few feet from the shore.
After a bit of screaming i thought , at least i have one rod and reel. So i took of to the local servo and grabbed 2 cheep lures and headed back to the dam. By now the sun was up and the trout were starting to thin out. The lures i bought were not the best and i couldnt temp any fish to bight.
So i took the chance to look around a few areas that i havn't fished before, at the last spot i gave it a few cast before heading home and finaly got a strike. At least i salvaged the trip down with a nice Rainbow.
Cheers Grant
till
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Least you made dinner ;)
Least you made dinner ;)
sea-kem
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Not a bad fish at all Grant.
Not a bad fish at all Grant.
Love the West!
alfred
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That's a good fish
That's a good fish there!
Cheat tomorrow and find a few insects.
JCM
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Ill prepared trips
It's funny how those ill prepared trips often work out well. Some of our best days have been spontaneous with very little preparation & very little gear or even improvising.
Good work, nice fish!
sarcasm0
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What were the two cheap lures Grant?
I am going down over the long weekend to harvey, wellington and Logue Brook dams and just looking for some ideas for lures.
Thanks,
Bryan
grantarctic1
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Pm sent
PM sent .
randall df223
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i have seen padlocks and
i have seen padlocks and spanners used as sinkers before! :0 Nice fish Grant.
Fish! HARD!
Paul H
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Never left the tackle box
Never left the tackle box behind but did get out on the boat once and realised the bait was still in the freezer at home. Couple of squid saved the day
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scott99
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nice one ,sux about leaving
nice one ,sux about leaving ya tackle at home
bitten
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i always seem to get my best
i always seem to get my best fish when im under prepared
try spinning for big tailor on the reef with no reef booties and no pliers try getting 2 trebbled out of a 3 kg tailor without them not fun