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After my mates sucess on Golden Perch at this location ( 20 fish in 8 trips ) I just had to go along early and give the venue a decent shot, first trip was a donut but the second brought a 55cm Murray Cod ( Bycatch, out of season ). Third trip out and I managed to hook and release a lovely Yellowbelly while another mate ( Squidder ) caught his first natives since moving to Canberra a year ago.
I think I forgot to mention how keen Squidder was to get into the Goldens, I had to set my alarm for 3:30am which is way before my usual Sunday rise and shine. Good news is it paid off with some top fish including Jason's STONKER, no measuring was applied to any fish but they were of solid state...My Golden engulfed my Chubby, extraction was looking like it was going to be difficult especially when i freed the lure it fell further into the fishes gob, it spat it out in frustration and urged me to let it go with some solid headshakes.
These models sure now how to put up a fight and destroy my trebles, had some difficulty with the reel spooling line on during the fight and had to remove about 15m of Fireline + the leader ( I hate losing leaders in low light conditions ).
A small price to pay considering the smile on my dial!
