Jakl'n Bass - Somewhere West of Sydney - Jan 2011

As promised, here is another report from Terry. He said sorry about the CAPS LOCK, he isn't yelling at us, honestly. : )

WELL FINALLY IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER, VERY BALMY MORNINGS & AFTERNOONS & THAT JUST MEANS BASS.

SO I’VE BEEN GETTING INTO A FEW GREAT BASS SESSIONS , AS YOU MAY HAVE READ IN THE LAST REPORT, BUT AS I’VE NOT BEEN OUT ON THE WATER THAT MUCH, I HAD IN MIND TO TRY A NEW LOCATION. ITS AMAZING HOW MUCH WATERWAY WE HAVE AROUND OUR METROPOLTIAN AREA. I"D DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND I WASN’T GOING TO LET THIS SPOT "X" SLIP AWAY.

WELL, BEING A HOT DAY (TEMPERATURE 34 DEGREES) & VERY LITTLE BREEZE I WAS DETERMINED TO GIVE IT A GO . SO HERE I AM ON THE WATER PADDLING AWAY. THIS PLACE LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL, SUPER CLEAR WATER, ROCK WALLS, THE REEDS IN THE WATER & THE SUNKEN TIMBER UNDER THE WATER LINE . IT JUST HAD 'BASS' WRITTEN ALL OVER IT ( WELL I HOPE SO ).

SO HERE I WAS , CASTING INTO THE SHADOWS, AS THE SUN WAS HIGH IN THE SKY PUNCHING OUT THE HEAT. I HAD BEEN CASTING SURFACE LURES FROM LURE LOGIC (GEES THEY HAVE A MAGNIFICENT ACTION) & WORKING THE LURE VERY SLOWLY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE INTEREST.

'MMMMMM,' I THOUGHT. 'OK, NO BASS, PRETTY STRANGE, NOT EVEN A LITTLE ONE CAME TO INVESTIGATE.' AS I PADDLED ON FURTHER ADMIRING THE NATURE & THE BEAUTIFUL CLEAR WATER & BELL BIRDS IN THE BACK GROUND, I WAS THINKING OF THE NEXT TYPE OF LURE I SHOULD USE AS I'VE NEVER SEEN THE WATER SO CRYSTAL CLEAR OR ARE THERE EVEN BASS HERE FOR STARTERS? LOL.

WITH THE WATER BEING VERY DEEP IN SOME PARTS (7 MTRS & MORE) I THOUGHT OF TRYING A JACKALL AS THESE LURES VIBRATE LIKE MAD & GET DOWN DEEP WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT, AS I WAS IN NEED TO CATCH MY 1ST BASS FOR THE DAY .
AS I CAST THE LURE INTO THE DEPTHS, I WATCHED THE LINE FOR ANY HITS. A SUDDEN WHACK LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN SAW THE LINE COMING OFF THE SPOOL VERY QUICKLY.

OH NO!!! FLICK THE BAIL UP OVER ,SO YOU CAN SET THE HOOKS TEZ! LOL WHEN I DID, WOW. THE FISH PULLED HARD & FELT VERY SOLID. THERE WAS NO WAY UP TO THE SURFACE IN A HURRY. WELL, IT FINALLY SURFACED AFTER A HECTIC BATTLE & LANDED IT. THIS FISH WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION & THICK IN THE BODY AND WENT A VERY RESPECTABLE 360MM.

MY ADRENALIN WAS VERY HIGH, AS THIS SPOT LOOKED UNREAL. I KEPT PLUGGING AWAY, AS THIS SPOT HAD PLENTY TO OFFER, IT WAS MIND BOGGLING OVER WHICH SNAG OR CREVICE MAY HOLD BASS. LOL

AGAIN PERSISTANCE PAYS OFF. AS I WORKED THE LURE WITH A SUDDEN WHACK & I'M FIGHTING AN AGGRESSIVE FISH. IT WASN’T A DESCENT FISH, BUT HEY, WHO CARES? A BASS IS A BASS! LOL, IT WAS 220MM

WHILE BEING ON THE WATER FOR A FEW HOURS & GETTING INTO SOME BEAUTIFUL BASS OF ALL SIZES, I WAS KEEN TO GO ON FURTHER & CHECK THIS PLACE OUT. TALK ABOUT NATURAL ENVIROMENT & THE NATURE, IT WAS ENDLESS, EVEN THE PADDLING WAS ENDLESS .

AS I WAS A LONG WAY FROM THE CAR & TIME WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM ME I COULDN’T RESIST TO HAVE ANOTHER CAST WITH THE JACKALL INTO SOME AWESOME SNAGS. THE AMOUNT OF BASS THAT I SAW LURKING AROUND THE AREA , IT WAS UNREAL TO WATCH, AS THEY WERE FIGHTING OVER THE LURE AS IT WAS SINKING INTO THE DEPTHS. TAKE IT TAKE IT I THOUGHT. WOW!!!!! WHAT AN AMAZING SIGHT TO SEE THE BASS TAKE THE LURE & SWIM OFF WITH IT. IT WAS JUST CRAZY!

ALL THAT IN A BLINK OF AN EYE , THERE WAS NO TIME FOR PLAYING GAMES , THIS FISH WANTED FREEDOM ,BUT WITH A LOCKED UP DRAG & QUICK ROD WORK I WON THE BATTLE .

ANOTHER WELL CONDITIONED FISH WAS LANDED & IT LOOKED LIKE A BEAUTY. IT WENT 370MM WOW !!! I WAS STOKED. I RELEASED THE FISH BACK IN THE WATER TO LET IT FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. THIS TRIP WAS WELL WORTH IT, EXPLORING NEW WATERS. DEFINATELY, I’LL GET BACK TO THIS MAGNIFICENT PLACE.

Once again, thanks for the report Tezza. That some really spectacular country to go Bassin' in. Happy yakkin', everyone!

cheers,

Cid