Carnage on the burrum

[ActiveAngler]

So, unable to sleep, i was up at 2.30, heading to the Burrum, coffe in hand to see if i could land a thready. Passing through Howard i could see they had had plenty of rain, and cruising along, all of a sudden i see a big hopper moving on the side of the road...bouncing the other way thankfully...what i didnt see was his mate, who proceeded to bounce onto the road. I was already hard on the anchors, so thankfully he bounced off the bar, and rolled down the side, copping a rubbing from the tyre as he went..well that got the heart going. I launched and arrived without further incident.

Rigging up there were fish boofing everywhere so i tossed a popper for a while, only a few half hearted hits. I then threw 4" CURL TAILZ, And straight away i was on...then off, the fish swimming towards the boat... This was the trend of the day, i reckon i lost 10 good fish...and some more. With the tide belting in i tried a bit of a rock bar on the way home, Lost a lure to a snag, Picked up the 4" Houdini curl Tailz, two casts and i had a fiesty little jack. It wasn't much reward, but it was a fish.
Guess tomorrow is another day.

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[kingcray]

great pics chewy .. too bad about all the missed fish !

[Peter4]

Great colour on the jack Chewy...and one fish is better than a donut!

Bloody roos are in plague proportions - we should eat more of them...

[Barramag]

Nice pics Chewy,and a good looking little Jack. Did you launch at Wals? Pacific Haven Roo perchance??

Paulo

[Benny]

Not bad mate, least you would have missed the heat. Sun had a real bite to it today

[robersl]

Nice looking Jack that commisarations on the dropped fish

[al49]

a jack is better than nothing chewy,how is water clarity out there ?.what do you reckon the lost fish were with that many misses.

[ActiveAngler]

a jack is better than nothing chewy,how is water clarity out there ?.what do you reckon the lost fish were with that many misses.

Water is ok on the bottom half of the tide Al, fish were threadies. I just couldn't keep a hook in them

[Didley]

Sounds like you need a few pointers Mr Chew, I'll get up there soon. Any trout?

[ActiveAngler]

Sounds like you need a few pointers Mr Chew, I'll get up there soon. Any trout?

No dids. I tried. To no avail. Some beer and smoked oysters though. I'm learning.