Tough Day on the Water....but a stud Yellow.

[El Presidente]

25-30 knot winds killed the day on the dam. 

We fished hard  and covered a lot of territory. This dam is restricted to 4 horsepower motors or electrics with a 6 knot speed limit.  Throw in a gale and you struggle. 

 

 

We picked up some junk fish. 

 

Then Gods decided to bless us with a 50 cm 3.6 kilo Yellowbelly. 

 

 

Made it worthwhile 

[pilar]

Nice fish! And if you had caught him on the fly it would've counted!

[Jimmy_jack]

Nothing like fishing. Even a bad day can be great.

[Fuzz]

5 hours ago, El Presidente said:

We picked up some junk fish. 

 

Then Gods decided to bless us with a 50 cm 3.6 kilo Yellowbelly. 

 

 

Made it worthwhile 

Blessed Tom, you mean. All I see you catching is the junk.

[backbone]

Pulling it out in tough conditions is always very rewarding!

Good job!!

[Smoke6]

Is that yellowbelly a member of the bass family?  Small mouth?  Looks like great times.

[Mr.T]

Glad to see the Gods blessed you!


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[kuma]

Wow looks like a grand old time on the water w / family nothing beats that!

[Ken Gargett]

something about 'while rome burns' springs to mind...

[Colt45]

14 hours ago, El Presidente said:

This dam is restricted to 4 horsepower motors .....

Good stuff!

What's the 6 on the motor mean?

[westg]

Never actually done any bass fishing...I know in most instances it is catch and release. Just wanted to know can you eat them , they do look like they would be quiet tasty .

Keep at it Rob, nice pics...hope you land a few more today .

[westg]

30 minutes ago, Colt45 said:

Good stuff!

What's the 6 on the motor mean?

The number of motors that have fallen off the back

[Warren]

10 hours ago, backbone said:

Pulling it out in tough conditions is always very rewarding!

Good job!!

We are talking about fishing aren't we?

[Warren]

1 hour ago, Colt45 said:

Good stuff!

What's the 6 on the motor mean?

That's how many attempts at starting it you get before you pack up and go home.

[SloppyJ]

7 hours ago, Smoke6 said:

Is that yellowbelly a member of the bass family?  Small mouth?  Looks like great times.

Looks like a largemouth and a crappie combined. 

[El Presidente]

11 hours ago, Smoke6 said:

Is that yellowbelly a member of the bass family?  Small mouth?  Looks like great times.

Yellowbelly is a member of the Perch Family.  Different family to the Australian Bass.  Found in many of the same conditions. 

[subport]

Just a lil inspiration from a friend last week

Arctic char. 94 cm. Dont know the weight but will get back

 

edit: 8.2 kg

[SloppyJ]

I'll throw some inspiration in too

 

So let me get this straight, you caught a freaking swordfish on a fly? How long did that sucker take to get in?

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