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3 of us ventured out onto a fast current break last night armed with plugs and soft lures. It was late as we'd just finished an Eging session at a nearby hrbour. Low was around 1am and we started fishing the outer reef. Within minutes I had a serious hit but something felt wrong. I carefully wound in to just glimpse a massive Ika hanging onto the plug (over 5lb) before it finally let go.
We fished another 20 minutes before Callum came up behind me and I quickly explained how we would deal with the ensuing current break. The water would be fast I informed him and he wasn't to feel bad if it all went tits up because, current takes practice.
Faster the current, deeper the fish, more upstream you cast, faster you have to operate and the less you have to actually work the plug.
Mark Sleep is in a similar position regards current fishing and I don't think people realise just how quick these breaks are until they try to fish them. However, all credit to both of them, they stuck it out and learned some stuff I hope.
I had a better time but, lets face it, I'm quite experienced on this type of water and working comfortably in the pitch black.
First up, a nice fish of about 2 1/2lb on a OSP Rudra. Chucked up current, cranked down fast and hard and then, dead drifted through the break. One arm wrenching bite later..
Callum came over to get a pic for me. Nice one m8.
Previous to the one pictured, I had another one about 3 1/4lb to a rattle L trap fished lift rattle and drop. Just dropped under tension as the whole thing gets swung by you at some pace. a 50 yard cast upstream gives you maybe, 5 or 6 lifts and falls before it's over. It was really pacy. The one seen here went 4lb - 2oz and gave a serious account in the rapid river like water flow.
Bill Lewis L Trap. A big one. These lures, the lipless crankbaits are the most underused yet deadly series of lures me and Kev have ever used. I will NOT go plugging without at least 3 or 4 various ones in my bag. I went out with 4, came back with 3 as Callum locked one up on the submerged reef. No problem m8, like I told you, I don't care, so why should you.
I moved down the break a bit and nailed this puppy. Another 3 lb'er but this time on a soft lure fished 'on the drop' just like the rattle bait but this time, keeping better contact and feeling for the lure tapping bottom as by this time, the water was around 6 knots and pumping like a train.
I'm going to spend some time teaching the guys running water techniques in preparation for further missions to this mark and the faster gutters and constrictions where, later in the season they can 'expect' Bass amongst other stuff.
Overall, Eging and Pollack'ing (with a hope of Bass) I'd say, the night was again, pretty damn successful.
Thanks to Mark Sleep and Callum for joining me on the late mission.
We fished another 20 minutes before Callum came up behind me and I quickly explained how we would deal with the ensuing current break. The water would be fast I informed him and he wasn't to feel bad if it all went tits up because, current takes practice.
Faster the current, deeper the fish, more upstream you cast, faster you have to operate and the less you have to actually work the plug.
Mark Sleep is in a similar position regards current fishing and I don't think people realise just how quick these breaks are until they try to fish them. However, all credit to both of them, they stuck it out and learned some stuff I hope.
I had a better time but, lets face it, I'm quite experienced on this type of water and working comfortably in the pitch black.

First up, a nice fish of about 2 1/2lb on a OSP Rudra. Chucked up current, cranked down fast and hard and then, dead drifted through the break. One arm wrenching bite later..

Callum came over to get a pic for me. Nice one m8.

Previous to the one pictured, I had another one about 3 1/4lb to a rattle L trap fished lift rattle and drop. Just dropped under tension as the whole thing gets swung by you at some pace. a 50 yard cast upstream gives you maybe, 5 or 6 lifts and falls before it's over. It was really pacy. The one seen here went 4lb - 2oz and gave a serious account in the rapid river like water flow.

Bill Lewis L Trap. A big one. These lures, the lipless crankbaits are the most underused yet deadly series of lures me and Kev have ever used. I will NOT go plugging without at least 3 or 4 various ones in my bag. I went out with 4, came back with 3 as Callum locked one up on the submerged reef. No problem m8, like I told you, I don't care, so why should you.

I moved down the break a bit and nailed this puppy. Another 3 lb'er but this time on a soft lure fished 'on the drop' just like the rattle bait but this time, keeping better contact and feeling for the lure tapping bottom as by this time, the water was around 6 knots and pumping like a train.
I'm going to spend some time teaching the guys running water techniques in preparation for further missions to this mark and the faster gutters and constrictions where, later in the season they can 'expect' Bass amongst other stuff.
Overall, Eging and Pollack'ing (with a hope of Bass) I'd say, the night was again, pretty damn successful.
Thanks to Mark Sleep and Callum for joining me on the late mission.