Cultiva Rip'N Minnow Rips!

Catch Report 8/8/2006

Today was an anticipated day to go for a late afternoon session, because the forecast predicted a fine sunny and mild wind day, and it turns out to be true. Upon reaching Iron Cove, we were greeted by a slight breeze. This time round, we headed straight to the drain. It was supposed to be high tide at 1.9 meters at around 7 plus but when we were there, the water was not very high. Anyway, I tied on a hardbody first and used the Cultiva Rip'N Minnow 65Sp since I've had success last time and also because it's suitable for shallow water. On the 3rd cast, a few slow cranks later, I had a strike. The rod buckled big time and I knew it won't be a flathead. It did make some line bursts but I was disappointed it wasn't a drag puller. However, it did make my job tougher to try and guide it without abrasing my 6lb leader. Up came a good looking healthy bream of 32cm.

As usual, after a good start, the rest is pretty much shit. I changed to a GULP 6" sandworm in camo colour which Chen helped me buy it in BigW the other day. I used a squidgy 1.5g size 2 jighead and had difficulties trying to make sense how to rig it properly. Anyway, I used the whole 6" and the bad thing about it being long and wiggly is that the casting is shit. Nonetheless, the bite rate is hot, with many hits and misses and a close call right to my feet and I had a strong pull and slight dragness but could not get it connected, damn! Long story short, it got snagged without even getting a fish, there goes $1.50 in less than 10 minutes! Worse still, Chen had lost 2 sps and even pinkie! It was a disastrous day for him but he did get rewarded towards the end when he hooked up a 47cm flathead on a silverfox squidgy wriggler.

We went back to St Mike for dinner and I suggested to Chen if he wanted to go Glebe after dinner for a short while, he agreed. So we went to check out Glebe and it was opened finally and it's been such a long time since my last visit there. They have renovated the park and new benches and walkways had been installed. Not much wind was there but it was still freaking cold. We had quite a good session there, with Chen getting 2 flatties and 1 bream while I had 3 flatties with one at 38cm. My camera had ran out of battery and so no pics. Good ol' Glebe, it still produces even after such a long absence.

Ronald