Collie River HB Session

Brad Y · #1 29-03-2010, 07:25 PM

Finally got my chance to do some experimenting with the khamsin tinys as work has been too full on to get on the water. I had a few hours to kill saturday morning after work so I brought the boat up to Bunbury and put in at Collie bridge. After a quick look in the canals for nothing, I started moving up river on the southern side and cast at any likely looking timber snags. Its been ages since Ive used hards in amongst timber and totally forgot just how much fun it is. Ended up landing a nice little bag of 4 fat fish of around the 2kg mark in the very poor conditions plus a bit of a bonus right at the end of the day... it pulled very hard and jumped all over the place.

Im very happy with the action of the tiny's and the smaller size just puts it right where I think bream hards should be size wise. Fish took both the deep and shallow models without hesitation.

CHOPS1 · #2 29-03-2010, 08:04 PM

Nice one Brad, wish we got the GH's over this way

Chop

Grant · #3 29-03-2010, 09:57 PM

Nice Collie River bag Brad

Have to happy with the GH have only seen two in my time out of the river.
Khasmins look like a winner - have found the bream more responsive to the silent lures atm.
Sunday session was 1 x32cm landed, two lost lures to fish (oargee lil ripper

and attack minnow) and a lost fish to a bent out treble.
Good stuff

Brad Y · #4 29-03-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicGrant

Nice Collie River bag Brad

Have to happy with the GH have only seen two in my time out of the river.
Khasmins look like a winner - have found the bream more responsive to the silent lures atm.
Sunday session was 1 x32cm landed, two lost lures to fish (oargee lil ripper

and attack minnow) and a lost fish to a bent out treble.
Good stuff

Yes these ones are silent. Im still 50/50 on the silent vs rattles on lures. Some places it seems worth it, others not so.

I did land another rat and lost a good one when the hooks pulled during a tearing run back into the snags. I think that might have been a high 30's fish by that one run alone. Ive only fished it once with muzz years back so saturday by myself I just went out and had fun. There are lots of little tailor there too. Must of landed 40 of them all about 4-6 inches long.

Grant · #5 29-03-2010, 11:24 PM

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Im still 50/50 on the silent vs rattles on lures. Some places it seems worth it, others not so

Can agree with that. Rattle or no rattle the cast it self is more important, find that with silent lures will have a better chance or landing a spooked/spotted fish. (you know on the 12 cast into the same snag coz you know its in there). Been finding the old school wooden lures good for this.

The tailor in the Collie have been ferocious for the last 6 months but swear the size is getting smaller. Their favourite trick is to follow the lure just out sight and grab it the second it leaves the water

fishfreak · #6 30-03-2010, 12:17 AM

Hi Brad

Just read your thread... well done mate...

just a quick question... I have never fished the collie river before. Have driven pass it while going through Bunbury but never worked out where to launch the boat. Was wondering if you can point out where i can launch my 435 hornet....

Greatly appreciate some advise

Cheers

Brad Y · #7 30-03-2010, 01:29 AM

As your heading from bunbury towards australind there is a left turn towards the canals just before you go over the bridge. Take that left then the first right and all the way at the end is a ramp with ample parking.

Dowelly · #8 30-03-2010, 01:43 AM

woop-woop!

Grant · #9 30-03-2010, 01:50 AM

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just a quick question... I have never fished the collie river before. Have driven pass it while going through Bunbury but never worked out where to launch the boat. Was wondering if you can point out where i can launch my 435 hornet....

Hi fishfreak heres a boatramp map hth. Prefer to launch at the Randell Elbow(the nothern most boat ramp) fine for all boat sizes and 2WD friendly.

Brad, were all your fish hooked on the middle treble?

Hillster · #10 30-03-2010, 03:04 AM

Nice work there Brad
My folks have just bought a block in the pelican point estate canals you have really inspired me to take a rod ( and boat when house is finished ) and throw around some hards. Pumped now !