Warm balmy days; cicadas singing in the air; escaping the busy boat ramps and heading up into the hills to with a good mate to catch the majestic Aussie bass… Does it get any better?
Ray Smith and I hit the Clyde River above Shallow Crossing, the fishing was a little slow due to a southerly change, but we eventually switched to the latest Rapala Rippin’ Rap (pictured) and managed a handful of nice bass, which always surprise with how hard they fight.
I’m sure that some warmer weather will see our catches triple in number and size, but we had a great time none the less, and had some amazing country all to ourselves.
There are 4 major bass rivers on the south coast-the Clyde, the Shoalhaven, Tuross and Moruya (Deua), plus over 40 lakes and not to mention all the smaller little creeks and rivers that all hold bass – sometimes they are surprisingly big too! Ray got smoked recently on 20 lb braid and 20 lb leader which pulled the kayak into the snags!
No doubt the lads on the North Coast and QLD will be bassin’ up in the hills too!
Whatever you like to catch, I hope you get to wet a line this summer. I look forward to bringing you some MASSIVE adventures on the box this year and a very Happy New Year to all the Rapala Facebook fans out there.
Rob Paxevanos and team from Fishing Australia
