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NWew year, exciting new lures
E are so beside me as I watched I discovered that my glad to see kestrels take prey items slow results were due the back of to their pair of hun- to their having given
Fishing for Sport
by NEIL SCHULTZ
the year that was and gry chicks in a hollow that stretch of river a
plunge headfirst into 2021, in anticipation of good things to come.
ants of the Cod Bug, the CB90 one-piece bodied version and the CR90 articulated model.
immediately prior to my visit – as I discov- ered later when chatting to the anglers involved.
branch of an overhang- ing river gum.
thorough scouring with lures over the previous two days.
Kicking off angling forays in the new year, I am carrying a few new lures in my tackle box.
Surprisingly, the two models exhibit noticea- bly different swimming styles and generate dif- fering sound waves as well.
Even fishing during the heat of the day, on the first afternoon the Cod Bug managed to lure three average-sized river fish, despite their having seen several lure types the previous day.
Kingfishers splashed into the river to catch their breakfast, and dol- lar birds and rainbow bee-eaters performed impressive aerial ma- noeuvres above in the same pursuit.
An unrelated learning – I discovered that using the new phone instead of a camera was a bad idea – I couldn’t see the im- age on the screen at all in the sunlight, so ended up shooting blind, with obvious results.
I’ve been excitedly awaiting the release of the latest Predatek sur- face paddlers and their species-specific cod lure, the 90mm Cod Bug.
Both display the same desirable features of the smaller bugs, with good casting qualities, atten- tion grabbing acoustics and an enticing pad- dling action.
All three fish boiled under the lure, cau- tiously investigating the intruder before turn- ing to deliver the killer strike seconds later.
A loud pop followed by a sizeable detona- tion on the river where my lure had previously been quickly brought me back to the task at hand.
My USB card holds plenty of images of fish tails, weed beds, my ankles and such.
We’ve already looked at the smaller siblings of these: the Bass Bug in the September edi- tion of Bush ‘n Beach, and the smallest of the family, the tiny 45mm Kricket in the Novem- ber issue.
Akin to the other bugs in the range, the Cod Bugs start a seduc- tive paddling with the slightest movement at the commencement of the retrieve.
Turning lookers into takers after drawing them from the depths is the hallmark of a truly effective surface lure.
Another typically well-coloured river fish was brought close to be photographed in the water and released without being touched by human hands.
But on the bright side, it gives me an excuse for a return trip very soon.
The anticipation has been worthwhile, with the 90mm Cod Bug proving to be yet an- other superbly designed top-water lure from the team at Predatek.
During the first outing in my kayak with these lures, I fished waters that had been subjected to quite heavy angling pressure for a few days
Sunburned but vastly satisfied, I dragged the Hobie from the river and lashed it to the trailer to be back at camp before dark for a prearranged meeting.
When chatting to a couple of fishers with kayaks back at camp,
Early results with the new Cod Bug have been so promising that I’m very optimistic about scores in both rivers and lakes in coming months.
There are two vari-
Next morning, as the first kookaburra joined the dawn chorus, I ig- nored sleep deprivation – a long story – to head to a different launching point, which involved wheeling the Hobie along a track for 100m or so, then down a steep bank to reach the water.
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On the water before the fiery ball peeped over the eastern hori- zon, this old angler was quietly confident of scoring a fish in short order.
In spite of shing at noon on a hot day, the cod couldn’t resist the action of the Cod Bug.
A Cod Bug in Mango Frog colour brought this cod from its snag during early morning, prime time for using a surface lure.
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The resident platypus was happy to bob along
An hour later and with waning confidence, I was in autopilot mode and casting mechani- cally while enjoying the sights and sounds of the morning on the river.
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