Page 78 - Bush 'n Beach Fishing mag

This solid golden perch was taken on a deep diving Boomerang from a stony bank.
Page 78 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, October 2020
As a general rule of thumb, trolling covers more water when fish are scattered through- out a lake, while cast- ing comes into its own when schooling fish are found or when pinpoint
Lure colour is an of- ten-debated subject and most anglers will devel- op a preference based on personal success.
A mid-sized golden perch from Lake Somerset found a 65mm Boomerang in Aussie Gold colour irresistible. A red-hot colour this season.
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Going for gold
sented within range. Bladed spinners, soft plastics, wobble jigs and bibbed divers are all effective on goldens
presentations into snag- gy areas are required.
– large and small. Whether to cast or
Neither method is more or less noble than the other, so you can use whichever tactic most suits your chosen loca- tion and presentation.
troll comes down to personal preference, as both tactics work quite well.
I find bibbed divers between around 65- 80mm are most prac- tical for golds from school-sized to trophy models.
Bright hues have prov- en to be very effective, so I’ll usually have at least one lure with plen- ty of yellow colour in the water, particularly on western lakes.
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Fluorescent colours ap- pear to be chiefly effec- tive in dirty water, with chartreuse, green and orange all worth having in the tackle box.
Just to provide the exception to the rule, lakes on the eastern side of the Great Divid- ing Range often yield good results on purple and black lures, pos- sibly due to the pres- ence of dark-coloured red claw crayfish.
One last thought, larger goldens are very ordi- nary on the plate, so we always release big mod- els and keep smaller fish in the 35-40cm range for the table, because they are far less fatty.
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