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Thread: First for the new season

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    Cool First for the new season

    The Manawatu River is still high after recent rain but the 1st of October doesn't change much on this river as it is open season all year. I went down just before dark and a few were rising, had one bite and lost one lure that I will retrieve when the water level drops.

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    2nd of October 2014 day two off the new season. Weather warm with high winds and rain on the way.

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    Started of with a rapala as I fish with a spinning rod not a fly rod.

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    Dog looking on as I changed lure to a blue toby and still no luck

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    Fished for a while longer and the wind was getting stronger,still no bites.

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    Looking upstream.

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    Dog looking on thinking 'what the hell you doing out there'

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    Waded back to the bank to meet my dog and try a soft bait. I cut off the treble hooks leaving just the one hook facing up where the treble hook was. This reduces snags.

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    Still no luck with soft bait so I climb the bank too view the incoming weather looking towards the Southern Ruahine Ranges. By this time spots of rain were falling and the wind was getting stronger.

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    So Me and the mutt headed towards the quad and decided to go over the bank in a different location from where I was fishing. Back where we started on the first day of the season.

    Pink lightning toby was the next lure attached to my 'Daiwa' telescopic rod and a few cast later the reel was screaming! Dog come back to see what was going on as I landed a nice rainbow.

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    The rise started tonight at 1930hrs but I had one on the spinner so left the water.

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    Back home by 2000hrs

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    veitnamcam, Bryan, EeeBees and 8 others like this.
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
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    Into the feesh already

    Ya missing some Watties on your sushi there DD
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    Love it 'Dundee' And your dog is so well behaved. My two lab are mad on fishing. The bastards get so carried away though. The scream of the reel is often overshadowed by my own scream as both dogs head into the water in pursuit of the fish.

    Several times I have lost a fish and caught the dog because the old bitch insists on catching it and bringing it ashore. She looks so miserable sitting holding her foot up for me to take the hook out of it. The pair of them are like seals when it comes to catching fish.
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    Sometimes I just follow my dog to the river
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    mrs dundee, Scouser and initiaz like this.
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
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    luv it dundee .watch that bloody water though .if its anything like my beloved westcoast those rivers come up so fast ya nuts are colder than a polar bears in the blink of an eyelid! that mutt of yours is like my big 50kg bastrd .good im on a walk with the boss -grabs the biggest branch he can find to bring home.
    mind you hes on rehab at present after $2000 of surgery to remove cancers and repair a few bits of canine plastic surgery on the one good leg after him and sons american staffy had a" take that yah fucktard session"
    my bastard had a slab of steak taken out of his(L) shoulder - stitches like a pissed country womens institute sewing bee! and more of the bastards than on the bayeux tapestry!
    big nong gets em out then proceeds to rip suture line open- this after i lay me petite little 120kg frame across his bitin&breathing end as vet&nurse removed em!
    back to vets -drppoed with a michael jackson sleeping draught Propofol(100%true) and she stapled him up.
    fuck me rigid the big prick did it again.
    daughter highly pissed off(very bad JUJU that) back to vets onto floor with me across neck and 30 staples later . big fucking horse bandages over site with sons Tshirt on top!
    yeeeeessss we won it but boy is he shitty!
    actaully im might send him up to you for the school hols-hed blend in perfectly and hes powerful enough to tow watties off the tea table or small cars out of big ditches!
    ask sean if i cna have buddy for 2weeks - ive plans for such a talented goat.
    enough
    happy fishing old fella and thats one nice we fish!

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    Day 3 on the river no luck freezing cold glad to be home. Blowing so hard with hail and showers river looked like it was flowing backwards.!

    Tryed all sorts of lures at a few that were rising.

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    seandundee and mrs dundee like this.
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

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    You are off form Dundee. You will need to do more of it.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
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    Rule 6: Store firearms and ammunition safely
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

 

 

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