Passing on the Skill

[gunna]

This is whats its all about. Great grandad passing it all on to Great Grandson

[gunna]

And the result - rubbish fish I know but gee they go hard. Tough fishing outta your own backyard too lol

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

gunna,
i'm looking at that fish in the pic,,,,,,,,,is it a TILAPIA????????? NOXIOUS FISH!!!!
or am i totally wrong? where abouts are you fishing? creek, lake, dam, state? etc just extremely interested in that fish. do you catch many????
johnny M

[gunna]

Yep its a tilapia. They get knocked on the head & buried. Its one of the freshwater lakes on the GC and its full of the buggers. The daughter has only recently bought the place so I only fish it when on holidays. But the SIL fishes it all the time and catches heaps. Berleys up with bread.

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

excuse my ignorance gunna, but where/what is the GC?
john

[gunna]

Sorry - Gold Coast, Qld.

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

really, are they that common down there in the gold coast area. damn that!!

[SquareBear]

A Granddad to pass down his piscatorial prowess, and fishing available from your back fence ... the kids have it made! Half their luck..

SquareBear 8)

[yellahunter]

well done mate,

if you dont mind which lake is full of the tilapia on the GC, i live at robina and wouldnt mind having a crack at em for a bit of fun

any advice mate

thanks

[gunna]

Its on your doorstep just about. Lake Hugh Munz. There are a few small parks that front onto it. Check some out with a slice of bread just on dark. You will soon see whether there are any fish about. It has a good variety too. Big eels, freshwater gar and some others I am yet to idenify but they look quite bassy. The lake can be fairly weedy so a float might help also. We just use bread as bait.

[yellahunter]

what is the main species caught in there, is it tilapia

[gunna]

Can't answer that. I am in Sydney so its only when I get up for a weekend that I can fish it. The kids fish it a bit and have only caught tilapia - but that only mucking round with bread. When we berley I have seen 2 other species but none have been caught for posotive id. One of these trips I will try a popper in the evening & see what happens.

[flickflack]

Great pics mate
Most of my fishing started with my granddad too,lucky for me he had lots of patience
Rod

[Burley_Boy]

My first memory of fishing was with my grandad using a rod made of local shrub with a line tied to the end and a cork float with earthworms.
Classic Tom Sawyer stuff catching fresh water fish I think they were perch.

Cool stuff.

[Sportfish_5]

Good pics - great backyard, wish I had that view