I cast my big jointed surface lure to edge of the river and it landed with a distinct SPLOOSH. Within a couple of seconds there was a second SPLOOSH. A water dragon had left its sunny rock and plunged into the water nearby. It raced over to the lure and started to give chase as the lure blipped and blooped…
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Bidgee Cod on surface lures – video
We were lucky enough to sneak in a Murray Cod session just before Christmas. Lee, Curto and I made our way down to the Murrumbidgee River armed with half a dozen spinnerbaits and crankbaits. But it was the prospect of throwing the big surface lures in the bottom of the tackle box that had us really excited. The 110mm jointed…
Murray Cod – king of the river, king of the night
Persistence is the first word that comes to mind when people talk about Murray cod fishing in 2015. The ‘glory’ days (I use the term loosely) of catching a dozen big cod in an afternoon are a distant memory. But there is a group of diehard anglers who will go to any lengths to tangle with the local Murray Cod…