Cod gear needs a check

Scott McAuliffe | December 11

The author was standing a good 10m back from the water’s edge when this brown trout engulfed a smelt 3” Gulp Minnow stickbait on a 1/32oz jig head in under 1m of water. With an erratic twitching retrieve, this lure has worked wonders lately.

Finally the wait is over and the Murray cod season is upon us. If they continue to bite as well as they have over the past few weeks, we should be in for a cracking season-opener.

For many of us this will mean dusting off gear that has been gathering dust in the shed for the past few months. It does pay to give your gear a thorough check to ensure it’s still as smooth as it was last season.

It’s a good idea to get reels serviced about once a year, especially if you’ve paid good money for them. In the Wagga Wagga area, Matt Kanck at Tackleworld is an absolute guru at servicing reels.

Murray cod and golden perch are very active at this time of year and casting spinnerbaits or trolling hardbodies will produce fish.

Early starts and late finishes are the key to fishing the Murrumbidgee at the moment. You need get on the water before first light to give yourself the best chance of luring a few fish.

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