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Pental Island cod

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 pm
by slotzz
Headed up to Swan Hill to visit my sister & her boyf just after xmas and they took us out in the boat for the day.
I was the silly goose that grabbed the wrong rod when we left home so fished all day with a handreel & spent more time grabbing drinks from the esky & regretting not putting sunscreen on earlier :oo:
The others caught cod all morning ranging in size with max about 57-60cm. Surprised in the colour difference between these light (more yellow) cod vs the ones I've seen out of the Goulburn which are much darker. Any ideas why? Water temps or quality? Climate?

I finally landed one later in the day. He still had my 1st hook in his lip that he busted off 5 minutes previously.

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:23 pm
by rb85
slotzz wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 pm
Headed up to Swan Hill to visit my sister & her boyf just after xmas and they took us out in the boat for the day.
I was the silly goose that grabbed the wrong rod when we left home so fished all day with a handreel & spent more time grabbing drinks from the esky & regretting not putting sunscreen on earlier :oo:
The others caught cod all morning ranging in size with max about 57-60cm. Surprised in the colour difference between these light (more yellow) cod vs the ones I've seen out of the Goulburn which are much darker. Any ideas why? Water temps or quality? Climate?

I finally landed one later in the day. He still had my 1st hook in his lip that he busted off 5 minutes previously.
Sounds like a great family outing I presume you were using bait you Silly Goose

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:46 pm
by slotzz
rb85 wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:23 pm
slotzz wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 pm
I was the silly goose that grabbed the wrong rod when we left home so fished all day with a handreel..

I finally landed one later in the day. He still had my 1st hook in his lip that he busted off 5 minutes previously.
Sounds like a great family outing I presume you were using bait you Silly Goose
Yeah just the old cheese on a hook, I was just glad to be out in the boat for once lol bit of a hassle getting our own boats sorted for a day-out

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:48 pm
by happyfriggincamper
Nice trip away. I don't know about the color variation in cod, I'd assume it's conditional to their surrounds but from what I've seen they can be quite inconsistent in color tones fish to fish in the same water - definitely not as consistent as you may see in how trout are based on the system they are in.

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:50 pm
by Irishfisherman
Nice trip! My observations are that the clearer the water, the darker the cod. Don’t know really.

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:24 pm
by Seniorfisho
They seem to be that color from Swan Hill to Mildura, especially the smaller ones, not sure why

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:02 am
by Texas
slotzz wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:46 pm
rb85 wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:23 pm
slotzz wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 pm
I was the silly goose that grabbed the wrong rod when we left home so fished all day with a handreel..

I finally landed one later in the day. He still had my 1st hook in his lip that he busted off 5 minutes previously.
Sounds like a great family outing I presume you were using bait you Silly Goose
Yeah just the old cheese on a hook, I was just glad to be out in the boat for once lol bit of a hassle getting our own boats sorted for a day-out
Bugger the fish, you're not the only one that's going to suffer

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:04 am
by Fish-cador
slotzz wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 pm
Headed up to Swan Hill to visit my sister & her boyf just after xmas and they took us out in the boat for the day.
I was the silly goose that grabbed the wrong rod when we left home so fished all day with a handreel & spent more time grabbing drinks from the esky & regretting not putting sunscreen on earlier :oo:
The others caught cod all morning ranging in size with max about 57-60cm. Surprised in the colour difference between these light (more yellow) cod vs the ones I've seen out of the Goulburn which are much darker. Any ideas why? Water temps or quality? Climate?

I finally landed one later in the day. He still had my 1st hook in his lip that he busted off 5 minutes previously.

Hey there @Lauren. Where have you been? Happy new year. You popped up like a mushroom after a thunderstorm. :-)

Re: Pental Island cod

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:19 pm
by davek
slotzz wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:10 pm
Headed up to Swan Hill to visit my sister & her boyf just after xmas and they took us out in the boat for the day.
I was the silly goose that grabbed the wrong rod when we left home so fished all day with a handreel & spent more time grabbing drinks from the esky & regretting not putting sunscreen on earlier :oo:
The others caught cod all morning ranging in size with max about 57-60cm. Surprised in the colour difference between these light (more yellow) cod vs the ones I've seen out of the Goulburn which are much darker. Any ideas why? Water temps or quality? Climate?

I finally landed one later in the day. He still had my 1st hook in his lip that he busted off 5 minutes previously.
Hi Lauren, good to hear from you, a good day out by all counts, catch up soon, cheers davo