Murray Cod fishing using cheese for bait

I went and spent a lovely quiet evening on the bank of the Campaspe River, trying to catch a Murray Cod using cheese for bait. This was the first time I had ever bait fished at this location, so I wasn't sure how it would turn out.
While I was there I also threw in a collapsible bait trap (shrimp net), to see if it was a good location to source live bait as well.
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[@robbiefishing]

Great work buddy. Cheese is dynamite Murray cod bait.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Robbie, this is only the 2nd or 3rd time I've used it, but it's the first time it's worked for me. The other times were at Green's lake, where it's probably not the best option lol. I'll be using it more often in the river I think!

[@kymanikymani]

Robbie is no offence one of the best Aussie freshwater fisherman Subscribe to robbie

[@BackroadFreedom]

Great video my friend. I enjoyed the view and relaxing. Nice fish and thank you for sharing. Glad it's not that hot for you now. Have a wonderful day.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much, it was relaxing being out there as well! It's certainly more comfortable weather now. I hope you have a great day as well!

[@rongatai]

Great vid. On the weekend I caught a Redfin, two carp and my PB Murray Cod - 30cm!! All on worms.

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much! Nice work with your catches mate, well done!

[@ActNaturally]

WOW cool type of bait. thanks for sharing!! THUMBS UP #98

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much, I'm starting to use cheese more

[@laurettasfunkyvideos3420]

All of your videos are awesome. Keep them coming. 🙂🙂

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Lauretta

[@Sportsman101]

Nice video, great looking fish!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks very much mate

[@LIFESOUL]

awesome cod fishing technique thank you

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much

[@BEBASTV]

Wow.. This is amazing my friend

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much!

[@kitchenandmore1]

Great job ..., Your all video are really clear and show nature .

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you for your kind words

[@PhilippinesUSAViceVersa]

Wow you got him! Great job my friend!

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much! It was a nice relaxing evening 😁

[@skeehee]

Looks like you had a nice relaxing day 👍🏾

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much, I sure did! There's no better way to unwind

[@FluffyFacts171]

Great work my dear nice fishing

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much. I visited you and subscribed. Let's keep supporting each other so we can both grow

[@JoshuaHazelton]

well done, love murry cod amazing fish 🤩

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Josh! I love them too. I can't wait for cod season to open next week

[@JoshuaHazelton]

yeah, good luck. I'm in NSW and last weekend me and my mate went out and got plenty of great fish the biggest cod ended up being 72cm so a nice fish @@RKJFishing

[@awiono]

Waw strike... using cheese for bait .. great fishing friend

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much my friend! Cheese is an awesome cod bait

[@mdmelbourne6076]

Great advice on casting in deeper water, Nice little Cod he took that cheese like no tomorrow... Thanks for sharing bud. Great video ATB jim 👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate! Hopefully I find some bigger cod soon, I'm getting good at finding these babies haha

[@vincentdonnellythemadfishe5158]

That hawk was amazing. Great to catch something.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate, I love seeing wild hawks and eagles flying around, they are so majestic!

[@YourNextCast]

I have got to try this at some point. Looked like a peaceful trip.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate, it sure was! No better way to unwind

[@ryleyparr7985]

Looks like you had a lot of fun

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Ryley, it was a nice relaxing evening, which is always fun! Catching a fish is just a bonus hehe

[@IdiotOfTheDay]

Wonderful video. Hope you have a fantastic day!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Jeff, you too mate

[@TexasBowHunter]

Seeing you catch any size Murray is worth watching. You narrate well and the fish look awesome. Great job mate.

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much for the kind words! They are certainly a pretty fish, I love their patterns. The big dark ones look the best, hopefully I can find a bigger one soon to show off!

[@TexasBowHunter]

RKJ Fishing that would be a ripper. Lol.

[@asgardianadventures132]

I am a bit jealous of that spot it just looks so nice to fish and be around and the fish was a little beauty well done mate

[@RKJFishing]

That's a spot I hadn't tried until this summer, and it's quickly becoming one of my favorites! It's very quiet there. Thanks so much Shamus

[@Avkash_ke_pal_Chandrani]

Great job 👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you my friend

[@CastFromTheHip]

Dang, 31 degrees overnight does not sound pleasant. Hanging out and having fun in the water is a must. Love catching fresh bait while I’m fishing to match the hatch. Great video as always RKJ!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate. My family and I all camped in the living room that night, in front of the air conditioner haha. I'm keen to fish the same spot again but using only fresh bait next time, as a comparison!

[@user-ge7pj3lm7z]

That is so good😆😆❤❤❤ I love this video😊😊😊

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you my friend, I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid]

Kathie here. Been fresh water fishing my whole life...even owned a salt water fishing party boat business but we never used cheese! Love it 👍 thanks for sharing

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Kathie! The cod love the cheese, I'm not sure if any other fish will take it but I heard trout will! I'll have to test that one out haha. I visited you and subscribed, let's continue to support each other so we can both keep growing!

[@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid]

@@RKJFishing I will try the trout with cheese in the spring when we can fish again and will let you know! I will be checking out more of your videos too....lots to see and learn!

[@TheMDOutdoors2016]

Cool video and very informative.

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much!

[@casualcarolinafishing5835]

I never would have thought they'd bite cheese, but I probably shouldn't be surprised. Great idea!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate! I've never really used it in the past but I saw other people having great success using it for Cod fishing. Turns out it's a great little bait for them!

[@gunterbecker8528]

❤Well done mate

[@DatTrinh]

Hello my friend very nice to share I love it’s my favorite fission like....well done ✅ 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you my friend! I love fishing! 👍🎣

[@Gorillagorilla-ZooLand]

Thank you for watching. Have a nice day!

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you! Have a nice day as well

[@134rwa]

There used to be a commercial here with the catch phrase "O, the power of cheese". Catching a fish within the first 10 minutes is so satisfying. Those hawks sure had something going on. With such a good shrimp population, there's probably something big eating them!

[@RKJFishing]

The only issue with catching a fish so fast is that it's usually the only one you get! Sadly that was the case, but it's still good to get one. Next time I'll use the shrimp as bait, I might get more action!

[@tuiisbodyfit6259]

Wonderful my friend 👍🐡👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Tuii

[@suarmanarman]

super nice and good job

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much!

[@drinkcoffeewithjasmin5938]

The atmosphere in your videos is always really relaxing. Because of the trees this video has also an enchanted touch. This sea is so amazing and because of your informations I love fishing more more 🐟🐟 🦐 you can't take shrimps for dinner?

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it 😎 I can take the shrimps for dinner but they are lots of hard work for only a little bit of meat. They are better dinner for the fish haha. Have you tried fishing before?

[@NickPavlovski]

Thanks, I've not tried going fir natives using cheese, this is a help!

[@RKJFishing]

No worries Nick, good luck mate!

[@lukedraper5252]

good video mate have you got any good fishing spots on the Campaspe near Bendigo cause every time i go i always get snagged and get no fish

[@RKJFishing]

I've never fished in the Campaspe near Bendigo mate! I do want to explore up there in the future though, if I find a good place I'll let you know! The Campaspe is a very snaggy river in general though

[@lc.fishing7260]

great vid mate. just a question, what lures and sizes of lures do you use for yellas and do you cast in and around snags like cod?

[@RKJFishing]

For Yellas I like spinnerbaits or large inline spinners the best, but a size 3 stump jumper or something similar works well also. They do tend to hang around logs like Cod do, but they are also attracted to fast moving water. I usually pick them up in the slow water that sits right next to the main current

[@WaynJul]

Look like fun trapping shrimp. Nice fish.

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much. I visited you and subscribed, let's continue to support each other so we can grow together

[@WaynJul]

@@RKJFishing Thanks. Will do.

[@rashmitamohapatra7541]

Very nice work. .

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you

[@tuypuchhi4417]

Wow great video my friend

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much

[@AndyBravura]

nice murray cod fishing friend...

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much Andi

[@AndyBravura]

@@RKJFishing okey my friend👍👍

[@BluemoonTraveler]

Wow, great video! Thanks for sharing dear friend...^^

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks for your kind words

[@georgefisherman.jig.lenda.]

Show de pescaria amigo like 👍🎣

[@RKJFishing]

Gracias amigo!

[@ASMR-tm2pd]

Wow!! so good

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much

[@BlideMancing]

Great video brother👏👏👏

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks bro 😃

[@saleimpancingnew2267]

amazing spot

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you, it's one of my new spots and it's now one of my favorites.

[@gearnobz1540]

Your channel is blowing up!! Your channel is great!!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate, it's going really well at the moment it's exciting! Thanks for watching

[@kidzocolors4577]

nice work buddy

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much. I visited to subscribe. We should continue to support so we can grow together

[@HaseenaChanel]

good fishing man...

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much

[@Ali-kg7sh]

Nice video 👍✌🏻

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you my friend

[@2aussie]

I didn't know you could catch fish with cheese, you learn something every day on KZbin

[@RKJFishing]

Absolutely, KZbin is a wonderful place filled with random knowledge! I haven't really used cheese in the past but I'm quickly learning it's a great bait for Cod

[@mannyfishing1816]

Great video 👍👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks friend

[@MariaKalinowska]

Hello! Very nice and extremely interesting video - thumbs up 210. Greetings I leave wishing you a nice evening :)

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you Maria

[@gmoneystrong2477]

nice my friend... fyi thanks to you I've been calling everything a "bloody ripper" all week...

[@RKJFishing]

LOL I realized while editing that video that I have been saying it quite a lot, I don't realize it at the time when I'm talking hahaha

[@SixHandWorld]

A catch within 10 minutes is awesome! 14 shrimp sounds like a nice dinner and you let them go. 😃

[@RKJFishing]

The shrimp are a lot of work cleaning and shelling for not very much meat, yabbies are better for humans, the shrimp are better for the fish haha. Thanks so much for watching!

[@bamzz7801]

Another great vid. Hoping my casting gets as accurate as yours and robbiefishing. Great explanation about knowing the depth. I've never fished for Murray Cod but will travel some and give it a go at some stage. I noticed when you were showing your bait with the marks on it that you didn't have the point or barb exposed. What is the logic behind this and does it make any difference to hooking up? Thanks in advance for any reply.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Brett! Casting accuracy improves slowly with loads of practice haha. Just between you and me, I might have edited out a couple of bad casts LOL. Because the cheese is soft I can leave the point buried just inside it, and because Cod tend to strike aggressively the hook will have no issue pushing through the cheese and into the fish. You can expose it as well if you wanted to, but I think that the more of the hook is still inside the cheese, the better chance it has of staying on there when casting.

[@jskitchen786]

expert fish catcher for us

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you for your kind words! I visited you and subscribed. Let's continue to support each other so we can both grow

[@MurrayCrabbFishing]

Nice little cod boss 👍🏼👍🏼

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate, I'll find some bigger ones eventually haha

[@MurrayCrabbFishing]

No doubt boss.

[@bradtuckerman388]

Awesome video mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Brad! That's the spot I want to take you to mate, or just around the bend from there is good too

[@bradtuckerman388]

@@RKJFishing looks good to me mate can't wait

[@lescarnetsdamaya8139]

Very good ! big like

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much

[@nicholasnicolopoulos4951]

GREAT TIPS

[@RKJFishing]

Hi Nicholas thanks so much mate

[@littlestarkitchen1048]

Very nice

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you my friend

[@ajisubowo5989]

Nice...i like it video

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks friend! I visited you to subscribe. Let's continue the support so we can grow together.

[@FitzYakin]

First time I've ever seen cheese used as bait....and it worked! Nice job landing that Murray Cod Rohan. And nice job catching those shrimp. Always a good day when you can be on the water fishing buddy 👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate! It certainly was a relaxing and fun evening. Cheese is a bait I've never really used until recently, after seeing other people have good success with it when chasing Cod.

[@BayNguyen-qg9ym]

which cheese are you use for that mate. i am try to hunt but did not have anything.

[@tullysika]

What river were you fishing in?

[@RKJFishing]

Hi mate that was in the Campaspe river in Victoria

[@sumitasinha7626]

Good video my friend

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much

[@PooDotStinkPants]

#LIKE134 Lol now this is a first, cheese works! You catch one in 10 minutes yet I never had the good fortune to catch a murray cod ...yet... one day hopefully :)! Have a wonderful day.

[@RKJFishing]

I never really used cheese much in the past, it was only recently I noticed everybody else having great success using it to catch Cod. You could give it a try! I've heard mozzarella stays on the hook better than tasty cheese. Have a great day as well mate!

[@lestabithasadventures]

Good video! Sure got enough sinkers on? Prob way more than I'd use. Is the river currenty or not really? I have tried cheese before all I think I caught on it was carp, turtles and silver perch.....

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Les! The current is stronger than usual because of an environmental flow release from Lake Eppalock recently. Even then I like to be able to put tension on my line when using a paternoster rig so I can ensure the bait stays up off the bottom, and those sinkers are probably smaller than they look on the video lol. I haven't heard of carp being caught with cheese before, that's interesting!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

More great footage. 14 shrimp not bad.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Wayne! Not bad at all, that's certainly enough to continue using them as bait without running out!

[@zack_fishing]

Best spot brother👍👍👍 Good job

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks brother, I visited you to subscribe. Let's continue to support so we can grow together.

[@zack_fishing]

@@RKJFishing ok brother I follow you from indonesia

[@tshiromanidrawingart5684]

Nice work sir ji

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much

[@JP-xj2mu]

Nice upload😍😍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much

[@sperrinoutdoors7642]

Never heard of cheese for bait cool upload

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate. It's a bait I've only started using recently after seeing other people have good success with it chasing Cod

[@bobcrappies]

I enjoyed man!!!!!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Bob!

[@lukesfishing4921]

Nice video mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Luke! I'm about to head over and check out a video of yours as well. tight lines!

[@dazzlingwave_]

woah using cheese! Great idea bro 👌

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate, it seemed to work really well!

[@putramori]

Nice video 👍👍👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much my friend

[@Ruslan_Flash]

Awesome I subscribed to your channel

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much! I visited you to subscribe as well. Let's continue to support each other so we can both grow.

[@mickeystix9838]

Do the Cod actually go for the cheese itself or the shrimp that are feeding on it ?

[@RKJFishing]

Hey Mickey that's a great question mate! Everybody has their own opinion on that, but in my opinion they like the cheese on it's own. Having shrimp around the cheese does help draw attention to the bait though! I've seen a cod smash cheese before it even hits the bottom of the river, way before the shrimp would have found it! But like I said everybody has a different opinion on that question! Thanks for watching buddy

[@mickeystix9838]

Thanks mate... great channel.

[@Namnamnam93]

wow what cheese :D this was a super good video!

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@SuperSimpleSauppe]

Great idea using cheese!

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you, it seemed to be very effective!

[@saranyakitchenmalayalam6012]

super video. 👍👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much

[@tiktokasian2221]

Nice videos my friend 😊👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much!

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Nice work, over here the chub love cheese 🧀

[@RKJFishing]

Oh nice! I think mostly cod go for cheese here, maybe the odd silver perch

[@Chefshaheena]

great video upload keep it up

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you so much my friend

[@jhenFranzVLOGz]

Fun to watch. No fish to catch still small.

[@RKJFishing]

I will catch a big fish soon!

[@jagfishing836]

Awesome video, quick first catch and towards the end the birds were making some serious noise haha. Look at all the shrimp haha.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate! Yes our cockatoos aren't known for their serene noises that's for sure LOL they are one of the noisiest birds in the world I think! Next time I go to that spot I will have to try using the shrimp as bait, it seems the fish would be used to eating them if there's that many there.

[@jagfishing836]

@@RKJFishing yea haha definitely loud as heck haha. And i think shrimp would be the way to go too

[@AllenOutdoors868]

Is that. Salt or fresh water

[@RKJFishing]

That's fresh water mate, I don't really get much chance to fish in salt water but it's something I want to do more of.

[@HobiNganggur]

nice..video

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you. I visited you and subscribed. Let's continue to support so we grow together

[@ellaotton4133]

What river is this??

[@RKJFishing]

It's the Campaspe river

[@GrantMcIntosh]

Neat looking fish. Are those shrimp edible or just for bait?

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Grant! They most certainly are edible, but given that they don't get very big, cleaning and shelling them can be quite a lot of work for not very much meat. We tend to go more for yabbies (crawfish) as they are bigger, tastier, and easier to work with.

[@philomara6022]

Great video as usual. Don't throw out the shrimp net, get a black lead pencil and rub the lead along the zipper teeth, usually frees up the zip, sort of lubricates it.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Phil! Hey that sounds like a great tip, I'll give it a try!

[@FishTuckerMan]

Nice vid mate! Never tried cheese on a hook before, might have to try👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Dom! It's a bait I've never really tried before this year, I gave it a go because other people seem to have great success with it when targeting Cod. I'm not sure how it would go in the salt water but I'm sure something would grab it!

[@APinchOfART]

Awesome 🌹👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks friend

[@Ketchupcampingvlogs]

I love your videos you are such a great fisherman and also where is that spot??

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks buddy! That's the Campaspe River up near Echuca mate

[@sethxuereb2471]

What type of cheese do you use 😋

[@RKJFishing]

I use Cowbelle tasty cheese from Aldi, the cod seem to like it haha

[@cameleonrecords6951]

Nice

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you. I visited you to subscribe. Keep supporting each other so our channels can grow together

[@Filmaction987]

the fishing location is great .....

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you this is one of my new locations

[@FishingWithBottles]

Nice fish man!! Surprising how man different species will eat cheese!

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you very much! He was small but hopefully I find some monsters soon, they can grow up to 65"! It's mostly cod here that will take cheese I think, maybe an occasional silver perch

[@sizercam]

Haha the old there's no fish here bam!!!!!! Fish on

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah they always try to wait until you walk away before they strike again LOL! It didn't work for them this time

[@bushfishncook2128]

Watching a few of your older vids before I try some cod Fishing for my channel Well after I recover that is... I have a reoccurring back injury due to a passenger lift accident and right now I can barely walk again 😑 But atleast I can enjoy watching you Larry and Robbie to get me through these crap times, Can't wait to get back out filming again

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks for checking out the older vids mate! Sounds like you're going through a rough patch, hopefully things return to normal soon and you can get out and catch a cod!

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@RKJFishing no worries mate 👍🏼 Hopefully one day soon I will be back out chasing cod, Even just to be able to go for a local fish for some bass I would be happy.

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

@@bushfishncook2128 hey man I have been watching Rohan for ages