Joco

YOU own me a 20lb jewie lets hit the local waters again soon, it was fun landing my first Jew

TODAY i met up with fisher_doi (Johnny) and went for an afternoon session at our local waters.... NEVER fished the Chipping Norton system, BUT with Johnny and his stories, it seemed promising... I was excited.... We arrived at around 1430, and were on the wait for the tide to run out.... The weather was OK, it started to rain and there was minimal wind... What can i say, perfect weather for fishing, even though we were getting wet.... After a few flicks, we were joined by Johnny's friend Josh, and the tree of us started working the banks from one side to another.... Since i was new to the area, i started changing from plastics, to hard bodies lures, to blades etc to figure out what works (sizes, colours) A little voice at the back of my head, told me to upgrade, so i did... I wacked on a 10g jig head, with a 10cm Gulp plastic.... Four casts, one after another in the same spot, the plastic got hit (very softly)... There were teeth marks in the plastic, but i failed to hook the fish.... I thought to myself; it may be a small flatty, it could not have been a taylor.... By this stage the plastic was destroyed, so i wacked on a new one... Once again i casted in the same spot (fifth time), and even before the jig hit the bottom, i felt a slight pull (dejavu), i gave it a little nudge, and let it sink a little more.... Then another slight little pull, BUT this time i didnt react, then all of a sudden a run..... HURRAY im on.... The fish started swimming downstream and my reel started to scream... The rod bent half way, and i knew it was something solid.... A few short runs, it revealed itself from the deep, and it was a massive lizard.... Johnny got excited and was ready to jump in the water and bear hug the fish, since i left my net in the car (not expecting to catch a fish).... With a 4kg rod, small 1000 reel, 4lb braid, no leader, the flatty decided to beach itself in a pool surrounded by rocks.... Johnny starter wrestling with the crocodile and it was impossible to take the fish out of the water... My heart sank, once i saw the braid being cut of by the razor sharp teeth... I threw the rod on the ground, and joined in with Johnny to hand catch the fish... After a few wrestles, Johhny managed to grab the fish with his hands... The flatty measured 78cm.... It had a massive head on it..... A few snaps later with my crapy phone camera, i persisted with the same plastic, casting at the same spot BUT failed to land another... Johnny promised me a Jew fish and the pressure was on him... At one stage just as the tide started to change, and daylight was to its end, i put on a blade... First cast, the blade landed it the water, Josh said "thats the Jew spot"... I laughed, and said to myself, i wish, and to my surprise, wack, im on again... This time even before i pulled the fish to the surface, i heard Josh say "its a Jewie for sure"... Taking my time, the reel screamed a fair bit and it didnt seem like a small fish... Bringing it to the surface, it ended up being my FIRST Jew Fish @50cm.... Its not a monster BUT still its my frist THANKS to Johhny and Josh for taking me out and showing me the local waters... It was fun even though we fished for a couple of hours... Now im hooked... Hope to do it again soon...

CONGRATS thats a nice Jew..... Im sure you family will appreciate the feed... WELL DONE.....

Hello raiders, Had a virus on my computer and could not upload any info sooner A few weeks back my friend and i took out Johnny (fisher_boi) to join us for a session on Botany Bay.... Started of the session with soft plastics and had no luck. As a result we caught some livies and started trolling outside the heads... To our surprise we landed x3 kingies..... Two were realease and one was kept, being at 70cm..... We ended the session trying to catch our first Jewfish, BUT had no luck.... On MONDAY, we decided to try something different and go jigging for Kingies, drop a few livies to the bottom, AND if that didnt work, then troll for Kingies using livies.... It was an early launch... Water temperature 13.9 degrees, minimal wind and the swell was perfect..... We stopped on the way to catch livies.... We caught a good dozen, and to our surprise they were huge... BIG live bait = big fish, well thats what we thought Went to The Peak which is around 10-13km NE from Botany Bay... On arrival there were a handfull of boats and many were loosing gear beacuse of leatherjackets.... NOT a good sign.... My friend dropped his 400g lure to the bottom and started jigging, while i rigged up a livie and dropped it to the bottom... We managed to get x4 strike while jigging, landed x2, biggest just over 70cm.... Bottom bashing using livies, we managed to get half a dozen strike BUT no results.... On the way back we trolled using livies and managed to pick up another kingie.... Not a bad session considering, its our first time jigging and first time out to The Peak....

Jebus now thats a fish... Throw me a steak will ya..... Great report and one hell of a drive..... Great results....

Great report, fantastic results..... Well done.... Ill be keeping my eye out next time..... Might bump into you

WELL done...... Soooooooo jelous...... Sashimi bluefin yum.....

THANKS Stewy for letting us know the retrieve method you use on blades.... Ill try your technique next time.... Cheers....

THANKS guys....... Next time i will concentrate more on the bait ball... UMMMMM for some strange reason i did not measure or weigh the Gemfish..... It was way over 80cm for sure (taking a guess it was probably close to 1m mark).... I was too focused on filleting the Gemfish and throwing the carcas overboard, trying to catch that Mako shark...... Next time!!!!! See you fellas on the water..... Anyone need an extra deck hand, more then happy to tag along, send me a PM.....

Great work, too bad you did not land the monsters (next time).... Sashimi tuna, yum!!!! Thanks for the report.....

@ Jewgaffer - Thanks for the reply and the invite.... By the sounds of it, i cannot refuse and would be more then happy to tag along.... SORRY to hear about your hip and the operations to take place.... I guess i can relate with my numerous knee operations.... BUT im sure the hip pain is much more severe.... I will send you a PM with my contact details... PS - Once again thank you and thank you to other members that replied... Hopefully i will get back to you with a nice photo or two

THANKS fellas..... @ scaffsta - Lets hope it doesnt happen again Im going out again this Monday, fingeres crossed i pull in a monster OR even that shark that ate my big blue eye.... @ fishbog - We trolled for a good 45min around the bait fish with no luck.... BLUE FIN SASHIMI, oh dont tell me, im salivating hope to catch one of those "one day".....

Hi fellas, Well i been wanting to catch a Jew Fish for some time now, BUT unfortunately all my boat mates tend to fish for everything BUT Jew Fish... I can be a helping hand on the boat, got experience, got my own gear, happy to share the resources, just need someone to help me out.... You never know i can become your next fishing buddy..... More then happy to tag along and share the costs (petrol, food, drinks etc).... I live in Liverpool and i am more then happy to drive to any location (Hawkesbury, The Entrance, Georges River etc)..... Your name: Joey Your Location: Liverpool Fishing technique: Jewfish on plastics & hard bodies lures Availability: ALL day everyday im serious..... Preferred location: Hawkesbury River & Georges River Provide your own gear? Yes Provide your own boat? No

WELL done, nice fish..... Im still looking for someone to take me out and fish the Hawkesbury.... Seems to be the right place to land my first jewie....

WELL done Dom... Wish i was there with you 6lb line combined with the power of Salmon = much fun!!!!!

AWESOME report fellas.... Too bad with the finger, BUT im sure it will heal up..... Good to see the blades are proving to work for some, as im finding it a bit difficult to land as many fish, and big fish, with the blades compared to plastics... I guess persistancy is the key....

Great report, great results and the fish are in great conditon... Well done.... Keep them coming....

WELL I grabbed the opportunity and was glad to tag along with a mate to do some deep sea fishing, as I have never done it before.... We were targeting Blue Eye and Gemfish…. The boat ride which took approximately 30km offshore or 1.5hrs, was a bit painful on the legs and pretty wet due to the swell.... On the way there I spotted out a good dozen birds, catapulting into the water like torpedos, snatching bait fish (slimy macharel)... My friend immediately threw x2 skirts and x2 deep divers to troll, hoping something would grab it.... Passing the school of bait fish several times, we saw something chasing the fish BUT could not figure out what it was... Finally we managed to pin point that there was a group of seals chasing the bait fish.... Disappointed!!!!! As a result we packed up immediately and continued our journey to Browns.... Upon arrival I was amazed to see 10+ boats floating in the middle of nowhere… My first drop I managed to land a wopper of a Blue Eye Cod, being at 75cm and around 5-6kg…. It was the biggest of the day…. In total we picked up x6 Blue Eye Cod, x1 Gemfish & x1 shark in a matter of 4hrs…. On one of the encounters we landed something huge and it was evident as the electric real was struggling and for the first time I saw the heavy duty rod flex properly a number of times…. After a good 10-15min of fighting with the fish, we only had 20m to go…. ALL of a sudden the rod bent so hard and next thing we heard the heavy duty mono line snap…. I chucked a tantrum, as I wanted to see this big creature from the deep, and we spent the next 5min discussing what it could have been…. Short time later we found out what it was, as the boat was being circled by a huge 3-3.5m Maco shark (150kg as my friend said), even though, to me it looked like a Great White… BUT what would I know, he has more experience…. As a result we quickly filleted the Gemfish, attached a mammoth hook with a trace and threw the carcass overboard anticipate a good fight to end the day… UNFORTUNATELLY we had no luck…. Overall a fun, different, unusual day spent fishing with electric reels…. I must admit that fishing with eggbeaters is much more exciting…. BUT in the end we managed to score a GREAT feed…. BOY the Blue Eye cod was tasty….

THANK you everyone, i will be heading back to the same spot this weekend... Come and say hallo if your around the area... @ slinkymalinky - The trout definately did not go to waste @ Matt - Thanks for the info, much appreciated... Now i will look forward to hooking up a Salmon or two.... @ cruisecraft - It looks bigger in the second picture, as it was gutted, and the camera was closer to the fish

THANKS everyone, going next weekend as well..... @MATT - The Rainbow Trout were solid, perfect size for smoking the fillets..... In regards to what the big fella hit (its actually in the first photo, if you look close enough MAPPS spinner which was a big surprise... The big brown did not go to waste, wacked him on the charcoal BBQ, will upload the photo soon... PS - I heard a rumour that at Lake Jinderbyne they have hatched and release loads and loads of Salmon (Atlantic Salmon)..... Is that TRUE?????

Hello Raisers, My brother and i went over the weekend to Lake Jinderbyne..... Catching several Rainbow Trout above 40cm mark, my brothers persistancy paid off and managed to crack a new PB.... Caught on a 4kg rod, 4lb braid with 6lb mono leader... I was just amazed how hard the Trout fought, by having several runs, jumping out of the water and missing all the dead tree logs, rocks, weed beds and shrubs where the line could have been cut.... It took a good 15 minutes to finally land the big brown in the net.... WOW, the biggest ive seen..... After a few snaps we put the Brown Trout in the catch bag, therefore to get some oxygen in its gills, recover and let him go, BUT to our surprise after 10-15min it died

Thanks once again, ILL BE GOING TOMORROW MORNING DOING IT ALL AGAIN... SORRY to rub it in, for those that are working tomorrow.... Fingers crossed i break a few more PB's, and to catch another kingie would be great.... Very addictive on light gear.... BTW - IF you fellas see a bloke with an ORANGE jacket, flicking plastics of a boat in Botany Bay, make sure you come and say hallo..... HAHAHAH so true, never though about it that way....

YES all the fish were caught the came way.... When you go, let me know and ill tag along

THATS a monster WELL done....

Thanks for the posts, hopefully ill be landing some legal kingies soon as my mate and i are buying/researching/setting up NEW equipment for jigging king fish of the reefs outside of Botany Bay (unless someone has secret spots they would like to share)..... @ beginner - Like you mentioned patience was the key to pull the kingie out with the 4 lb mono.... @ Big_Muskellunge - YES its a rain jacket and i got it from my dad, who gets it from work.... Many have asked me to get then the same jacket!!!! Dont know what all the fuss is about..... Its a pretty funky jacket i must say, that can be dismantelled in 3 pieces.... A vest jacket, then you can zip/attach long sleaves, and in addition a water/wind proof material linning that goes over the jacket (which is that orange thingy in the photo)..... @ bluebottle18 - Call me next time and ill show you BTW - If anyone is going out for a fish and needs company or a hand, let me know.... More then happy to join ANY day of the week....