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I've had that happen a few times but fishing on estuary beaches in SE Queensland. Luckily i managed to save them and the culprits were a 60cm GT and 42cm Jack. Let me tell you, i really drove that PVC pipe into the sand and wasn't fishing all that heavy a drag. Goes to show that they don't have to be big fish to do this... Hard to say jewie or shark but a decent jewie could definitely do that. Fishing a slab of tailor makes me lean towards jewie. Especially of narra beach!

Hi nineworlds, I own a hobie PA 12. Let me tell you, it aint much lighter than the 14. I always get someone else to help getting it on and off the roof. Fantastic yaks though! I'd probably recommend a sport or outback. Stick great yaks but when it comes to fishing, the pro anglers really make it easier. Best way to work things out is to do a demo of a few different yaks and try getting them on the roof yourself. Cheers, Tom

Nice work mate! I got a 140cm dollie last season off the FADS on a mates boat. They're a great sport fish. To land 40+ in a day is a fantastic effort! Well done! Cheers, Tom

I personally would say 100% jewfish. It depends in what way you mean. The fight you get from a meter king is something to behold and is an incredible catch, but for jewie anglers (like myself) all those quiet hours are completely made up for when a solid jewie is landed. Nothing beats it. I haven't landed a meter jew yet (97cm PB) nor have i landed a meter king (PB 67cm). Obviously a 67cm king doesn't compare to a meter king in terms of fight, and achievement. Maybe I'll find out soon what a meter king feels like but for now I'm 100% jew. Some may disagree but jewfish are generally much harder to come by than kings and "generally" take a lot more time and in some cases effort (waking at 3am to catch live pike and squid) to catch. They're a real smart fish, and for me the moment i got my first jew clearly outweighed the moment i got my first king. Even though my jew was caught on 40lb gear and king on 6lb the jewie was more valuable to me. Not at all saying meter kings aren't a prized catch, they certainly are. Takes a lot of angling skill to put one in the boat! That's just my 20 cents worth. Interested to see other opinions. In fact, this thread has motivated me to put in for my first yak jewie tomorrow. Fingers crossed! Cheers, Tom

Yeah not a shark.. Yakka wouldn't come back in one piece if it was hit by a shark. Big squid/cuttlefish isn't a bad guess but i've had big bonito do similar things to livies. Bonito don't have thick teeth so if they are big gauges then i'd call it for squid/cuttlefish. Cheers, Tom

The Okuma Salina Jig Rod is tops on kings. Highly recommended by a lot of people and i'm about to order one with a Salina 3 10000 on it. You could get away with the stradic 8000 but not 30lb braid. 50 would be minimum with 65-80lb ideal. A 10000 reel matched with 80lb braid on that rod would be my pick for sure. The Shimano Terez are also worth a look. Cheers, Tom

Yeah, Pirtek challenge. It's a great little comp with some top prizes. Would highly recommend to everyone.

Thanks for the replies guys, Hoping to repeat things in the next few days. Need that EP! Picked up another 37cm bream the other day too. From the same spot. Loving the grubz at the moment! Cheers, Tom

Have a look at the Samaki Zing. You can get it for around $160 and its a top rod.

Hi mate, I usually fish a 1/12 TT Tournament Series Jig Head with size 1 hook on my grubz. Does the trick for me. I'll take a photo tomorrow and post it up.

My Hobie Pro Angler 12. Matched with a Lowrance 4x dsi and hobie livewell and multiple other add ons..

Yeah, bream aren't an easy starting point. Flatties are pretty easy. They'll take most lures fished with almost any retrieve. Bream require a little bit of finesse at times and can be very hard to fool. The days you see lots of good bream are often the days you don't catch them. They're a smart fish

Yeah, they're a tough little fish EP's. I've heard once you crack a few it gets much easier. It'll happen sooner or later...

Hi Raiders, Just trying to get used to the new and improved site. Great job Admin, looking really good Headed the other day with the intention of finding a few EP's. Spent the morning peppering all likely snags and with my ol' favourite Z-man Grubz in "Watermelon Red". Picked up a few smallish bream and lost what would have been my first EP at the side of the yak Much to my dismay not another fish came along for the morning. This called for a new plan. I've had the bream sussed out lately so headed downstream to a few of my favourite honey holes. Started slow with only the one legal fish of 26cm in the first hour. The tide wasn't quite high enough for this spot to fish well so moved on to another. After only a few minutes, BANG, hit on the drop. A nice 30cm Breambo hits the yak. Good fun keeping him away from the pylons on 3lb and a 1-2kg rod! Not too long after the grubz got monstered again. This fish really tested me out! Almost got me on the pylons at one stage! Leader was badly frayed when i eventually got him in. 33cm of Bream was added to the bag! With things really heating up, i was able to fish a little more relaxed and focus on what i was doing. Let me tell you, I needed every fibre in my body focused for what happened next! Made the decision to change colour to bloodworm, a proven big bream colour for me. As the grubz made its way to the base of the pylon, i felt a big bump on my line. The line began moving underneath the pylon so i knew something was up. Whacked him hard and i can honestly say, i thought it was a school jew with the amount of weight and screaming run i experienced next. It took me under the pylon and out the other side. For 5 minutes, i battled this fish, 70% of the rod was in the water while the fish fought from the other side. By some miracle i managed to coax it back under the pylon and before it had the chance to dive back through, netted a cracker of a bream. At this stage i was so glad i had upgraded from 4lb leader to 8lb! I then paddled over to a small beach as fast as possible for a photo shoot of the fish. Measured up on the brag mat and he went 43cm. Got an approximate weight of 1.2kg from the lip grippers as well. A new lure PB for me! Popped him in the livewell to make a total of 4. Had an hour to find one more fish and the pylons had shut down. Headed back to a favourite snag, on the first cast, the plastic was chased by a school of nice bream. Of course, the smallest of the lot (27cm) had to take my plastic. There were a few 35+ fish in that school so was a shame in a way. Can't complain though, it completed one of my best bags in a long time! The bag was, 43, 33, 30, 27, 26. Was great to release them all at the end to fight another day. Hopefully in a few years time, the 43 will be edging closer to the 50 mark. That's my next goal Cheers, Tom

Yeah, do you get them on the grubz? Still working out what plastic to use.

Nice work! Chasing bass n EP's from the yak tomorrow. Should be good! Cheers, Tom

Nice Bream I got a 44cm Bream off the North West corner of milson island this time last year. God to see there's a few left! Cheers, Tom

Yeah the bream are firing atm. With the z-mans, you need to superglue them onto the jighead (unless you use the TT Headlockz) otherwise they slip down the hook... Definitely my #1 bream plastic at the moment. I think its time i try and crack a few on top water HB's! Heading out chasing EP's and maybe a bass or two later in the week. Need to tick them off the list! Cheers, Tom

You'll love them mate! 1/12 TT jighead is perfect for the grubz in most situations. The 4" swimmerz claim their fair share of jews. Hopefully thats the case this afternoon Cheers, Tom

Yeah, my mistake. Narra lakes will be hard with cam! He's a gun

Thanks mate, wishful thinking though Hi Paul, yeah I'm also going to have a crack at the ABT Hobie Bream series later this year. I've got plenty of practicing time til then

Hi Raiders, Headed out on the yak earlier in the week with the intention of getting a solid bag of bream in a few hours. The snags have been good to me lately so most of the session was spent fishing them... Started out having a flick in a favourite flattie spot. 3 smallish 45cm flatties in as many casts! Still good fun on a 1-2kg rod! Nothing more after this so returned to the target of the day - BREAM. Went to my favourite set of snags and started peppering casts in every likely holding area. Typically the top of the tide had slowed the bream down but i hung around and was rewarded big time. Around an hour after the tide change, my little Z-man Grubz in "Watermellon Red" got smashed right in front of the snag. It was less than a foot deep so straight away got a glimpse of a good fish. Hard work keeping him out from the snag on ultra light tackle but after a few minutes netted a solid Bream of 34cm. A very fat fish for its length! Popped him in the live well and this was Bream #1 for the bag. Next cast straight into a new snag and this time the plastic was smashed on top! Was fishing it on top and letting it sink once it had passed the oyster ledge behind the snag. Was a great visual and got a great little tussle from a 27cm Bream. Popped him in the livewell and he was Bream #2 for the bag. Less than 5 mins later had another sensational surface strike from a 25cm Bream. Bream #3 for the bag! Things started to slow down with only a few undersize bream and choppers hitting the plastic. Moved onto my next set of snags soon after. It took under 5 mins for the next fish to hit the deck. A 26cm Bream which was Bream #4 for the bag! Not long after i reached the target scoring another 25cm Bream and getting that Bream #5 to complete my bag. Was hoping to find a few better fish soon after but things died down and called it a day. Overall a top little session with a couple of good fish caught. Here's the end result, before release. Cheers, Tom

Bad luck Same thing happened to me last week. Hooked a solid jew on 4lb braid and leader while breaming and took me for a short sharp ride straight towards the pylons then PING. GONNE!! Nor fun losing a good fish is it You'll get him next time!'' Cheers, Tom

Nice one mate How long was he? 70? Great way to blood the PA12. I've had mine for a few months now and they're a awesome yak! The advantage of being able to stand while fishing is invaluable! Hope you keep smashing the lizards from it! Cheers, Tom

I've been getting them on plastics consistantly as by-catch while breaming. I've got most of them on a double hop retrieve but if i was specifically targetting them i'd probably use a slow roll with the odd hop. Z-man Grubz 2.5" in either bloodworm or watermellon red has done the damage for me. If your targeting them on top then stiffy popper, berkley scum dog and Bassday sugarpen are the go. Keep at it and you'll find a few. Cheers, Tom