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Nice one Plankton, great snapper in MH and off a wharf !!!

Nice one Pete. I agree, bait or artificials have their day, but in general I don't think you can beat live or fresh bait. Jolly nice of you to teach the Turkish guy and his family about fishing, you do this country and FR proud. Hope to head to the lake for some artificials fishing, will let you guys know how I go.

AWESOME !!! Well done on a great capture !!! And thanks for sharing !!! BTW - Did you use to walk around in a yellow skivvy ???

Here is a video I took of Michael "The Jigging Machine" a few months back. He does not hook onto a fish this time, but the video shows his jigging technique. Funny when you first see it, but the little man has stamina and goes all day long...

Well done Zenman, good to hear a fishing story with a happy ending. There could have been a big school down there, an 85cm Jew should not give you too much curry, if you are equipped for it. Imagine how MASSIVE the other ones may have been.... I guess you will never know...

Sorry to hear you did not get much action Jewgaffer, you certainly put in an effort. Great to see Jewgaffer Jr show some commitment as well. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and thoughts with us.

Ha ha, I see you were holding your Stella !! How has she held up after the dunking? Any rust or faults? I can't wait to get stuck into the Summer kings. I haven't been out on my boat for a while, been bludging lifts from a certain fisho. Will be good to get out the Scottys again, see you out on the water soon...

Well done on your feed Ceph, a feed of calamari and flatties is very nice indeed. Shame the Kings did not show up, will have to wait until next time. They should show up any time soon...

Nice one Ceph, great to see you weren't going to let your boat mishap affect your day. Congrats on your first Jew, nice to catch a fish of that quality on SP. The MH Hoodlums will have to wait another day..

Nice one Red, very sporting of you to fish so light !!! I could imagine how fun they would be on such light line. The lightest I have used is 12lb braid, on a light rod, and the King gave me some curry... You are right though, not many people would put in the hours and effort for squidding at night. The effort pays off though, and when you score with fish like that, it all makes it worth while.

Thanks Roberta. I know what you mean about the spikes and fish wriggling when you are trying to put them to the sword. When I used to fish for blackfish, I used to use a keeper net as well, and an eel also took a liking to one of the blackfish in the net. But it only happened the one time. Speaking of bleeding fish, I remember one day when I had gutted a luderick and gilled it. And as I was about to put it into the net, I dropped it into the water, and it actually swam off... Poor thing... Would have quickly become eel or jewie bait.

Hi Roberta, I notice you bleed the fish by cutting the back of the neck, as opposed to the underneath the gills. Is there a reason for this, and do you do this just for the blackfish? Cheers. Oh, and BTW, nice bag of fish...

Nice bag of blackfish Roosterman. Hope your plan comes to fruition. Good luck, and may the force be with you.

Ha ha, love the report Penguin. I was out at Browns with Namesay and Rzee too, nothing to add to the tally. Although someone in one of the boats that buddied up with us jigged up an Albacore !!! Yes, you heard it right, the psycho dropped a jig (to the end of this line) and jigged. He felt weight, and up can an Albacore of around 70cm. Tough day out there.

Well done guys, just got back from a trip overseas, and Kelvin had told me about your capture and said I had to see the photos. Fantastic capture, congratulations and certainly the fish of many lifetimes !!! It was awesome that you had so many people there to share the moment with. PS - I heard that these southern bluefin taste fantastic, sounds like you agree.

Now that is one awesome YFT !!! Well done guys !! You must be a wreck after 3 hours !!!

Well done on the YFT, nice size indeed. Sounds like you had a top day !!!

Hey Sebastian, do you mean under the ferry platform or the jetty leading to the platform? I have seen a few squid around the jetty at Kurraba !!!

Thanks for the replies guys, sounds like the Predator guys have a great reputation, and having a chat with the guy he seemed rather friendly and knowledgeable. The only issue is that I am going to be in Jervis Bay (they are out of Kiama) and they only book by the boat, ie I need to fill up the boat. Since I wanted to go out with the missus and myself, this would make for one expensive trip. Simo sounded good, and friendly. Total cost for day with missus and myself is $400 for the day, so could be a goer. Other option is Boab Boat Hire, who hire a range of boats, the 6.5m centre cab coming out at around $400 for the day. May be worth a shot, although I am not familiar with the area, so it may be better to go out with a guide. So they are my options, just thought you guys may be interested in what I came up with. Cheers.

Hi guys, I am going to Jervis Bay in mid August and am looking to get out on a charter, chasing either YFT or big Kings. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? Cheers.

You are too funny Ceph !!! I'll have money on the Trifecta by the end of the year !!! You just wanted another entry into Fish of the Month !!! You are one lucky fella.

You are right Ceph, you would have to be very lucky or very skilled to land a fish like that in Middle Harbour or even in Sydney Harbour. By the time you see your rod bend, have time to react and take the rod out of the holder, he has probably snagged you. The advantages of jigging is that you are holding the rod and can react straight away, and if you hook the fish high enough off the reef, you have a chance. To catch a fish like that off Sydney, in a mate's boat is special for me, and I think I will be doing well to better this one !! The show is on at 8pm, Thursdays on TVS. Last week's episode was good, so hoping the rest of them are the same.

Mate, I have really only properly looked up one site, try this one Japanese Jigging Site Thanks CFD, I will be watching that show on a weekly basis now !!!

Last week was the first episode that I saw, but it was really good. I hope it is a weekly show, but not sure.. Perhaps you can shed some light CFD. I think the guy should have powered up and used a stronger rod, he would have found out the size of those thumpers that reefed him.... He was pretty nonchalant about catching the big kings, so I am guessing he is used to catching big Kings on a regular basis. Cheers.

You've found me out Stumpy !!! I managed to revive him from the mongers, so that the fish's fins were all standing up and on full display, pretty convincing hey !!! Ha ha, on a serious note, that photo was taken just after the capture and the fish had not been dispatched yet. It was still kicking and I had to hang on tight so that I did not lose it overboard !!! I am hoping this is not my Everest, and that there are bigger ones for me !!! But it is good to get the runs on the board. I have attached another photo of the fish. I am also going to post the fish in the Fish Of The Month section, luckily Ceph's rod/reel catch is not on there anymore, it would have been reely (pun intended) hard to beat.