humesy Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 (edited) Well it has taken over a year but i have finally landed a kg+ fish in my little tinnie. I was starting to ponder some weird theories as to why I hadn't cracked a jewie from the boat. Was it the aerator that chugs away spooking fish with its weird vibrations? or were my baits carrying the scent of 2stroke petrol. I have read every article i have been able to get my hands on and put in some serious hours and tonight it has finally paid off. Started out at the rose bay ramp and went to catch some livies at a very trusty spot near Neilson Park. I have not yet failed to pick up yakkas there and they are always just the right size. They weren't about at first but sure enough, a huge school arrived after about 40 minutes. The only down side of the whole evening was that some dickhead imbecile was chucking rocks into the water around the boat every five minutes from the cliffs above. Seriously, what is up with that sort of behaviour? Anyway, I had a plan and I owe thanks to jewhunter for a recent post in which he mentioned that around Mcmahons Point was a good spot to try for jewies at this time of year. Balls Head was the chosen spot for the incoming tide. The plan was to find an eddy and fish that. At about 7.00, I noticed my rod bent over, just as a jet cat was going past. It didn't take any line nor put up a huge struggle but I was completely stoked. Rough guess at length is 70cms, and will post a pick soon. I have caught bigger jewies (shorebased) but what made this one so satisfying was that it seemed to be the result of a lot of research, observation and perseverence. Here is the pic (i hope!) and the jewie took the live yakka. Cheers, Andrew Edited October 10, 2006 by humesy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 well done on the jew! did it take the live yakka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Good on you Andrew for putting in the hard yards and perservering with your plan. Lets hope its the first of many! Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 good on you for the patience. I am still a virgin but i dont put the hard yards in that you need to to catch the elusive Jews. slack as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 The first jewie is always the hardest, the rest will come easy. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Excellent! Well done on "fully christening" the new boat! Good to hear that all the hard work and long hours paid off. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalliser Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Well done! It goes to show that the hard yards you've went through finally pays! Perserverance is sweet, isn't it? Cheers Ronald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 well done on your first jew. im still yet to catch my first hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Well done mate, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humesy Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 Thanks everyone. You have gotta love it when you have a week off and the Mrs. is away. What else do you do but feed your obsession? BTW I can't help but notice that I would have won the Jewfish social with this fish. The fish came a couple of days late (and out of the wrong system of course). I was actually on the Hawksberry on sat. night and said hello to Stumpy and Hawksbury Buoy out at Flint and Steel. My little tinnie is not really big enough for a full night of jewie fishing. After 6 hours you start to feel like quasimodo. My mate had had enough by 10.00. Cheers all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 The first jewie is always the hardest, the rest will come easy. Well done. i'm still struggling. Even though i've caught the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Great stuff Humesy! It's so good to see some one who puts the effort in getting the rewards. Drop me a p.m & I'll give you the run down on how to get into them more often than not in the harbour. Cheers, Grant, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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