Penguin Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) Hi raiders 2 mates and i fished Botany Bay y/day arfternoon, was a bit windy but we were desperate. Tried to go beyond the heads but turned back in as it was pretty rough. Fished near Bare island for some undersize Snaps. Then tried 3rd runway for a constant supply of 30-46cm Flatties, afta 30mins my 2nd rod goes off, a long slow zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I grab the rod and I slowly start to retrieve some line,I call it for a PJ as,I get it near the boat and see a metre plus easy, Mulloway. George whos on the landing net realises that its too small for this fish and ditches it in favour of the gaff,as hes scurrying around the boat the Jew takes a dive down and away from us and towards one of the yellow markers. George pulls up the anchor quick, and Bill takes the wheel and starts up the boat,and the chase is on.For the next hour and a half we chased this fish around the Bay,and it just kept going and going.Whenever we thought we were gona boat him he would just rip some more line from my reel.I kept slowly nipping up the drag I did this 16 times(yes i kept count) and thought somethings gota give,this guy was not tiring but my arms were,but the boys in the boat kept egging me on,(I think they found it funny).Every time I took a bit of a rest, the fish would notice the pressure was off and go again Anyway to cut a long story short,on the fishes 2nd attempt at swimming into Brotherson dock, the damn hook pulled. If u were fishin the Bay Monday and u heard AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH, that was me.George described the incident as sex without the org*#m. We went to Larpa for a feed and to relax a little,then had a little fish at Moll pt and nearly lost our anchor there,but eventualy got it unstuck,and took off for home. penguin Some pics to follow(sorry about poor quality) Edited December 19, 2006 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) My size 11 sandle and my dinner last nite,too bad I wasnt having Jew cutlets instead. Edited December 19, 2006 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Mate bad luck on losing the jew.....it really hurts after a long struggle COngrats on the flatties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 At least you got to have a look at that beauty and you got a decent run for your money and it wasnt a Port Jacko . Nice report Cheers Stewy I thought I was about to smash the Port Jacko record untill we saw that silver colour cum up to the boat and we were very glad that we at least got to see it. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 WOO HOOOOO penguin prawn technique is going bananas for the bay really gets the larger fish happining aye mate bad luck on the loss but gr8 work on the flatties cheers stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bastik Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I would of jumped in and wrestled with it. Knife clenched in between my teeth and all. Like you said at least you got to see it. Otherwise you would of been lying in bed going I wander what it was, I wander what it was. At least now you can say f%3$ I lost the damn jewie. How well did the flattie taste with the sandal?? At least now your G'd up for the next session. Well done, better luck next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Bad luck on the lost fish. 1.5 hours is a long time to be fighting a jew !!! Looks like you had a bit of pressure on it too, what gear were you using? Good old flatties, always come in handie as backup fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Bad luck Penguin. After 90 minutes, you expect the bugger to tire but he must have had his weeties that morning to have that much fight left in him. I bet your arms are sore today. Good consolation prize with the flattie. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Bad luck mate. What bait were you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 shame about the jewie. i never thought that a jewie could fight that hard, i guess thats why they are the pride of the estuary. what sort of bait did the jewie take. good effort on the flatties to. frankp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 90 minutes on a jewfish is a long time and to then have the hook pull is a real let down. What line class were you fishing and what bait??? Nice flathead you got there for dinner Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 1.5 hours is a long time to be fighting a jew !!! Looks like you had a bit of pressure on it too, what gear were you using? Mate I was using for the 1st time 6kg Fluoro carbon line, and im impressed with it,it held a lot more than 6kg I can tell you. 90 minutes on a jewfish is a long time and to then have the hook pull is a real let down. What line class were you fishing and what bait??? Nice flathead you got there for dinner Cheers Balt was a peeled Endeaver prawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 mate that's heart breaking! you did well to hold on. Great report too. cheers for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Bad luck there mate! At least you got to experience the fight and had a look at her..better than most other ' one that got away' stories.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy C Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Spewing!! I hope you get him next time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Metre-long jewie on an Endeavour prawn ... wish you landed it, mate! Next time, eh? Well done on the flatties at least - a little bit of a consolation prize... Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reely Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 6kg Line and a metre Jew? Something not right there! You sure your drag was set correctly! It should only take 5-10min max! Not even sometimes! After one run they are generally knackered! With 9kg line, it took us 10min to get a 32kg! Anyway i'm spewing for ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 i always thought that jewies go for one big run and then die in the rear and by the time they come to the boat ,they seem like they are pretty much dead on the water. i got that impression by watching some fishing dvds. who knows. if so i feel for you mate,pitty it wasnt landed. better luck next time mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) 6kg Line and a metre Jew? Something not right there! You sure your drag was set correctly! It should only take 5-10min max! Not even sometimes! After one run they are generally knackered! With 9kg line, it took us 10min to get a 32kg! Anyway i'm spewing for ya! Mate I almost had no drag at all in the end,and thats y the hook pulled, every time it looked like this Jew was expired,and we nearly had him in, he would see the boat and just use his big tail and slowly swim away with my line. We all agreed he was about 1.3 metres in length,and I was on him for 1hr 32mins,I know this bcoz Bill had just made a ph call on his mobile, when i hooked him,and Bills ph had recorded the time of the call. We were amazed and kept thinking that this fish should expire soon,but he didnt give up,he was getting easier to control toward the end,but I just got the shits and went for it and lost him. Doesnt bother me know though I had fun,and he fully earned his freedom in the end. penguin Edited December 20, 2006 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) good onya mate,sounds like you had a blast. for 6 kilo line, you did well mate Edited December 21, 2006 by Crazy John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 good onya mate,sounds like you had a blast. for 6 pound line, you did well mate It was 6kg flourocarbon line not 6lb matey. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 spewing on the jewie there mate i was on the bay on sunday evening at the runway and found that constant flattie supplie also, we found a patch of very hungry pinkies just undersize which was frustrating hopefully got out tonite for another go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 oops my mistake,big difference from 6 pound line to 6 kilo line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Atleast you got something to pull your line...unlike my jigging trip. I knew I should have had those prawns. CHeers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Atleast you got something to pull your line...unlike my jigging trip. I knew I should have had those prawns. CHeers Kelvin HeHeHe,I'll bring u some at the Kingy social,what u dont use for bait u can chuck on the bbq. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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