RodHolder Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 (edited) After 6 years of chasing the Mighty Mulloway, it unexpectedly happend. As usual the plan was to get some squid and head off to chase some kingies. Squid was no problem, after an hour or so, we had half a dozen in the live well...off to the markers. Conditions were great, very little wind, tide change at 9am. Got there around 8:30, and dropped a livie down & waited, and waited....livies getting destroyed by pickers...moved on. Next marker...only strip bait available at this stage, drop it down, a couple of drifts later considering moving on when I see a rat come up to inspect the marker, then turns around and dives when the boat gets close..."should be any moment now" I say to myself, when suddenly I come up tight!! At first no initial ran, as the drag is at max, I figure its the little rat kingy, when gradually the run starts to increase & line is peeling off at a surprising & worrying speed . Boat is starting to get pulled along, I step on the electric motor in a vain attempt to get line back. This is strange, normally the king will undoubtly head for the marker, this guy was heading into the middle of the bay. Weapon: Starlo stix , Tournament pro- 8kg rod, 20lb braid, 30lb trace, is bent over but doing a good job of controlling this thing. At this stage still calling it for a "stupid" king when the most beautiful fish reveals itself... Now Im nervous to say the least, start praying to God that nothing snaps, breaks , comes loose, gets tangled or any of the hundred things that could go wrong. Starting to get tired now( me and the fish) and is getting close to the boat, net aint going to do jack!! need to jaff...Tony,(thank you mate:Tumb up: ) cool & calm as always gets it into position under the gills & heaves it on the deck:goodone: At the moment ALL of Botany bay would have heard the the screaming, back slapping, hollering and excitment that can only be produced when you have caught the fish of a life time. In my mind the fight only lasted 5min, but Tony reckons closer to 12min..ill take his word for it, either way those minutes are now embedded in my soul. Take it to the bait shop for certified weigh in 20kg on the dot!!! 132cm long. Destroyes my previous PB. Even now 3 days after the event Im still shaking my head in wonder. The Best Australia day EVER:appl: Edited January 29, 2007 by RodHolder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 mate, that is a freakin' MONSTER! i take my hat off to you! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 good stuff Australia Day and all as you said it is etched into your Soul no one can take that away from you now lock it in Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 congrats mate she is a beauty. I can't wait to land one half the size of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Now that's some bycatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic fish to pull out of the bay. No wonder you're still shaking your head days later... Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pekingduck Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 what a cracker of a Jewie. well done Maybe if you start targeting the Jewies again, you'll get that hoodlum Kingy as bycatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Woohoooooo!!! That's a fantastic Jew mate. 20 kgs is a top fish Big congrats to you. Bloody nice by-catch. I'll bet you 'Kingy" fishing more often! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry.dz Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Well done Steve. Hazza( I bet cris is fuming. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Nice fish Imagine that catching a JEW on AUSTRALIA DAY Never caught a JEW before but they sure do get big Good on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frantic Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 thats a ripper of a good jew,i bet you will be eating cutlets for a while. you will remember that first big one and every detail of the fight for a long time to come. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Great effort .......well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Bloody rippa Great report mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 6 years,,, Bet it feels like nothin now and all well worth it , Great Jew and well done, May your next one come in sooner, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Strewth, I thought I heard someone yellin' / cryin' screamin' on Oz day! Congrats, that's one hellofafish BH (Mik) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 What a bi catch......that is an awesome jew Great report and absolutely great catch...shes a beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 great report! great fish! great work! 1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 mate that is one whoPPER jew wooohooo. for botany bay,i would never think something like that can be caught/ top stuff and good report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Steve, you are simply on fire! That's the best Botany Bay capture i've heard of in a long while and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Talk about doing it the hard way, in broad daylight and relatively light tackle. Outstanding Regards Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Funny about all the negative thoughts going through your mind, when you know you are onto a monster, I think people do that to prepare themselves for the worst, and there is immense relief and pleasure when the beast is landed. Superb !!! Great fish and nice report. A big congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 What a top size jewie there mate. What else could I say that has not been said already. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Great catch there. Its amazing isn't it, what can turn up when you least expect it. Cheers Jeff (Jaybee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DV8 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Congratulations The jew is nearly as big as you. Davo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 what an awesome fish. one for the memory bank forever. congratulations. frankp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 That is one massive Jewie!! I bet it is etched into your soul alright. One to tell the Grandkids about for sure. Congratulations on a great catch..and on Australia Day too...Even better. Hope it's one of many in the future. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrealist Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Great catch Is it common for Jewfish to be caught during the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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