Frizzy Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Left home at around 8pm Thursday evening and headed to Port Hacking to pick up some yakkas. We managed to get 20 within an hour then off to Stanwell before the yakkas stopped kicking. 3 yakkas survived the drive. They went into the gutter first and were never heard of again so we started to use the dead ones. They were continuously coming back with their heads missing, tails missing or just mangled however there was so much movement from the waves that we couldnt tell if we were getting bites. By high tide we had gone through half of the yakkas with my friend catching a decent tailor and a shovelnose and me with nothing but a runny nose. Things were starting to look like every other Jewfishing expedition that I have been on for the last 12 years. Had to re-rig after reeling my line in to find that something had taken the bait, a couple of 7/0 hooks and a few cm's of 30lb trace. In went the next yakka but this time I was holding onto the mainline (as you would when fishing with a handreel) because I was starting to get annoyed that we werent getting any runs yet there was something taking our baits. Within 10 minutes I felt something start to swim off with my bait. I let it take about a metre of line and then set the hook and took in a few metres of line by hand just to make sure I had a fish before reeling him in with the rod. I thought I had a biggish tailor untill I dragged him onto the sand as there wasnt much of a fight. It wasnt the 20lb Jew that I have been aspiring to catch all these years but 7lbs of jewfish was alot better than coming home empty handed. Smile says it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Rock Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I'd be happy with that - Great work Frizzy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) Woohoo! Well done, Frizzy! A jewie's a jewie! Looks like Stanwell might be worth a look, eh Mondo? Flattieman. Edited May 14, 2007 by Flattieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Well done mate. The first is always the hardest. I am going tonight to try Long Reef. Cheers mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Duffell Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Nice work mate top stuff i was thinking of heading down that way soon Cheers, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luringbream Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Yea mate top stuff!! Persistance pays off! DAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Well done mate. The first is always the hardest. I am going tonight to try Long Reef. Cheers mate! Thanks Zenman Good luck for tonight! Looking forward to reading your report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Nice work mate top stuff i was thinking of heading down that way soon Cheers, Brad I'm thinking of doing the same. There's going to be some pretty big tides this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jed38 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) Nice effort there, patience is a virtue and it paid off! like they say, you have to be in it to win it. Edited May 14, 2007 by mrs rzep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 nice catch mate, i have tried several times at stanwell for the jew, but all i can get is tailor. looks like ill be using yakka's from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) Nice one!!!! Im yet to get my first jewy! the kings where this years goal and now that we have a couple of those under the belt.... well no monsters yet but a few legals we may have to head start targeting the odd jewie!!!!! Edited May 14, 2007 by fishlexic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Congrats on your first jewfish I got my first keeper from Stanwell park too. It's a top feeling to finally get one after all of the effort you put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 nice jewie mate i had no idea that fish or especially jewies ate yakkas that were not alive. did you butterfly it or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 nice catch mate, i have tried several times at stanwell for the jew, but all i can get is tailor. looks like ill be using yakka's from now on Just keep at it and you'll get one eventually. I would have chopped up the tailor to get to the jew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwi Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 That a top Jewie Frizzy, well done on your first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 nice jewie mate i had no idea that fish or especially jewies ate yakkas that were not alive. did you butterfly it or something. Used the whole yakka with a 7/0 through its eye and another one about an inch from its tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insolent Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Nice work Frizzy I'm yet to land a Jewie but your persistence gives me hope for the future. Cheers Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Congrats on ur 1st Jew Its good to take one of them home. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 awsome effort there man, good to see you land one after the effort put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_lyly Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Sorry could you guys help me out and direct me to your fishing location. Is it off the beach or rock base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrzila Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice one Frizzy aka Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Sorry could you guys help me out and direct me to your fishing location. Is it off the beach or rock base? Off the beach Nice one Frizzy aka Kim. Thanks jrzila aka Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelxr6 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 mate congrats!!!!! im yet to land a jew. did you use as airraitor for the livies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Keep at it and you'll get one eventually... hopefully you wont have to wait for as long as I did... An airaitor pump would have kept more of the yakkas alive but its something that i yet to add to my arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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